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A series of wide-ranging and head-on discussions that will capture the spirit of the music scene as it is now, and shine a light on the issues that are currently at play within the music industry.
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On today's episode we have an in-depth interview with the award-winning composer and musician Linda Buckley. Linda creates electronic and acoustic music across many disciplines. As a film composer, she's worked with her sister Irene on features such as Nothing Compares (The documentary of Sinéad O'Connor), and earlier this year on the stunning Pat Collins film 'That They May Face The Rising Sun'.Her debut album 'From Ocean's Floor' was released in September 2020 going on to feature in The Gua...
Today’s episode is a recording of a live panel discussion titled ‘Funding in Ireland’.This event took place at the IMRO office in September and was aimed at helping musicians based in Ireland learn more about the funding opportunities and supports available to them.On the night we received insights and advice from Tara Bolger (Support Manager of the Music and Opera Department at Arts Council Of Ireland), Sharon Rollston (Chief Executive at Music Network) and Alison Geraghty (Head Of Grant Pro...
On today’s episode we have an in-depth interview with the godfather of electronic music in Ireland, Roger Doyle. A composer, keyboardist and producer, he’s been writing music for over 50 years.Starting in the Royal Irish Academy Of Music, he went on to develop his craft at the Dutch Institute Of Sonology and later the Finnish Radio Experimental Music Studio. His curiousity around new technology and recording techniques led him to using the Fairlight CMI - an early sampler and synthesizer that...
Today's episode of the IMRO Podcast is focused on We’ve Only Just Begun, the annual three night music festival, taking place in Whelan’s in Dublin, on the 8th, 9th and 10th of August.The festival started in 2018, aims to platform female and non-binary musicians and over the years, its featured acts such as Pillow Queens, Soda Blonde, Sorcha Richardson to name but a few. This year’s lineup features 23 acts, across two stages, and ahead of the festival, Danny Carroll spoke with a couple of the ...
On today’s episode we’re focused on the provision of Artists Workspaces in Ireland.Specifically, this episode was made in response to the recent Government initiative, providing €6 million euro in funding towards artist spaces nationwide.The Pilot Scheme, in collaboration with Local Authorities intends to increase the stock of artist workspaces in cities and towns across the country.Launching the initiative last month, Minister For The Arts Catherine Martin said “I have been acutely aware of ...
On this episode of the IMRO Podcast, we have an interview with the ambient lo-fi artist Hevi.Hevi, is a Turkish musician and producer based in Istanbul. Since 2018, he’s been producing lo-fi hip hop inspired by themes of nighttime and nostalgia.Currently he has over 519,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and in this episode of the IMRO Podcast, he spoke to Danny Carroll about his musical journey.From using a free trial of recording software with $5 earphones, to working 12 hour days in his fam...
Today have the third and penultimate conversation from our Label Focus mini-series presented by Zara Hedderman. So far we’ve heard from Willie Stewart of Nyahh Records and Joey Edwards from Pizza Pizza Records and in this episode, you’ll hear Zara speaking with Michael Roe, label and artist manager with Faction Records. Faction Records is coming close to reaching a massive milestone of 20 years in business after it was founded by Ken Allen in 2006. You may remember a compilation CD from ...
In this episode of the IMRO Podcast, we report back from the Music Current Festival 2024.Music Current is an annual contemporary music festival produced by Dublin Sound Lab, and taking place in the Project Arts Centre and Contemporary Music Centre in Temple Bar. The festival showcases contemporary Irish and new international electronic music as well facilitating workshops, professional development classes and public panel discussions.This years festival took place in April and Danny Carroll s...
On today's episode we’re bringing you the second installment of a mini-series of conversations from Zara Hedderman that explore the various practicalities, challenges and, of course, the joys of running a record label in Ireland. In the first episode, we heard from Leitrim-based Willie Stewart of Nyahh Records, who shared great insights into the label’s catalog and more, since that episode has come out there’s been announcements of exciting forthcoming releases to come from Nyahh so do keep a...
On today’s episode, we are focused on something different - an initiative first started in February 2019, called ‘Me & My Music’ ‘Me & My Music’ brings together Musicians and Students in secondary schools across the countryThe workshop series teaches students the fundamentals of songwriting and allows them to create an original composition over the course of a school day.They also get the chance to meet a professional songwriter and learn more about the music industry and their ...
