Another year is upon us and yet another exciting festival season. Here at AMA Music Agency we are bringing you
the Top Irish Festival Artists for 2013. Ireland has some truly talented profile and emerging artists. So if you are booking a Music Festival, no matter what the capacity we have an act to suit you.
Choose from AMA Music Agency”s top artists below.
Gilbert O’ Sullivan
Aslan
The Coronas
Blindboy
Declan O’ Rourke
Paddy Casey
Ryan Sheridan
Keywest
The 4 of Us
Something Happens
Brian Kennedy
Ryan O’Shaughnessy
VINCI
State Lights
Rubberbandits
Andrew Strong ( The Commitments )
Natty Wailer (from Bob Marley Band )
U2 Tribute Band “ Rattle & Hum “ ( Approved by BONO ) **
Jared Dylan USA
TRACK Dogs ( Spain )
Tupelo
Hurricane Highway ( Voted best Country Video)
The Logues
We are now offering comprehensive festival packages, when you book a profile act you get an emerging act at a considerable discount.
The annual celebration of all things Guinness and music takes place on Thursday 27th September, across pubs, bars, clubs, music venues in Dublin.
The one day festival now in
it's fourth year, celebrates quality music, with many of the top profile and emerging original bands that Ireland has to offer.
Last year many of our acts performed throughout Dublin including Royseven, Keywest. This year we are hoping to add many more of our acts to the Arthurs Day 2012 bill.
Lets make this Arthurs Day bigger and better and support quality Irish Original Artists. TO ARTHUR!
To book the very best cream of talent that the Irish Music Industry has to offer for your bar, pub, club or music venue Call 353 1 201 3660 and speak to our team at AMA Music Agency.
This streaming service gives fans a chance to see their favourite artists live without leaving the couch.
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“Le Cheile Festival, the biggest, small festival in Ireland – Takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Oldcastle, Co Meath. Over 30 bands on the main stages, on street family entertainment and numerous fringe events taking place in all the nooks and crannies dotted around Oldcastle.”
Le Cheile Music & Arts Festival announce its 15th successive year of Music and Arts in Oldcastle this August Bank Holiday from Fri
3rd to Mon 6th of August.
Following up on last year's critically acclaimed festival, Le Cheile 2012 enters into the festival spirit with a huge nod to what's big and best in the country in 2012. Looking to build on a great 2011, and listening to our customer's feedback from last year, Le Cheile has lined up something for everyone for 2012.
From Popular to Cult, from Rock to Ballad, and from Indie to 80's, this year has all the bases covered.
Check out great AMA artists on Le Cheile Festival 2012 Lineup:
A.M.A Music Agency's new App for artists launched at The Hotpress Music Show last weekend. Bandstand is a new and unique concept that enables artists and bands to take control of all sides of their output, music, merchandising or ticket sales, in one handy Facebook and mobile app. Bandstand received much interest from musicians and industry professionals throughout the weekend, with support from such artists as Aslan, Steve Wall, Bipolar Empire, Royseven, Red Empire, Rebecca Storm to name but a few.
The new music app for mobile and Social media was demonstrated by the AMA Music Agency crew, (Mark Downing, Fraser McAlister, Vinny Ryan, Elaine McCann) with presentations from Mark Downing (Director AMA Music Agency), Freddie Middleton (Independent PR and Music Industry Professional) and Wayne Sheehy (Producer, Composer, Drummer with legendary Ronnie Wood).
