Jake Curran & Seán Murray from Echocat Live chat with Zoé Piater to take us behind the scenes and unpack how they bring live performances to life.With years of experience across global stages and genres, they share insights into processes in live production and music direction: creative ideas behind Niall Horan's 'The Show Live On Tour' from intimate acoustic setups that feel like a pub session to spontaneous setlists crafted just hours before the show, the mission of their music direction collective, Echocat, working with Vevo and more.Jake and Seán's collective experience has produced shows ranging from sold out theatres and clubs to packed out main-stage festival slots and stadiums. Individually, they have worked with artists like Niall Horan, Cian Ducrot, Julia Michaels, Dermot Kennedy, and many more. They’ve also worked closely with creative teams such as Vevo and TikTok, and curated TV performances for shows such as Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and the Graham Norton Show. ECHOCAT Live offer services such as Musical Direction, Playback & Programming, Orchestral Arrangement and Sound Design, striving to ensure that each show is unique with emphasis on human connection that makes live music so captivating.This one’s for fans of live music, aspiring music directors, and anyone interested in the behind the scenes!Be sure to check out Echocat online:EchoCat Livehttps://www.instagram.com/echocat.live/
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Crash Ensemble
On today’s episode Danny Carroll meets Kate Ellis, cellist and artistic director of Crash Ensemble and composer Jonathan Nangle to discuss The Blue Haze Of Deep Time, a composition by Jonathan that will be premiered by Crash Ensemble at the New Music Dublin festival, on Sunday 6th April in The National Concert Hall.The work will be released on CD and digital platforms two days prior via Crash Records, and we have a little preview of it in this episode of the podcast.Drawing inspiration from the sea, incorporating field recordings, electronic and acoustic instruments, The Blue Haze Of Deep Time, marks the culmination of Nangle’s residency with Crash Ensemble.If you have an interest in contemporary classical and new music, you may wish to explore some of our previous episodes from the Music Current festival 2023 and 2024, including interviews with Izumi Kimura, Lara Gallagher and the Nadar Ensemble to name a few.
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IMRO Live Event - Meet The Producers
A unique opportunity to receive insights and opinions from three producers working in Ireland. This event took place at the IMRO Office last month, moderated by music journalist Zara Hedderman. Three music producers share their experiences and development of their craft – featuring Daniel Fox (Gilla Band, Silverbacks, Lambrini Girls), Elaine Mai (Loah, Soulé, MayKay), and Adam Shanahan (Cable Boy, Melina Malone, Bobbi Arlo).
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Borderline Festival 2025 (with YARD & Steve Taylor)
On today’s episode we are turning our attention to the Singular Artists festival, Borderline. Taking place across three rooms in the Workman’s Club in Dublin, the two day event showcases an eclectic mix of international and local acts.Borderline returns to the Workman’s this weekend, Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd of February and ahead of these festivities, Danny Carroll spoke to Steve Taylor (Booking Agent with ATC Live) and Dan Malone from Dublin trio YARD.Steve Taylor, is a Glasgow based booking agent with the company ATC Live, one of the largest booking agents in Europe. Steve looks after the Irish trio Adore, who are performing at Borderline this Saturday, and he spoke to us about developing artists at the early stage of their career.Before this we hear from Dan Malone, guitarist with YARD. They'll be performing on Saturday night in the Workman’s Cellar, and ahead of the show, he dropped by the IMRO office to tell us more about the band’s origins and plans for the future.Featured Songs:1. YARD - Big Shoes2. YARD - Call3. Adore - Supermum!
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Aideen O'Brien (Mighty Craic Music)
On today’s episode, we’re learning more about the world of music publishing and supervision with Aideen O’BrienOriginally from Cork, Aideen has been based in Canada for over three decades, working for major organisations including BMG Publishing and Entertainment One.A founding member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame, in recent years she’s gone on to form her own company Mighty Craic Music, based in downtown Toronto.Aideen was home recently to contribute to the RTÉ series Ballroom Blitz, that focused on the history of showbands in Ireland, and she also popped by the IMRO office, for a chat.Aideen discusses her experience in the Canadian music industry as well as Nashville, and provides some of useful advice for songwriters considering a publishing deal.
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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