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  • MTV For Dublin…done

    Wow! Sometimes I question the dedication of some people in college – I’m not sure everyone wants to be there all the time. This week though I’m overcome with amazement and gratitude. So my idea for our Projects in Multimedia assignment was to so a Promo video for the MTV for Dublin campaign.

    Over the past couple of days, I’ve had other classmates work out musical scores and send me original music, to use in my project, when they have their own to be doing. Kevin and Aisling, I thank you both deeply. This was something I was truly passionate about doing and I’m delighted that maybe some of my passion for the project rubbed off on some of you guys.

    The assignments are due in tomorrow – I have four different versions completed. There will be more over the next few weeks.

    Version 1: 30 seconds featuring the dulcet tones of Kevin McCabe

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  • Friendship

    My little sis sent me this earlier in an email.. She’s 24 but she’ll always be my godchild and little sis.  Thought this was great. ‘Tis good to know that both my sisters and myself are really good buddies!

    1. A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.
    2. Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.
    3. A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though they knows that you are slightly cracked
    4. A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
    5. Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over

    • Fiach: Every Single Day Review

      Fiach

      Dublin Singer/songwriter Fiach, has been working his way up the ladder for the past couple of years. ‘Every Single Day’ is his current single taken from his new album ‘So I’.

      ‘Every Single Day’ is a driving indie/folk/rock track, not quite what I was expecting to be honest. It’s all good! The drums and bass keep the pace up and there’s a clever little guitar hook going on. Fiach’s vocals are effortless.

      This is Fiach’s second single, the follow up to You Dear and if the rest of the album is anything like this, its bound to be a gem. The pace never slows and Fiach gives us three minutes of pure magic, This is the best Irish single of this genre I have heard in years.

      Simple .. 6 out of 6

      www.Fiach.net

      This was written for MusicReviewUnsigned

    • Machine Gun Baby: Promo Review

      Machine Gun Baby

      Hailing from Dublin’s Northside, Machine Gun Baby have been starting to get their name around lately. I’m going to see if I can find out why.

      The two track promo starts with ‘Yes I’ll Wait’ a slow building track to rousing chorus. At 2.47 it’s a radio dream. Vocalist, Keegan has a strong Kings of Leon type voice and this track seems not to stretch him at all. The bass sound is a little reminiscent of Adam Clayton’s sound, thats not necessarily a bad thing. Its not a bad track, I’d like to see a little more of the rousing chorus style though, the track rises and falls a little too much perhaps for a short track.

      ‘Under the Sun’ is more like what I was looking for. A nice guitar, drum, vocal combo, this is quite a KOL influenced track. The track again rises and falls, almost for Keegan’s vocals. I’d like to see more of the rises. The overall production isnt bad either, if the drums were a little louder and more in your face, this could be a stonking track.

      Not a bad start, Machine Gun Baby, have their sound and seem to know where their strengths lie. A little bit of fairy dust could go a long way with these guys.

      4.5 out of 6

      http://www.myspace.com/machinegunbabyofficial

      This review was written for MusicReviewUnsigned