In the first of a series of interviews focused on Irish record labels, today Zara Hedderman brings us an in-depth chat with Willie Stewart of Nyahh Records.Based in County Leitrim, Willie Stewart started Nyahh Records in 2021 and it’s described as a “home for sound collectors, noise makers and music builders”. A musician and member of Woven Skull, a filmmaker and no stranger to working within the realm of record labels having operated the Hypnagogic Tapes label, Stewart has been connected to ...
On today's episode of the IMRO Podcast we're delighted to bring you an in-depth interview with Moonchild Sanelly.For the uninitiated, Moonchild is a South African singer, songwriter and designer, one of the biggest in fact - she's collaborated with everyone from Beyoncé to Gorillaz, developing a sound she’s dubbed 'Future Ghetto Funk'.Originally from Port Elizabeth, Moonchild grew up in a musical family - her parents loving jazz, her brother a hip-hop producer, and her cousins were kwaito dan...
On today’s episode of the IMRO Podcast, we have insights and expertise from Brian d’Souza.Brian is an award-winning sound artist, DJ, music producer and live performer with a masters in music psychology and sound designIn 2007, he founded the playlist curation and music strategy company Open Ear, going on to work with thousands of brands around the globe including Nike, Google, Dr. Martens, Selfridges, UEFA, Tate Modern, and many more.In a wide-ranging conversation with Danny Carroll, Brian t...
On today's episode of the IMRO Podcast we meet Ahmed With Love. Releasing music since 2019, he’s quickly made a name for himself as a versatile and creative storyteller collaborating with like minded peers in Rory Sweeney, E The Artist and Bricknasty to name a few. He spoke with Danny Carroll back in September, just after staging Clash At The Quays as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival. A unique gathering of musicians and wrestlers, the evening featured performances from Negro Impacto, E...
On today's episode we're bringing you conversations from a sunnier time, August in fact, when Danny Carroll travelled to the Treaty City - Limerick, and met some of the musicians performing at Féile na Gréine festival 2023. Féile na Gréine is a free festival of emerging and experimental music, entirely volunteer led, with a DIY perspective, the festival celebrates art and community in an attempt to provoke moments of joy in spaces and places across Limerick city. This years festiva...
On today's episode we’re focused on the Borderline Festival. Borderline is a two day event supported by IMRO, held in the Workman’s Club on the 15th and 16th of February showcasing forward-facing music from Ireland and abroad The inaugural event is being organised by the promoters Singular Artists, and ahead of the two day showcase Danny Carroll spoke with some of the people involved.Coming up we have interviews with Joe McVeigh from the Belfast noise-punk quartet Enola Gay, we will...
On today's episode of the IMRO Podcast, we're in the company of Julie and Fiachra from NewDad NewDad are a quartet originally from Galway, now based in London, that have just released their debut album Madra to much acclaim. Just before the album dropped last week, they spoke to Danny Carroll all about it - topics include working with producer Chris W. Ryan, the influence of bands such as Broadcast and Just Mustard, the unlikely trad connection for the group and the very early days of th...
Today, we bring you the first of a two-part exploration into Ireland’s Night Time Economy; where we’ll look at what it is, who it affects, where we’ve been going wrong, and its current status as we approach 2024.From this two part focus, presented by Zara Hedderman, you’ll see just how broad this topic is and how it extends way beyond headlines about nightclubs staying open until 6am. There’s so much more involved in the process of positively reframing Ireland’s Nightlife - from communi...
We’ve already shared the first part of an exploration into Ireland’s Night Time Economy, where DJ and Give Us The Night campaigner, Sunil Sharpe gave us a comprehensive overview of the topic.In this episode, the concluding part, Zara Hedderman interviews Mark Davies and Deputy James Lawless.Something discussed in Part One was the importance of a Night Time Economy Advisor - also known as Night Mayers in other parts of the world. As of this year, this role is being piloted in 9 cities across I...
Singularity is a rarity in any artform, but Gavin Friday is as distinctive an artist now as he was in the late 70s to mid-80s when he was the primary focal point of the unclassifiable Virgin Prunes. In this episode of the IMRO Podcast, Gavin Friday talks to Tony Clayton-Lea about his life in music and art, his solo work, his enduring friendship with U2 and his forthcoming album.
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