“Bandstand has really helped Aslan to engage with our fans. It has helped us increase our ticket and digital sales. We are really looking forward
to the release of our new album, and selling through Facebook will help us to expand our fan base even further. Bandstand is the Future.” …. Billy Mc Guinness Aslan
Features of Bandstand App include:
• Music sales via Facebook
• Showcase for music, video and photos
• Ticket sales for live shows
• Realtime customer data
• Live gigs calendar
• International promotion
• Twitter feeds
• Share buttons for all social media
Ham Sandwich Testimonial
“Our Bandstand Is a great way to directly offer our Fans deals on Downloads, Vinyl, T-Shirts & Tickets. It has helped us to build and talk
directly to our Fanbase – it’s really working for us ” – Ollie, HamsandwicH
Bipolar Empire Testimonial
“Bandstand have really helped Bipolar Empire in so many ways. They help get out music out all across the world as well as photo's and video's. Bandstand is great for touring as well, when Bipolar Empire played South America and Russia Bandstand helped publicize everything that was going on in the Empire”… Callum McAdam – Drummer
Bandstand is a unique music platform for artists. Bandstand gives artists the ability to sell through music through the means of Facebook
and mobile apps. This innovative solution allows artists to showcase, sell and share their music, videos, tickets and merchandise directly to their fans. This in turn dramatically increased interaction with your audience, hence expanding your fanbase, allows increased exposure and growth in new revenue streams.
See how bandstand can work for you…
Facebook App
Grow your Fanbase
Your fans can post and share your store on their own wall through “Like” and “Share features
Share your store on
Facebook, Twitter, Stumble Upon, Google , and many more
Your profile will be featured on Bandstand.ie and across our network of sites.
You can offer fans exclusive downloads, tickets, etc
AMA Music Agency offers an effective service. AMA Music Agency understands that music and brands go hand in hand, and what better way to source artists then from a reputable Irish company, who stands by and supports these talented Irish artists.
We understand the importance of branding, and social media. Creating effective campaigns is not just a strategy but a method of survival in this dynamic industry and we have the ability to engage with your audience and potential suppliers. We at AMA Music Agency are highly proactive in our approach to branding and offer immediate advice upon request.
Exclusive & Direct Talent roster to work with brands
Branded music tours
Unique Facebook
promotions
Music branding on line and at live events
Content licensing, broadcasting, webcasting
Digital, mobile, and social media campaign development
Unique downloading products and ideas to work alongside brands
Event production and hospitality
Insider music industry knowledge
Strategy and planning
Creative concepts with design to fit your brand or product
Full production from logistics, staging, video etc.
Analysis – post campaign feedback and statistics
The potential is huge, let’s talk and make things happen!
Call us now on 353 1 201 3660 or email us [email protected] for advice on promoting your brand with AMA Music Marketing.
Take A Sneak Peak At WholeWorldBand At The Music Show
RDS, 25 & 26 February 2012
WholeWorldBand, a revolutionary new interactive tool for iPhone 4 / 4s and iPad2 developed by Kevin Godley (Godley & Crème, 10CC) and Andy Wood (Hypergallery, Cubic Motion) that lets you create music with other musicians and music fans around the world in both sound and video, will be showcased at this year’s Music Show which takes place in RDS, Dublin on 25 & 26 February 2012.
Kevin Godley and Andy Wood will demonstrate the new music sharing, revenue generating app for the first time at the 2012 Music Show. The WholeWorldBand app, which allows musicians to collaborate and share their creations online, will then be available to download from the iTunes store across the world from March 2012.
A number of major recording artists including The Edge (U2), Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones), Gavin Friday, Gemma Hayes, Cathy Davey, Mik Pyro (Republic of Loose) and Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hot House Flowers) are currently creating performances for WholeWorldBand and will be uploading new or collaborating on existing tracks in the near future. Attendees at The Music show will be able to check out the WholeWorld Band App over the weekend and work with Kevin Godley to collaborate on tracks from some of these artists at the show.
Musicians and music fans from all over the world will be able to contribute and combine a selection of video performances, including their own, fr
om the WholeWorldBand library to create their own favourite band line-up. And they will also have the opportunity to earn money from their performance.
Kevin Godley said “WholeWorldBand is a revolutionary new online music tool that provides a new platform for distribution
while offering the opportunity of new revenue streams for up and coming and established musicians and bands and, in fact, anyone.”
