The Cardinal Sins are from the Midlands of Ireland, and are a high energy 6 piece band that combine driving guitars, bass & drums with traditional Irish instruments to create a powerful Celtic Punk fusion.
Already joined on singles by such seminal bands as Flatfoot 56, The Briggs and Tex-Mex punkers Piñata Protest, The Cardinal Sins are currently finishing up recording their debut album with US label Singular Recordings for release in September 2024.
The Cardinal Sins have established a strong relationship with European audiences in recent times with trips to Germany, Denmark & Italy and are hoping to expand further both nationally and internationally in 2025.
“Four Faces’ sound is a call for noise and human connection” – Hotpress (2023)
Formed in 2018 after meeting in music college, Four Faces began with an eager ambition to create music which saw them combine elements of Rock, Pop and Traditional Irish Folk.
After careful refinement and time spent honing their sound, the band finally launched in May 2022, with their debut track ‘Disarray’ that along with some of their other earlier releases was funded through First Music Contact’s MISP Award.
Since then, Four Faces have gone on to release multiple singles such as ‘Old Scars’ and ‘Better Option’ that have garnered repeated radio airplay both nationally and internationally and also the support of many notable publications such as Hot Press and RTE. It was through this exposure along with their powerful and dynamic live performances that the band performed to multiple sold rooms with Irish promoter MCD, made their debut live radio performance on BBC ATL with Gemma Bradley and supported Damien Dempsey in Mandela Hall and Vicar Street in December 2023.
Four Faces’ 2024 is already gearing up to be an exciting year, garnering significant attention as BBC ATL includes them in their ‘ATL Rated R Rocks 2024’ lineup and with the band set to release a series of singles and live videos to build momentum for their debut EP scheduled for later this year.
Irish Artists “Fake Friends “ have just signed to AMA Music & Song City Management with 3 x Incredible Singles starting with a powerful debut single “Maybe”.
Their massive 3 Year Development Deal is worth over €300,000 with Live booking via AMA, Artist Management, and Studio Production, tasked to break the band Nationally + Internationally.
The duo, Fake Friends, who formed in March 2020 at the height of the pandemic, began sending ideas back and forth until they finally got to work together and started recording at Camden Recording Studios in Dublin.
They got to work with producer Conor O’Farrell Brady who has performed and recorded with a host of artists including The Commitments, Bono, Gary Lightbody and Jack L. The guys also supported acts such as The Coronas, Tears for Fears, Jack L, Mundy and Paddy Casey.
After two years of writing and recording, Fake Friends have finally released their first single Maybe, and it has been play-listed on multiple radio stations already, including Today FM, FM 104, Beat 102 103 and Radio Kerry.
Bio- Kiera is a female vocalist from Dublin singing on stages around Ireland since the age of 13. With live performances under her belt in The Point Theatre (now 3 Arena), Vicar Street, Olympia Theatre, The National Stadium, The Everyman Cork, Iveagh gardens and Cork opera house to name a few.
Kiera has been accompanied on stage by many big names in the music industry such as Christy Dignam, Mark Feehily, Danny O’Reilly, Gavin James, Paul Brady Steve Garrigan, Imelda May, Damian Dempsey, Paddy Casey and Mundy.
She has been gigging the last number of years with her 6 piece band. Her debut album “Nepo baby” released late October 2023 went straight to number 2 in the charts and has already had rave reviews at live performances, Tv appearances and radio. Kicking off her “Nepo baby” tour in December 2023 selling out 2 a 2 night run in Opium Live Dublin and performing at the Iveagh gardens alongside Imelda May and the INEC Killarney alongside Damian Dempsey and performing at the Irish post awards in London. The tour continues around Ireland throughout 2024.
Sun Mahshene are a post-shoegaze band from Dublin. Releases include the anthemic Leave This City, and Reverie, which was playlisted on BBC and Amazing Radio UK. Their compilation vinyl sold out in a day, and they have twice played Electric Picnic. Full debut album releases in summer, with single New Shores coming March 15th.
PRESS
“‘Reverie’ is brilliant…they’ve got that stadium rock sound where you can hear everyone singing along with the sun blazing, on a nice festival day” (BBC Radio)
“Incredible songwriting… it has a timeless quality” (Amazing Radio UK)
“A powerhouse… ‘Reverie’ is their strongest single yet” (GOO Magazine)
“Be prepared for them to leave your ears ringing with joy” (Hot Press)
Alonestar began his career as a model at the prestigious Storm agency, Nevs, and MOT Models. He has appeared in several worldwide commercials for brands such as Prada, Coca-Cola, and Calvin Klein. Moreover, he has featured in many music pop promo videos, TV series, and films as an Actor, and supporting actor.
