Imprint – Ruby Music
With two new releases this month, Alex Jones of Ruby Music took time out to give us some background on the label… When was the label set up? And why? Ruby Music was originally set up and registered in 2005. Its main goal then was to be a support mechanism for Ruby Studios, which is...
MDR Recordings: Colm O’Herlihy – Q&A
Colm O’ Herlihy is the founder of new label MDR Recordings whose first label sampler has just gone live. He spoke to Emmet about the motivations behind creating the label and what to expect from it in the future MDR seems to have sprung up fully formed almost overnight. What was the origin of the...
Imprint – Hefty Horse
Simon Dowling of Hefty Horse sits on our couch to answer some questions 1. Who are you? My name is Simon Dowling. Before running Hefty Horse I was working for Lazybird. I have been doing sound engineering for the last eight years. I have been playing music for most of my life. I play in...
GoodCop BadCop – Q&A
1. Who are you? My name’s Darragh McGrath. I’ve been running gigs in Cork for the last year under the name GoodCop BadCop. Previous to that I was manager of the Quad from 2008 till 2010 and was also the booker/promoter for gigs in there throughout that time. After I left as manager in late...
Reekus Records
1. Who are you? Elvera Butler. I started promoting gigs as Ents Officer, while an Arts student at UCC, and developed the Downtown Kampus which became an important venue on the Irish music scene in the late ’70s, and from which the label grew. When we relocated the label to London in ’83 I continued...
Granny It’s OK to Experiment
Head Granny John Haggis took a few minutes to answer some searching questions, as part of our Imprint series. 1. Who are you? Sometime in the last century Granny became involved in setting up a little label called Raising Records which was when we used to release music on cassette tapes. Ten years later a...
Rusted Rail
1. Who are you? I’m Keith and I run Rusted Rail, a bespoke experimental-folk micro-independent record label from Galway. Rusted Rail rumbled into view in March of 2006 and has released music by home-grown acts such as Cubs, Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon, The Driftwood Manor, Yawning Chasm, Brigid Power Ryce, So Cow, United Bible...
Popical Island
1. Who are you? I’m Mike from Popical Island. Popical Island are a band collective who function in only certain capacities as a label, so we can’t really be called a label as such. Our main activities include the organising of gigs (including our club night, Popicalia) and releasing of compilations, as well as providing...
The Blind Pig – New Limerick Venue
Finally, a new venue in Limerick! Cormac from The Courtyard venue in Limerick (and used to run Bakers) contacted me about a new venue, The Blind Pig, on foxes bow. “It’s a lovely intimate venue with a fine stage, decent pa and and nice cosy venue area.(40 to 50 people) Its one of the old...
Frank’s Shed
1. Tell us about the shed…what you do, who you’ve had on? Frank’s Shed is a little studio in our producer Joe’s back yard that came to mean a lot to all of us who are playing music locally but generally had nowhere feasible to record it. With the scene on the upturn around here...
Psychonavigation
Who are you? Psychonavigation is Keith Downey, Karen Lawler, Sean Quinn and Think Toy. When was Psychonavigation set up and why? 2000. To release what we believe to be the best in Ambient/Electronic music from Irish & international artists. What was the first Psychonavigation release? Psychonavigation the compilation (PSY001) How would you...
DATA Recording Studios – Tadgh Healy
Hey Tadgh – first of all, can you give us some info on the studio, where are you based, how it started etc Data recording studios is based in northwest Kerry, near a small coastal town called, Ballyheigue. It was originally a jam factory/warehouse, which was renovated into a pretty sweet recording studio . The...