The WholeWorldBand App allows you to originate a track or add yourself to performances by well-known artists and bands by playing along with them, or substituting yourself for any member of a band.
WholeWorldBand lets musicians record and film while playing or singing along to any track on the menu using the microphone and cameras on their iPhone or iPad then upload a unique mix of yourself plus other users to Facebook and YouTube etc.
In WholeWorldBand, musicians can upload their own original tracks and earn money when other users download and share them. The more performances that are downloaded, the more musicians can earn.
“It's fantastic that The Music Show is the first place that people will get to see this great project in action,” Hot Press editor Niall Stokes said. “Kevin Godley is a real visionary – exactly the kind of ambitious genius to carry off something special like the WholeWorldBand idea. And he has found the perfect partner for his grand scheme in Andy Wood, who founded Hypergallery, a portal where you can buy all the great cover artwork. Between them, they have created an app that has amazing long term potential. People will see just how much at The Music Show. It is a really exciting development that we're proud to be part of.”
Pinecastle Records is pleased to announce that it has signed Irish bluegrass artist , Niall Toner, to its roster. Niall will soon release a new single in his native Ireland, a song called “Tomorrow,” taken from his upcoming Pinecastle release. This will be a new album of original material, due in the fall of 2012, in conjunction with a U.S. tour. Niall's most recent release in the U.S. was The Sounds of the Blackstairs Mountains, featuring his tribute to the father of bluegrass, “William Smith Monroe,” which is still receiving extensive airplay on bluegrass radio.
“I am thrilled and delighted to be the first Irish artist signed to Pinecastle Records. It's a dream come true for me, and an honour to be part of a label roster that includes many of my own musical heroes, like Jesse McReynolds and the Osborne Brothers. I look forward to working with Lonnie, Ethan, Matt and the entire Pinecastle team. Onwards and upwards.” – Niall Toner.
Niall Toner Irish Blue Grass Musician
“I so enjoy your William Smith Monroe song, Niall, very well-written, and performed, and also timely in 2011, the Bill Monroe Centennial Year. Your video is also great. Very professional, and mighty good music to boot!” Greg Cahill, Special Consensus, Chicago, IL.
“It has been truly amazing to watch how the global radio community has responded to Niall [Toner] and his music. Niall has the fastest rising bluegrass album in the history of AirPlay Direct, and currently has the #2 bluegrass album of “All Time” on AirPlay Direct. This success at global radio has now translated into a record deal for Niall with Pinecastle Records… congratulations!” – Robert Weingartz, Chairman & CEO of Ai
rPlay Direct.
“Niall makes great 'open-hearted' music, and his tributes to Monroe are just superb. His 'Ocean Of Teardrops,' composed 'in-the-style-of' the Blue Sky Boys and the Monroe Brothers, is a duet song that kills me!” Paul Williams, Songwriter and President of ASCAP.
The Niall Toner Band is an acoustic Irish bluegrass band with Celtic influences whose diverse repertoire ranges from contemporary up-tempo songs and tunes to inspirational gospel-style numbers, as well as tributes to Bill Monroe the father of bluegrass like “The Master's Resting Place” and “Bill Monroe's Mandolin.” Niall formed the Band 2001 with musical cohorts Clem O'Brien (guitar) and Dick Gladney (bass). Toner credits Clem and Dick for being so supportive in the constant strive for originality in his music.
Niall's composition credits include songs recorded by artists like Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones), The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Albert Lee, Special Consensus, Keith Sewell, The Swanson Family and more. In 2003 Toner was nominated for a Global Artist Award by the CMA. To date, Niall and his Band have recorded and released three CD albums, and they perform their original songs and tunes on a regular basis at Festivals and Venues in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the USA.