In 2011, Alonestar signed with EMI and released Warrior, an EP featuring Jaja Soze, Rosie Ribbons, and the track All Falls Down featuring Ed Sheeran.[3] In the same year, he featured on six singles on the album Dubstep and Funky.[4] He has also been featured on Ed Sheeran’s singles, including Move On, Pause, and You Need Me, I Don’t Need You. Conversely, Ed Sheeran has featured on Alonestar’s singles, including Real Life, All Falls Down, and Raise Em Up. The track Raise Em Up featured in the Vertigo Films movie All Stars in 2013.[5] It was revealed in 2017 that Ed Sheeran secretly appeared in the video for Jethro’s single Skyla Rain in 2010.[6]
In addition to his successful career as a solo artist, Alonestar has collaborated with some of the very best, including Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, and 2pac, and performed gigs with Amy Winehouse at the Elephant Head Pub in Camden London. Furthermore, Jethro executive produced all the tracks on the Bars and Melody album 143,[7][8] which hit the number 4 position in the official UK chart.
In December 2017 he featured on the Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica compilation album alongside artists such as Damian Marley, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Lee Scratch Perry, Tim Starr, Contractor and Stephen Marley, Sizzla, Cronixx, and many more.[9][10] The album reached no. 1 on the Billboard Charts USA in February 2018, held the spot for five weeks, and didn’t drop below the number five spot for a further 15 weeks.[11][12]
He has also performed in front of crowds of up to 90,000 people, including a stadium gig in Moscow, Russia.
Alonestar’s album, released in 2020 “Sunshine and Rain”, produced by African producer “Herbert Skillz” released its lead single “Raise em Up” which hit the number one position in the UK iTunes chart and number six all genres also hitting the UK official top 40 charts amassing two million streams in one week, played on Bbc Radio1, 1xtra and BBC Radio London.
Alonestar has surpassed over 100,000,000 streams worldwide independently with his own record label Urban angel records.
Alonestar runs his own label, Urban Angel Records, and production company, Urban Angel Productions, with bases in Denmark, Bristol, and London.
In 2022, Alonestar signed a deal with Sony Music and has since launched three imprints on digital service providers (DSPs). Prior to his success in music, Alonestar lived in Trinidad where he collaborated with his label partner and best friend, Kojo Rigault.
“Letter 2 Lucifer” is the latest single from Jethro “Alonestar” Sheeran, released in April 2023. The track features the late rapper 2PAC and was produced by Alonestar himself. The single showcases Alonestar’s production skills and his ability to collaborate with artists from different genres. With this release, Alonestar continues to establish himself as a prominent figure in the music industry.
His hit song “In My Arms” featuring Wayne Wonder cemented his second Billboard plaque, reaching number 12.
With an upcoming album, “Love and Pain,” featuring Wiz Khalifa, Chris Brown, and Future, set to release in the summer of 2023. He has been offered a deal with RBC Records and is considering a move to LA for a year, as well as a 6 part-series Network TV acting role for “The Lot” based in St Louis, USA.
In 2023, Alonestar is set to lead the Micannes Music Conference Festival in Cannes, France, which will take place on June 7, 2023.
Watch the Stunning New video Above for ‘Don’t Let Me Win’ Enda Gallery is an Irish soulful singer-songwriter and pianist.
Enda Gallery released his debut album ‘The Journey to Zero’ in 2021. It was named RTÉ ‘Album of the Week’ with the ballad ‘Don’t Let Me Win’ winning favour and a BBC6 premiere by Cerys Matthews. His follow up ‘It’s Alright’ received BBC6 radio play from Tom Robinson, featured on the ‘BBC Introducing mixtape’ and on the break-out BBC/Hulu series ‘Normal People’. As a songwriter with over 100 million streams to his name and a master of sensitive expression his intimate live show is very special to behold.
USA Dates AvailableLos Angeles & Surrounding Regions: September 10 – October 10
San Francisco: October 11 – 18
New York City & Surrounding Regions: October 20 – November 5
PRiiCE are the new alt-pop duo you need to know. The Irish pair create music that finesses the line between indie pop and hip hop, a sound that is unconstrained and offers a sense of escapism. Their debut singles ‘Sunflower’ & ‘Sweet Life’ saw BBC Radio 1 airplay and support from leading tastemakers such as Notion Magazine.
PRiiCE have just released their debut mixtape, entitled ‘44’, which is a moving collage of electro-pop, indie and hip hop. The confines of genre are clearly of little concern to this enigmatic duo. PRiiCE have blended rhythmic vocals and unforgettable melodic riffs to form well rounded songs that feel like chilling out at an after session with your mates. This is feel-good alternative pop at its very best. Make sure not to miss what PRiiCE do next.
