John Gaughan, a frequent performer in Dublin has teamed up with two bin men to record a pop single ‘That’s What You Do’, which will be released on Friday October 1st, with all proceeds & perpetual royalties going to CD’s Helping Hands Childern’s Cancer Charity.
Just finished his Junior Cert and fresh off the stage in the Druid’s Production of Sean O’Casey’s The Silver Tassie, this teenager certainly has not been lazing about this past few months.
In 2008, John Gaughan drew huge praise from X Factor Judge Louis Walsh, Grease star Susan McFadden and 2FM DJ Cormac Battle when his talent seen him take top prize in the RTE Talent Competition ICE Star Search.
Brothers, Parisch & Oisin Browne who work for the waste Company ‘The City Bin Co.’ came up with the idea six months ago when trying to find a practical way to help the charity. The Lads decided to go for the DIY option, recording it on Oisin’s 8 track home studio. According to Oisin ‘We sat down to write a song about a serious topic but one that was also uplifting and with a positive message. It took a few attempts to get it right but I think we nailed it.’ The guys are not singing the song themselves; they are smart enough to let the young talented John Gaughan take the limelight on this one. Although Parisch enjoys singing, he knew when he heard John’s voice that it would be perfect for the song.
The lads have worked for The City Bin Co for the last decade. Although Oisin has admitted that he has been prone to singing a song or two at 6am on the back of the truck, he never imagined that his own song would be played on the radio. When asked he said he was delighted as it was for such a good cause. “The company we work for have supported this charity for the last few years, and when we told them about our song idea, they really got behind it” said Oisin.
These ambitious pair of bin men have a goal – They plan to get the song to number one in the charts and to donate the proceeds to their favourite charity. The lads are asking the good people of Ireland to support the charity by downloading the single from iTunes or texting music 6260 to 57501 to buy from downloadmusic.ie. You can also buy it in HMV, Zhivago Records in Galway & Tower Records in Dublin.
Hector Ó hEochagáin is the Patron of this Charity which was started in 2006. The charity provides services to the familiies of Children with Cancer. Their main objective is simple and that is to provide practical support to families affected by a diagnosis of childhood cancer. Children with cancer often have added dimension of travelling to Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin which is the centre of excellence, for their primary care and treatment. There is a huge impact that both the diagnosis and the travelling for treatment has on family life. In most cases there are other siblings to care for and while mum, dad or guardians travel to Dublin or local hospitals to treat infections with their sick child, the remainder of the family’s needs must be also be taken care of. CD’s Helping Hands fill this need.
The song, to be released this Friday October 1st, is a song of hope and positivity and is available from itunes or SMS music 6260 to 57501
