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Turn your FM/DAB radio on Thursday nights ’round midnight and hear Rory McConnell (26) broadcast live on BBC Radio 1 from the thumping heart of Belfast. Rory champions local artists, so if you are banded and want him to hear your oeuvre just send a CD, short biography and contact details to: Rory McConnell [...]

True Story, the debut album from Ulster drummer David Lyttle, features 8 original compositions plus an “all-star line-up” of Ireland’s most sought-after jazz musicians. Lyttle has become one of Ireland’s in-demand drummers working with leading Irish and American musicians. Listen on-line at www.myspace.com/davidlyttlejazz or buy on-line at www.davidlyttle.com

SellaBand is a Web 2.0 contraption that lets music fans sponsor unknown bands/artists by buying shares (“parts”) in those same bands/artists. Once a band has raised $50k by racking up sales of 5000 parts, SellaBand arranges a professional studio session. The recorded songs are then sold to new fans, and both the artists and owners [...]

Radio 1’s eclectic Irish firebrand, Queen’s University Belfast alumnus and former Shine apparatchik, Annie Mac continues her national tour with support from Kissy Sell Out on Thursday, December 20, at Shivo, Leicester: www.shivoo.net. Those with radio sets can tune to Annie Mac’s Mash-Up on BBC Radio 1 every Friday from 9pm – 11pm:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/anniemac/biography.shtml
MySpace: www.myspace.com/anniemac16

Indie/alt artist Tom McShane is the latest musician from Ulster to expand his touring into the US writes UlsterMusic.com contributor Nick Fitzsimons. Tom’s recent tour, which took in Seattle (Washington), Portland (Oregon), Los Angeles (SoCal) and a two-night stand in San Francisco, focused on urban areas, especially those with large student populations – a key [...]

Thinking of starting a recording label or need some help on monetizing your music intellectual property in world of Web 2.0? Check out this Brum dude’s webwear: http://newmusicstrategies.com/

Despite attempts by short-changed shareholders to thwart the impending deal, publisher EMAP is moving to dispose of its radio station assests – including Northern Ireland’s first ever commerical radio station Downtown Radio (DTR), and sister greater Belfast 97.4MHz broadcaster Cool FM – to German media monster Bauer, publisher of a roster of women’s magazines [...]

The Priory Singers made their debut over 20 years ago in 1986 and under the direction of their founder, Dr Harry Grindle, they rapidly established themselves as one of the country’s leading chamber choirs. Their extensive repertoire includes music of all periods and their programmes frequently feature less familiar works as well as music specially [...]

UlsterMusic.com has germinated and is growing. The editor now seeks music business writers to contribute high-quality, intelligent copy (news, features, articles, reviews, obituaries, viewpoints, etc) on an occassional basis. No previous experience neccessary. Payment in street-credits and kudos. Apply to ulster.music@googlemail.com

Lee Hedley (b. Newtownards, Co. Down) signed to Urban Angel Music [www.urbanangelmusic.com] in October 2007 and is now writing and recording an original blues-rock album with the Belfast label. (UAM recently tasted Irish chart success with Lila). Hedley’s new album – as yet untitled – will be toured in Ireland and the UK when released [...]

Based in Co. Antrim, Haste to the Wedding are a five-piece folk band specialising in traditional ceili dance music and song. They come from various musical backgrounds, and have extensive experience playing traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and further afield.

Publicity-shy progressive rockers We Are Knives have released a 6-track CD on indie label Feraliminal Recordings. Recorded over two days at Einstein Studios, Antrim with the help of one Frankie McClay, this debut CD is available to buy using PayPal via http://www.myspace.com/theweareknivestrio

UK based mobile music company Omnifone [http://www.omnifone.com] has launched a new “unlimited” subscription-based music download service called MusicStation to take on the current giants in the global mobile music market. Vodafone’s UK consumers will be the first mobile users in the UK to have the freedom to download, play and share unlimited amounts of music, [...]

Octave Music Solutions – winners of the Belfast Business Awards 2007 “Excellence in Entrepreneurship” category – was created to provide a centralised contact point for musicians looking for work and those seeking music for entertainment. Based in Belfast, Octave brings together expertise from the music and recruitment industries, to provide music solutions to all areas [...]