How Music Works: what it took to bring back Connolly's of Leap
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to Irish people who make a living in music. This week, Sam McNicholl on the return of iconic West Cork venue Connolly's of Leap
How Music Works: how to get ahead in music publishing
Niall Byrne talks to Irish people who make a living in the music industry. This week, Charlene Hegarty of Derry label Smalltown America, offers a few lessons in the importance of tenacity and initiative
How Music Works: Is it possible to teach rock’n’roll?
Niall Byrne talks to Irish people who make a living in the music industry. This week, Dara Kilkenny of the British and Irish Modern Music Institute in Dublin
How Music Works: DJ Kelly-Anne Byrne - “People love stories. I think that’s a huge part of my style”
Niall Byrne talks to Irish people who make a living in the music industry. This week, Kelly-Anne Byrne, DJ and radio presenter
How Music Works: behind the scenes at Triskel, Cork’s crucible for the arts
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to the Irish who make a living in the music industry. This week, Tony Sheehan, Artistic Director of the Triskel Arts Centre, on the Triskel’s artistic role in Cork City culture
How Music Works: from peeling spuds to promoting the greats
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to Irish people who make a living in the music industry. This week: Bernie Divilly, International Marketing Manager with Domino Records, on making the move to London
How Music Works: Why the Irish music industry is failing
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music business about their job. This week, Victor Finn and Keith Johnson of IMRO on the organisation's recent report into the music industry
How Music Works: 'We just need longer hours. Can we have a referendum on this please?'
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry. This week, Cian Ó Cíobháin talks about his long and varied career as a DJ
How Music Works: What it takes to do sound for Muse
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to Irish people who make a living in the music industry. This week, sound engineer Marc Carolan explains how he tweaks the knobs for one of the biggest bands in the world
How Music Works: how to write a hit pop song
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry. This week, professional songwriter Richey McCourt on the art and craft of writing pop hits for the stars
Nialler9's How Music Works: Who helps the artists find their feet?
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry. This week: NIall Byrne talks to talk to Angela Dorgan, head of First Music Contact
How Music Works - So the music is working; now it's time for a strategy
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry. This week, Liza Geddes from Friction PR, the company behind the PR campaigns of Villagers and Girl Band, but not BriBry
Nialler9's How Music Works: does music mastering matter?
In the journey that music takes from the artist to the fan, mastering is perhaps the most misunderstood of all of the processes. Step up mastering engineer Fergal Davis from Camden Recording in Dublin
Nialler9's How Music Works: the art of the band manager
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry. This week: The Coronas manager Jim Lawless traces the band's journey from the school hall to the 3Arena and beyond
Nialler9's How Music Works: do we need more Irish music on TV?
Niall Byrne talks to independent TV producer Barry Lennon about the woeful lack of Irish music TV programming
Nialler9's How Music Works: Can art and commerce peacefully co-exist?
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry. This week, artist manager and music supervisor Sarah Glennane
Nialler9's How Music Works: Do we need more Irish music on Irish radio?
Niall Byrne talks to Sinead Troy from the Irish Association of Songwriters, Composers and Artists (IASCA) about what's next for Irish music support on the airwaves
Nialler9's How Music Works: Do the major labels still matter?
In his weekly column How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music business. This week: Mark Crossingham, MD of Universal Music Ireland
Goin' vinyl in Dingle - Nialler 9's How Music Works
In celebration of Record Store Day, Nialler9 talk to Mazz O'Flaherty, who runs the only record shop in Dingle - “the greatest smallest record shop in Ireland”
How Music Works: Nialler9 talks to Dandelion, DJ and vintage style icon
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry about their job. This week: Dandelion, a Dublin vintage style icon and resident DJ
How Music Works: Nialler9 talks to Edel Curtin about running a live music venue
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry about their job. This week: Edel Curtin who manages and owns Coughlan's bar and venue in Cork
How Music Works: Nialler9 talks to designer Cormac Jackson - “If you smell smoke, run!”
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry about their work. This week, set, lighting and video designer Cormac Jackson talks about his work with David Gray, Franz Ferdinand, Queens of the Stone Age and more
How Music Works: Karen Walshe - stay calm, be organised, get stuck in
Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry, who shape the musical landscape and who build up the country’s musical reputation, at home and abroad. This week: event manager and producer Karen Walshe
How Music Works: Lyndon Stephens
In How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry, who shape the musical landscape and who build up the country’s musical reputation, at home and abroad. This week artist manager, label boss and booker Lyndon Stephens.
How Music Works: ‘It’s all about meeting people, taking it in, building an ethos’
In a new column called How Music Works, Niall Byrne talks to those who make a living in the Irish music industry, who shape the musical landscape and who build up the country’s musical reputation, at home and abroad. This week, manager, agent, producer Úna Molloy
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