Niall was born in Dublin, Ireland and nurtured an early interest in music by tuning in to Radio Luxemburg and the AFN radio service from Germany. The Saturday night re-broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry from Nashville was his first exposure to Country music, and when a local school-friend showed up with a collection that included the music of Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, The Carter Family and Jimmy Rodgers, Niall's musical fate was sealed. Niall Toner is widely regarded as one of Ireland's leading experts on bluegrass and American country music, and he brings this knowledge of music to a wide
audience, both through his live performances with The Niall Toner Band and various workshops, as well as through his radio show, Roots Freeway, which is broadcast on Ireland's national radio station, RTE Radio One. www.rte.ie/radio1/rootsfreeway/
It is great to leap on a train and go to music festival in a town not far from where you live, where you are almost guaranteed to bump into a bunch of people you know. Listening to familiar local bands and big names thrown together can be a real thrill. But sometimes it is better to head far afield, where the weather is more reliable and the music offers something a little different in among the headline acts. Bands can also benefit from expanding their horizons and looking for gigs at music festivals elsewhere in Europe, which will allow them to play music, make new contacts and have a holiday all at the same time.
More fun, without the financial sting
European music festivals can also be a much cheaper choice compared to the increasingly wallet-scorching ticket prices of festivals at home. This summer, a two-day camping ticket to the Hartera Festival in Rijeka, Croatia, cost just €85 as opposed to €224.50 for three days at this year's Oxegen Festival, or around €233 for Glastonbury in England. However, you do have to take the cost of travel into account. Unless you
manage to grab a very cheap flight you will probably end up paying the same, although you do get a lot for your money.
A lot of people like the idea of a summer music festivals but prefer to stay away from camp sites unless they involve a luxury trailer complete with fridge, shower and a leather sectional recliner to laze on whilst listening to the tunes. If so, the good news is that a lot of European music festivals offer the music without the mud and lack of permanent plumbing. There are a number of world-class festivals in Europe that offer great music without the need to camp.
One of the wackiest and most lively festivals on the planet is the month-long
_blank”>KaZantip event in Crimea, Ukraine, a lovely part of the world that declares itself to be an independent republic once a year, even electing its own 'preZident'. Instead of buying tickets, visitors must buy either single- or multiple-entry visas that will allow them into the temporary republic so they can enjoy electro music in an utterly unique atmosphere.
Alternately, for a more sedate experience head to the small, intimate festival in Antalya, Turkey, for the likes of Gilles Peterson, Theo Parrish, and Tim Sweeney. The Sunsplash Antalya festival price comes with hotel accommodation included at about €745 for a full seven days of sunshine and chilled sounds, as well as workshops on everything from mixing to graffiti art.
Gilles Peterson also hosts his own event in Sète, France, called Worldwide: a four day festival ending with a huge eighteen-hour party on the beach. Last year the festival, which also has a sister event in Singapore, included music by artists such as Jamie xx, Ghostpoet, Quantic, MC Dynamite and James Blake.
Croatia is a great place for a festival. Lying outside of the Eurozone, living costs within the country are usually a little lower than elsewhere in Europe, and during the summer months hot, sunny weather is pretty much guaranteed. As well as the Hartera Festival, mentioned above, Croatia is home to a number of other festivals including Outlook at Fort Punta Christo, Pula, in the north of the country, and INmusic in Lake Jarun, Zagreb, the country's capital city.
Across Europe music lovers have created events that cover all kinds of music, served up in beautiful locations that would be worth visiting just for themselves. From electro, dubstep and bass in a ruined Croatian fort to Gypsy-inspired folk music on the beach in Spain, everyone will find a festival to suit their musical taste.
Episode 1 Music Festival will be hosted at the Venue Theatre, Ratoath on Friday 7th and Saturday October 7th, 2011. Headlining the festival are The Minutes and Pugwash, with performances by The Fallen Drakes and other artists to be announced over the coming weeks.
Straight off the back of their recent festival performances at Oxegen, Sea Sessions and Electric Picnic, The Minutes are bringing their live tour to Episode 1 at The Venue, Ratoath, on Saturday October 8th. As one of the must-see bands of the year, they headline on Saturday night, where they will perform tracks from their debut album, ‘Marcata’, including the hard-hitting and catchy single ‘Fleetwood’.
