Hassle Merchants & more

Finished edit & grade on Hassle Merchants video for ‘The Wolf’. Some serious computer problems but got there in the end. Check it out here. Finishing promo piece for Body & Soul festival at the moment, will be ready for launch in very near future. Footage from Knockanstockan 2011 is all coming together as well, only short time to go now until launch.

2012

Was away on sunny adventures in Oz & Asia during Jan/Feb! Great time! Since then worked on projects for Concern Ireland, filmed & edited coverage of the Irish Hockey teams efforts to reach this summers Olympics, unfortunately they missed out in the last 10 secs of the final against Korea. Worked on a shoot for Cadburys, edited a project for AIB, press coverage of Ireland V England rugby match, production & shoot for Body & Soul festival and a few other corporate shoots.

December 2011

Worked on projects for Eircom, O2 Awards at The Mansion House, Home Cook Hero Awards in The Shelbourne, Arnotts, Henry St, Concern Ireland, produced/edited content for The Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence and shot a video for Dublin band Hassle Merchants. Knockanstockan festival footage coming together and should be ready for a launch round April, really looking forward to it. Happy 2012 to everybody!

Medulla:

Brazilian Rock band, Medulla visited Ireland this November. They recorded a new track at a Dublin studio.. sounds amazing.. A band worth checking out! Footage from the recording session coming soon..

Naas Court Hotel:

Shot highlights from The Naas Court Hotels Halloween Party…Some amazing costumes! Online here…

IL Fico Restaurant:

Just finished producing a promo for IL Fico, Italian Restaurant in Kilcullen Co. Kildare. Went online in the last few days. Check it out here…

Recent Work:

Recently did camera work on projects for Renault Ireland, 3 Mobile & the FAI. Also covered events at the GAA Allstars in Dublin’s Convention Centre and filmed interviews & coverage of the Presidential Candidates at the Newstalk/Google Presidential debate at Google HQ. Well done to Michael D. Higgins!

Camera Rental:

Special offer on Sony Ex3 camera rental from October 7th to November 7th. Prices from €100 per day. Best value in town! Check out the Rentals page for details.

The Hot Sprockets – ‘Honeyskippin’ Album Launch:

Just finished editing this which I shot in May(now August!). Been a busy summer working at loads of music festivals so delighted I eventually got round to finishing it. I’m a big fan of this band and hope that this is just another piece of work that can help them along their way to playing Wembley! The lads are busy at the moment writing & recording new material… Looking forward to hearing it…Check it out.

Knockanstockan Festival:

Had a very busy weekend at Knockanstockan festival in Ballyknockan, Co. Wicklow where myself & a team of camera people shot the last three headliners on the main stage each night. Lot’s of other bands were also covered through out the days, footage is looking great, hours & hours of editing ahead. Ireland really does have a wealth of talented musicians that I don’t think get the recognition they deserve. Big respect to everybody involved. Some of the bands to look forward to are Blind Yakety, New Secret Weapon & The Hot Sprockets… Stay tuned!

Guinness & Mars Ireland:

I did a camera assist job recently up in a large warehouse in Guinness’s with part of the Irish Rugby team for a new Guinness phone app. Nice lighting set up and great space to work in. Footage looks great. I’ll post some stuff up when it becomes available. Also shot some stuff at a corporate night for Mars Ireland. Lots of fun was had & a great location….

Body & Soul Festival: Queens Go Wildside:

Check out recent promo I shot edited & directed for ‘Queens Go Wildside’ Banquet that will be taking place this June 18th & 19th at Body & Soul Festival in Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath. Shot over an afternoon, lot’s of fun was had as well as lot’s of champagne! Music was composed by Brendan Roth & Co of electro outfit Datadrip, thanks for your hard work. www.datadrip.net.

Make Up by Jennifer O’Brien, Styled by Queens of Neon and our fabulous models; Jean & Eugene Greene, Ruth Barry, Jennifer O’Brien, Emmy Lugoye, John Bird, Peter Fingleton. And not forgetting our right hand man and bunny rabbit-Kev Tierney. Voice over by Raul Fernadez Gomez, thanks Raul! Check out the promo here…..

Ned Egan, Poet:

Recently filmed a short piece on Co. Kilkenny poet, Ned Egan. Spent an afternoon in Ned’s farm house where we discussed his inspirations and listened to him recite several poems. Check it out here.

Zealots:

Dublin band Zealots came into Radio Na Life studios recently to perform two tracks. I’ve been a big fan of this band for a while now so I was delighted to get the opportunity to film them in action. They are due to release a new album in 2011…looking forward to it! Check the two tracks out on the Music page…..

Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence:

Shot & edited another conference from The Joint Consortium. The event took place at the Irish Aid & Volunteering Centre on O’ Connell St, Dublin. Many International speakers took part including Dr Gary Barker. More info can be found at www.gbv.ie . Click here for Part 1.

Kila:

Edited four tracks from a Kila gig I shot with Myles O’ Reilly of Arbutus Yarns last year. Been a work in progress for a while, editing it in my spare time. There was a great atmosphere in the Draoícht Arts Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin on the night. Kila mainly played songs from their rather chilled album ‘Soísín’. Beautiful music, I hope you enjoy.

Naas Court Hotel:

Took a trip down to Naas last weekend to shoot some of the highlights from their Customer Appreciation Night. Lots of free cocktails flowed & everybody looked to be having a great time! Video here….

Henrietta Game:

Alt-folk band Henrietta Game paid a visit to Radio Na Life studios for an interview and to play a few tunes. Check out an Irish version of one of their songs (Ag Deireadh Gach Aon Ní) that they played in the Music section.Check them out in summer 2011 at one of the many Irish music festivals that they are playing.

Joint Consortium on Gender based Violence:

Filmed & edited a conference for the Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence. Guest speakers included Margot Walstrom, United Nations Representative, Mary Robinson, Brendan Howlin TD, Minister Mary White & many more. Discussing the Irish & International action plans on Gender Based Violence & much more. First part here….

Premier Skills Ireland shoot:

Shot & edited a serious of interviews for Premier Skills Ireland. Players interviewed were Don Hutchison, ex Scotland & Liverpool legend, Paul Walsh, ex England, Spurs & Liverpool legend, John Wark & several others. More to come shortly…

Romio Shrestha:

Redkid:

Redkid came into Radio Na Life studios recently to record some live tracks for An Meangadh Mór radio show. A talented bunch who have been playing together since 2003. I have seen them play at many Irish summer festivals.Ronan Turners energetic performances never fail to impress! Hope to hear some new material from them in the near future. Check out their live studio performance here .