Strange Boy has arrived as one of the new Irish greats. Having released his striking debut album to resounding critical acclaim in 2021 Strange Boy is charting a fast rise to all-time greatness. Hot Press named it in their 2021 Top 6 hip-hop albums in the world stating: ‘“Strange Boy presents his full set of skills in 10 astonishing tracks which detail his personal story, a story that is unique, but relatable for many other young Irish people.” Having established the new genre of Traditional Irish Rap (Trad-Rap) with producer Enda Gallery, Strange Boy has attracted and delighted audiences at numerous festivals, including The Great Escape, Sionna Music, Doolin Folk Festival, Body & Soul, Altogether Now, and It Takes a Village. His achievements were recognized this year when he was awarded the Prestigious Liam O’Flynn award and honoured with a residency in the National Concert Hall to further pioneer his new fusion of hip-hop and traditional Irish music. His featured verse on It’s Alright featured on the global hit BBC series Normal People. Strange Boy, as well as in the ‘Ireland in Music’ series which was broadcast on PBS in the United States as well as The Great Escape Online Festival. Currently working on his highly anticipated second album tipped to be one of the stand-out albums of 2023, He is a new artist for a new generation in Ireland, singled out by District Magazine as a “national treasure”. “The dominant sense is of an artist trying something that hasn’t been done before (or if it has, not with such vital character).” – Tony Clayton Lea (The Irish Times) “Strange Boy has made one of 2021’s outstanding hip hop records” – Ed Power (The Irish Examiner) “For the first time, the music of youth meets the callings of Ireland’s musical past in a way that is not only convincing but powerful beyond measure.” – Cailean Coffey (Golden Plec)
Maureen Kennelly, Director of The Arts Council commented:
“Storytelling and the oral arts are an integral part of our traditional arts and Strange Boy’s contemporary take on the seanchaí is a relevant and natural response to an ever-evolving artform, bringing the traditional arts to new, more diverse audiences. We are delighted to partner with the National Concert Hall to present this award, honouring the legacy of the great Liam O’Flynn, to such an exciting, innovative artist.”
Videos:
Waiting (Music Video) https://youtu.be/x4Ul5-MZ2pE Sorrow on The Tommy Tiernan Show https://youtu.be/8PKMTrI_h88 The Pope (Music Video): https://youtu.be/n5bvhH87mEo Strange Boy Ireland in Music Week https://youtu.be/fn3I3_hy1ok Press Photos: https://bit.ly/3kIpodv
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Strange Boy is a 1000-year-old poet channeling through the body of a young man from Limerick. With hard hitting, thought-provoking lyrics, his unique mastery of flow renders him one of the most important Irish rappers of our time. Strange Boy combines hip hop and Irish traditional music, the old and new cultural influences dominant in this country, with a sophistication that would have you swearing this genre always existed. Since his signing with the Berlin-based record label WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD in 2019, Strange Boy has been working with his producer and fellow Irishman Enda Gallery on his debut album HOLY / UNHOLY (Summer 2021).
Anyone on the Irish music scene would have heard of Strange Boy (fka Jonen Dekay). After a powerful performance at Make a Move festival in his home city of Limerick, he began working with Rusangano Family and Deviant/Naive Ted on his debut mixtape: Passionate Example. Since then, he has worked with PX Music and a string of artists such as Hazey Haze, Citrus Fresh, Naive Ted, Mankyy and was featured on delush’s single ‘It’s Alright’ (Soundtrack of new BBC series “Normal People”). Singled out by Blindboy of the Rubberbandits as having the “best song to ever come out of Limerick” and named a “national treasure” by District Magazine, Strange Boy is an artist for the new generation in Ireland, featured on Ireland Music Week 2020 and about to tour the USA with ‘Ireland In Music’ and fellow Irish acts such as Tolü Makay, Enda Gallery and the Hothouse Flowers in 2022.
Strange boy combines hip hop and Irish traditional music, the old and new cultural influences dominant in this country, with a sophistication that would have you swearing this genre always existed. Contact info ( at ) amamusicagency.ie for all live, Venue, Festival bookings, or Streamed Events.
Indie-Electropop Artist Jacob Koopman continues to widen his influence with a new dark-Billie Eilish-esque single “Is that what you wanted?”.
Returning after the successful release of the last single “Weight of the Wave” which has now over 30k listens on Spotify and 35k for the music video on YouTube. Jacob has once again teamed up with the producer and composer Brian Dwyer to deliver a tasty new track.
Hailing all the way from Bali (Indonesia), Jacob busks on Grafton Street, Dublin in between playing festivals and touring sold-out shows around Ireland. Throughout the 2020 pandemic, he has continued to grow his online presence by streaming live performances multiple times a week.
Jacob has had a productive few months in quarantine expanding his repertoire and he has big things in store for the coming months and 2021.
Runabay are a six-piece indie-folk band from the Glens of Antrim and Belfast. They have been writing, recording and performing music together since 2014, creating a soundscape rooted in place and shaped by the beautiful local landscape and coastline. With uplifting melodies, beautiful harmonies, and complex instrumentation, their music will appeal to fans of artists like José Gonzalez and Fleet Foxes.
In 2017, the band enjoyed national, international and local radio play and had a run of successful gigs in Ireland and the UK. 2018 sees the band playing a number of Irish festivals including Sunflowerfest, OTB and Stendhal as they build towards the release of their debut album in 2019.
Runabay are John McManus (vocals/guitar), Gary Graham (guitar/vocals), Gerard McHugh (vocals//keyboard), Michael McKinney (bass/double bass), Declan McCartan (‘cello) and Rory McAuley(drums/percussion).
AMA Music Agency is delighted to be representing Runabay. For all booking enquiries please simply get in touch with us via [email protected] or call the office on +353 (0)1 201 3660.https://youtu.be/Gnb6U45esSA
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