Following a brief hiatus from the live scene, 2011 has seen Pugwash make their triumphant return with the release of their critically acclaimed album ‘The Olympus Sound’. Widely regarded as one of the best Irish albums of the year, they will be bringing their easy sound to The Venue, Ratoath on Friday 7th October as the headline act.
//www.amamusicagency.ie/emerging/the-fallen-drakes/http://” title=”The Fallen Drakes”>Fallen Drakes play Episode 1 at The Venue Theatre, Ratoath on Saturday afternoon, 8th October. As one of Ireland’s most promising new bands, they have recently played to sell-out audiences in both the O2 and the RDS, as support to both the Commitments and Bon Jovi.
Media are invited to attend the following:
Date: Friday and Saturday October 7th and 8th, 2011
Time: (doors open)
7.30pm on Friday, doors open 4pm on Saturday
Tickets: €22 (Friday and Saturday inclusive) available at www.venuetheatre.ie
Location: The Venue Theatre, Ratoath, Co. Meath
Episode 1 is a new small music festival being run by young promoters, showcasing some of the best of established Irish musical talent as well as young, up-and-coming local talent. Headline acts including The Minutes, Pugwash and The Fallen Drakes will perform on the main stage at The Venue Theatre. Local acts will perform in the Studio at The Venue Theatre, Ratoath and on featured stages at various locations in Ratoath village.
Easily accessible and only 20 minutes from Dublin City Centre, Episode 1 at The Venue is a new destination for Irish music lovers.
The festival will be over 18s and drinks will be available at The Venue.
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Vince Power’s Feis festival takes place in the London’s Finsbury Park on Saturday 18th
and Sunday 19th June 2011. The festival celebrates over two decades of the very best in Traditional Irish and International music and aids in promoting Celtic culture worldwide.
As an Irishman, it is fantastic to see Traditional Irish music receive the international acclaim it has, for so long, deserved, especially from the international music Langst ner pa varje sida finns en list med genvagar till casino spelen samt en snabbknapp for live chat. hub and savvy music enthusiasts which is London and its inhabitants. It is p
henomenally pride instilling to see the likes of the old greats such as Christy Moore, The Cranberries, The Saw Doctors, Thin Lizzy and Van Morrison play along side some of Ireland’s best emerging talent such as The Coronas and Ham Sandwich as well as huge international superstars like Bob Dylan.
This open-air, multi-stage event is a great celebration of Irish music and culture and in times like these it is vital in to the tourist industry that we support the promotion of Ireland and Irish music abroad.
With this new era of iphones, blackberry's and other smart-phones apps are becoming an increasingly integral part of day to day browsing for millions worldwide and unsurprisingly one of the most popular topics of search is music. Whether it is keeping up-to-date with news on your favorite artists, checking out new music, photos or videos of
emerging talent, finding out where and when the next gig is or having a read through some of the high profile artists' blogs apps continue to prove to be the best way to do it..
Rather than spending hours trawling through the likes of Facebook, Twitter, bands official websites and fan sites for news on your favorite artists, all the information you will ever need can be found right in the palm of your hand at the touch of a button with the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks user-friendly apps.
The fact that these apps will be designed by and created specifically for Irela
nd's largest booking agents will translate into many benefits for the user and fan. First and foremost you can be guaranteed that the information supplied is accurate, both the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks are in direct contact with all the artists and oversee all scheduling so there is no chance of arriving to a venue and being disappointed with a different band performing or no band at all!
Also because of the agencies' close contact with their artists both the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks apps will allow the user and fan access to first to know information and updates on all their favorite Irish artists including band news, tour dates, new music and availability as well as the best direct prices and swift response on all enquiries if interested in booking any one of their original artists.
