BACKGROUND ON ARTIST/ALBUM:
Brand new Dublin band ‘Audiokiss’ write
snappy riff-laden pop tunes with a hard edge. Their
single ‘A Little Realisation’ followed
the initial success of their 1st single “Bending
Seas”. Both singles are taken from their
soon to be released debut album ‘Really Kind
of Moving’. The latest single “Maybe” (also
from the album) is being launched in August in
the lead up to album launch in September.
Audiokiss comprise
members of some very well-known past Dublin bands
including, ‘In Tua Nua’, ‘Rocky
De Valera and the Gravediggers’ and ‘Christina
Calls’. Former In Tua Nua and Rocky De Valera
bass man Jack Dublin provides this new combo with
a big back beat ably assisted by former Frames
drummer Dave Hingerty. Add to this magical arrangement
the soaring vocals of ex-Christina Calls front
woman, Siobhan Mahon, and you have a band that
delivers a hard sound with a classical pop sensibility
interwoven through it.
And it’s not hard to see where the musical influences come from.
With In Tua Nua Jack Dublin shared stages around the world with the likes of
U2, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Crowded House, Iggy Pop and Lou Reid.
While vocalist Siobhan Mahon, whose voice has been described as being: “haunting,
resonant, the voice of an angel”, drew record company attention with her
band Christina Calls before going on to record a single with Liam O’Maonlaí from
The Hot House Flowers for the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Super-session man Conor Brady co-produced
the band’s debut album at his Vicar Street
Studios during late 2008. Conor has worked with Toots
Hibbert and the Hodges brothers, Terence Trent D’Arby
and The Corrs to name but a few. He also lent his
guitar brilliance to several tracks. This album
is one of the most eagerly awaited releases from
a new band in some time.
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ADVERTISING
/ PROMOTION: 2nd
single included as part of RTE2 TV coverage
of Italy v Ireland world cup soccer match.
/ Appearance on Balcony TV / We are looking
at some on-line advertising to support the
album launch.
RADIO: INTERVIEWS & SESSIONS:
East
Coast Radio with: Declan Meehan / KCLR
Radio in Kilkenny with Tom Dowling / WLR
Radio in Waterford with Geoff Harris / Beat FM,
Waterford with Rob O’Connor / Radio
Kerry - Andrew Morrissey / Dublin FM -
Heather McLoud / Tipp FM - Fran Curry
/ Tipp Mid West – John Moloney Drivetime
/ Dundalk FM - Harry Lee// LMFM - Deirdre
Hurley & Gerry Kelly / Dublin's Country - Stevie
Bolger / 98FM - Mike Hogan - Saturday
Night Live / FM104 - Strawberry Alarm Clock
//Midlands 103 – June Carley /i105-107 – Tommy & Hector
show / Dublin City FM – You talkin’ to
me – Brendan Burke / Cork
Campus Radio - Siobhan & Catherine (interview +
plays).
PLAYS ONLY: RTE – Maxi
/ RTE - Ronan Collins / RTE - Lillian Smith / RTE
- Larry Gogan / Midlands Radio
3 - Keith Cafrey show
PRESS: Evening
Herald (multiple) / Hot Press / Irish
Independent / Dublin’s
Northside News (multiple)
ONLINE:
On-line
radio: Jagercast / Get
The Craic with Ian Dempsey
Balcony TV video is being played on the
following: YouTube, MySpace Video, Imeem,
Veoh, Yahoo Video, MetaCafe , Revver, Viddler,
Blip. TV, Daily Motion, Google Video and Itunes.
Club Promotion : A remixed (dance version)
of 1st single being played at various clubs worldwide |
