The old music industry models have splintered and shattered in different directions and platforms. Beyoncé just released a visual album that was announced via a HBO TV special. Drake streamed Views From The Six exclusively on Apple Music. Kanye West continues to tinker away on The Life Of Pablo after its been released. Adele doesn’t […]
Legacy, lies and loss, and why we’re all Martians now: thank you Mr Bowie
“Ashes to ashes, funk to funky” On Monday last week artist, musician and legendary spaceboy David Bowie was announced dead. My ceiling collapsed. A fortnight later I’m still processing what it all meant. They were just pop songs and I never met the man, but a world without Bowie just feels entirely alien. I’m not […]
youbloom artist spotlight: Kingdom Of Crows
Having formed Kingdom of Crows as a one man acoustic project in 2011, Stephen Kelly invited two guests, Bob Power and Brian Brennan to record a demo with him in the studio in 2012. Due to the unique sound this resulted in, Kingdom of Crows played some Dublin based shows as a three-piece acoustic act […]
Music & emotions: can music make you a happier person?
There is a saying that “When words leave off, Music begins…” Music is very much essential in day-to-day life. When there are no words to speak at that time music speaks… Music is said to be a universal language… Music is an important part of life. It is a moral law. It gives soul to […]
Rock ‘n’ roll job for musical adventures: Pat Baker’s story
From Rolls Royce mechanic to rock ‘n roll roadie… that’s the story of Pat Baker, legendary music tour manager. The elements decided his fate when he was working in a Rolls Royce Mercedes-Benz dealership. A local contact approached him, said he needed a truck driver for two weeks. Pat said yes and found himself driving […]
Taylor Swift, Spotify and the digital music divide
Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, actress, model… warrior? Her latest endeavors have many pegging her to be the latter as she wages a war against online music streaming service Spotify. She’s not the first artist to do so; Radiohead’s Thom Yorke voiced his opinion on the service over a year ago. Swift, however, has drawn considerable […]
Keith Cullen follows his dream
Keith Cullen is a singer songwriter from Dublin. This week he will perform at the international youbloom music festival, showcase and conference in Los Angeles. Keith is the guy who gave it all up to follow his dream. He ran a very successful marketing company with his sister Jennifer in Dublin. They started with nothing […]
It Ain’t Over Till The Fat Lady Sings: 10 Steps To Self Possession
Music, verse, song and sound are the manifestation of an emotional experience captured and expressed by the writer, singer or musician. “Three chords and the truth ” as Willie Nelson famously said describing country music. So, as an aspiring artist how do you find a commercial platform that can connect your emotional expression with people […]
Top Music Producer meets Dublin’s hottest new Band
The Hot Sprockets closed out the final night of the much acclaimed youbloom@Dublin Festival at The Mercantile on Dame Street. They came straight from stage to couch where legendary producer Rupert Hine delved into the essence of their sprocketing and gave them the pearls of his wisdom. Those people who missed the youbloom@Dublin conference in […]
How to be a great lead singer
Mike Murphy explains that fronting a band is no easy task and examines the issue of how to be a great lead singer. Anyone that thinks being a great lead singer is easy does not understand the skill. Sure, anyone can stand up in front of a band and pose as a lead singer and […]