Watch this space as both the A.M.A. Music Agency and Audionetworks apps will be coming very soon…
Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few years I'm sure you are aware that we are currently in the middle of a recession. And although it may seem all doom and gloom, surprisingly not every facet of Irish culture has suffered. While the economy has been in utter turmoil and the financial crisis grows worse each day, the Irish music industry has seen the exciting birth of a new wave of Irish musicians and music. Now, more than ever, we need inspiring new music to drown out the cries of our empty wallets and just as needed we have delivered.
Repression, in this case financial, elicits creativity and one need look no further than the Emerging Talent section of the AMA Music Agency's website to find an abundance of phenomenally original Irish talent which has rose to the forefront of the international music scene due to the extraordinary uniqueness of these exceptionally gifted artists.
Bat Kinane
Bat Kinane is an emerging artist from Ballyknockan, Co.Wicklow who, as well as solo artist, is guitarist and songwriter in highly acclaimed Irish rock band Glyde who have toured Europe many times and have opened for top international acts like Slash and Metallica. During some off time from Glyder Bat continued to pursue his passion for creating music. The end result is an eclectic album of rock, folk and blues called “A lifetime to Kill” which critics have praised as being “a fantastic and welcome change of pace from an extremely talented songwriter” (Steven Reid, Sea of Tranquility/Fireworks).
The Shoos
The Shoos caused quite a stir with the release of their single “Distance” in May 2010, which achieved widespread airplay and the band impressed with live radio sessions including Today FM’s Ray D’Arcy Show, Radio One’s Arena and Pat Kenny shows and FM104’s Strawberry Alarm to name a few. “Distance” reached number 1 in the national physical sales chart and 21 in the combined physical and download charts. The success of “Distance” attracted major label interest, including Universal Music Ireland who plan to release new material early 2011 as well as Interscope in the States which have since invited the band to LA to work with a number of producers including Warren Huart (The Fray). They spent most of October 2010 in LA and played several shows including a headline gig at the legendary Viper Room and are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches to the tracks to be included on their upcoming Universal Ireland release.
Tupelo
Tupelo
are one of the nation’s most unique bands, blending classic Irish influences and instrumentation with the less expected influence of American folk and bluegrass music. Their eclectic line-up includes banjo, fiddle, brass and double bass – all blended into a sound that is both unusual and familiar. The band have been honing their sound up and down Ireland for the past few years, playing at festivals such as the Electric Picnic and Cork Jazz and picking up fans of the stature of Dave Fanning and Imelda May. Having just released their debut album “Dirty Money”, itself coming on the back of a top ten single, Tupelo are back to doing what they do best – playing live to packed houses all over Ireland.
Keywest
With significant label interest on both sides of the Atlantic, Keywest have won many fans both in the public and the music industry and 2011 looks like being an exciting year for the band. Their 2009 single “Miss You Most” has already raised their profile when it was snapped up by the producers of the IFTA nominated RTE 2 TV series; Aislings Diary for its soundtrack in an episode, while two of the band’s other original tracks also featured in the series. The band’’s sound can best be described as LA Rock-meets-pop infused by the melting pot of raw talent that characterizes each individual. So unique is the result that the merest introduction of their sound has brought them to the attention of national TV and radio. The band has recently played on the Late Late Show and The Cafe as well as a number of national and local radio stations around Ireland and will continue to prosper both here and abroad in the coming years.
Andrew Mann
Andrew Mann is an extraordinary and exceptionally gifted Irish singer and writer who has been performing professionally around Ireland and Europe for the last six years. After writing literally hundreds of songs over the last ten years he has earned a name for himself on the Irish music scene as someone with a powerful and
soulful voice and armed with an intense magnetic set that never disappoints. 2010 is set to be a big year for Andrew Mann. Armed with a debut album “Hidden In Plain Sight” that is filled with belting, heartfelt and deeply personal acoustic and rock songs and an obvious fire in his belly, Andrew Mann is ready to hit the road and share his songs of Irish soul with the world.
This electrifying smorgasbord of emerging raw Irish talent is enough to draw all attention of the recession and onto the exciting prospects in the Irish music industry in 2011.
Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has spoken up against promoters who rip-off off young bands by operating a pay to play scheme. Speaking at the annual In The City music conference, Garvey blamed the system for stifling new talent. “There needs to be something really strong in place if a promoter is found to be ripping off young bands,” Garvey said. “It’s really really unfair. It’s basically playing on the hopes and dreams of people who are at the very first hurdle of their musical careers.”
He also remembered the treatment that his own band received in their early days. “If I knew that you could get in touch with the Mus
icians Union and I knew there was someone local who you could report said promoter to, that would be the way to do it. It should be the norm that you don’t get ripped off. I think it should be policed more.”
As the DIY ethos in music continues to spread throughout the world of recording, promotion and record labels, so many bands approach the booking of live gigs themselves. While this may seem like a sensible and money saving option, in truth there is much to be gained from working with an experienced agent. Here are a few reasons why you should consider your options:
Manage your diary in one place – avoid mix ups and double bookings by having one person manage your schedule. Pass on all enquiries.
Access to venues – as an agent we are in direct contact with venues and promoters across the country. Save on wasted time sending unanswered emails and unreturned calls by letting us do the work for you.
Widen your options – as well as the traditional music venues we have strong links in the corporate and event world. This means that you will be able to book in shows that don't affect your regular touring.
>Mix and match – use outside professionals when it suits you (ie. record in a studio, release music yourselves).
Earn more money – quite simply, an agent can probably get you more gigs for better money. They can also plan tours in a manner that will cut down on travelling expenses etc
Get the backing of professionals – we are always on hand to offer our bands help
and advice, plus our full productions and promotional back-up.
And finally… – if you do all the above, you can avoid this….
Aside from the well known and established bands on our site, the AMA Music Agency is also home to many of the most exciting and lauded new acts in Ireland. From rock to pop, electronic to singer songwriters, our emerging artists provide a vital snapshot of what’s happening in Irish music today. Here’s our guide to some the best:
Fred – Part of the great tradition of left of centre bands from Cork, Fred have been making firm commercial progress over three albums. Latest Go God Go spawned a number of hit singles and success has followed, not only at home, but in Canada and Europe as well.
Talulah Does The Hula – The nation’s brightest new pop quintet rose from the ashes of The Chalets to continue the latter’s proud tradition of putting the sparkle into Irish music. Recently seen on The Late Late Show performing their latest single ‘Don’t Panic’, the band will be touring Ireland later in the year.
Le Galaxie – A four man interface with a weird world of electronics, Le Galaxie kick up a dance floor friendly instrumental storm. A series of independent single releases have cemented their position as one of Ireland’s most dynamic
new bands, with their 2011 debut album expecting to lift them to even greater heights.
– The classic rock ‘n’ roll attitude is alive and well and embodied by Dublin’s Sweet Jane. Fronted by the devastating duo of Lydia Des Dolles and Danda Paxton, they have been championed by the likes of Alan McGee, Power Of Dreams and Glasvegas.
Preachers Son – Fronted by Brian Hogan of Kila and Emmaline Duffy-Fallon (previously of Engine Alley), Preachers Son are a glamourous yet dark journey into the heart of music. Debut album Love, Life And Limb is out now.
Hal – That Hal’s debut single was a tribute to The Band’s Rick Danko makes perfect sense, enthralled as the band are by the sound of classic American music. Gorgeous harmonies combine with sweet melodies to create a sound that effortlessly transports the listener to another, dreamy place.
Other City Records Package Tour – Any Other City Records is one of Ireland's most exciting new labels. Founded by James Byrne of Villagers, it was the label that first brought us Conor O'Brien in that guise and has gone on to showcase some of the best new talent in Ireland. Their three act package tour features New Amusement, Squarehead and Hello Moon, all emerging bands who have been winning plaudits in the press of late. This triple bill is available at a special introductory price for national dates in November and December.
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