Original Bands

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Long a hotbed of new and exciting talent, the Irish music scene has never been healthier. Audionetworks Music Agency Ltd prides itself on working with the most established names for over 20 years offering venues, music festivals and hotels a range of bands for hire at DIRECT prices.

Audionetworks exclusively represent rock bands like Aslan, The Coronas, Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club, Paddy Casey, Lisa Hannigan, Republic of Loose, Delorentos, Ham Sandwich, Bipolar Empire, Tucan, Tupelo, Director, Fred, Something Happens, Colin Devlin, Royseven, Dirty Epics, The Beat Poets, Jamie Lawson and Keywest.

Immediate friendly advice, package deals for music festivals and direct quotes available call Mark Downing directly on + 353 862 504 795.

Aslan have long been hailed as one of Ireland’s true band of the people, moving to the top of the charts with the classic hit ‘Crazy World’ across an amazing career lasting over twenty years.

The CoronasThey are joined by some of the most exciting young bands in the country, the chart topping Coronas, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club, and Director.We just don’t operate in the indie and guitar genres, we also book Damien Dempsey, Moya Brennan, Clannad and the Tupelo.

As the leading entertainment bandhire agency in Ireland we are able to offer the complete package – DIRECT PRICES for the headline act and memorable supports. We also provide entertainment packages and booking services for larger corporate events if you wish to give your corporate entertainment an original twist.

Aslan

Dec 15, 2011 No Comments by

Aslan, who took their name from the heroic lion in C.S. Lewis’s series of Narnia books (Aslan is the Turkish for lion), emerged from the working class areas of Finglas and Ballymun in Dublin’s Northside in the mid 1980s. They released a demo single, ‘This Is’, in the spring of 1986, which was a huge [...]

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Rubberbandits

Dec 14, 2011 No Comments by

If you don’t know about horse outside and the Rubberbandits then you must be dead. Over 7 million YouTube views since December, 100,00 itunes downloads and a chorus thats ringing out in street corners from Sunset Strip to Notre Dame – “F*ck your Honda Civic, I’ve a Horse Outside”Accompanied by a video that has been [...]

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Jerry Fish

Nov 13, 2011 No Comments by

What do you get when you cross Tom Waits with a Circus Showband, when you mix Jacques Brel with Mink DeVille, when you lock Dr John, Dean Martin and The Fun Lovin’ Criminals in the same room? The answer, my friends, is Jerry Fish and The Mudbug Club, the most eclectic bunch of musical chameleons [...]

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Republic of Loose

Nov 11, 2011 No Comments by

Republic of Loose formed in Dublin in 2003. Their debut album “This is the Tomb of the Juice” was released on Big Cat Records in 2004 to critical acclaim in Ireland and the UK. Several tours of the U.K, US, and Europe followed including support slots with The Roots, The Neville Brothers, Dilated Peoples, Scissors [...]

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Royseven

Nov 10, 2011 No Comments by

RoySeven are a six-piece alternative rock band from County Dublin, Ireland. Their debut album The Art of Insincerity was released in October 2006. The band received the Hope for 2007 Award at the Meteors, the Balcony TV best band award and the “Other Voices” viewers choice 2007. RoySeven recently signed to Roadrunner Records. Meteor award [...]

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Bipolar Empire

Oct 30, 2011 No Comments by

Audionetworks music agency is delighted to represent Ireland’s hottest emerging band Bipolar Empire. This 4 Piece Dublin Band got together in 2007. All hailing from the Dublin suburb of Tallaght, supersonic warbler Shane O’Reilly was joined by horizontally laid back bassist Joe Leech and drumming dynamo Callum Mc Adam. And so it was to pass, [...]

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Dirty Epics

Oct 30, 2010 No Comments by

Three men and one woman from Dublin whose debut, Straight in No Kissing (Universal), is a retro-revelation that recalls X-Ray Spex at their most aggressively horny. Pure pop-punk for wow people, and single “Way Too Pretty” is an instant come-on classic. Marc Savlov, Austin Cronicle SXSW Dirty Epics have a unique punky rock poptastic sound [...]

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Director

Jun 07, 2010 No Comments by

Director return with their second album I’ll Wait For Sound on 8 May 2009, preceded by the single “Sing It Without A Tune” on 1 May. Since their irresistible bid for notice on the Dublin rock circuit in 2005, Director’s crafted, intelligent guitar music has stood them apart from the usual suspects. The band’s genesis [...]

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Something Happens

Jun 07, 2010 No Comments by

Something Happens were an Irish pop-rock band whose heyday was the late 1980s – early 1990s. An earlier incarnation of the band was called ‘The Dazzmen’ and was fronted by singer Martin Lynch who left the band and became the frontman for another early 1980′s Dublin band ‘The Cracker Factory’. After Lynch’s departure the band [...]

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Devlins

Jun 07, 2010 No Comments by

“The Devlins have always had the ability to produce compelling, understated musical gems and have earned a reputation as an Irish band with more longevity, creativity and credibility than most. Led by Colin Devlin and his brother Peter, The Devlins refined their cinematic rock sound via a series of internationally acclaimed albums that generated tracks [...]

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Beat Poets

Jun 07, 2010 No Comments by

Touring relentlessly The Beat Poets have supporting World renowned acts such as Sonic Youth, The Chemical Brothers, The Duke Spirit, Nine Black Alps, The Parlotones and much more from venue’s such as Marlay Park (Dublin) to Canadian Music Week and 6 storming shows at the 2009 South by Southwest Music (SXSW) music festival in Austin, [...]

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John, Shelly and Creatures

Jun 07, 2010 No Comments by

John, Shelly and the Creatures released their debut album on March 5th 2010 after a hugely successful start to the year. With appearances on The Late Late Show, Today with Pat Kenny and FM 104’s Strawberry Alarm Clock among others, their single “Long May You Reign”(featured on the Discover Northern Ireland advert) being playlisted on [...]

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Garrett Wall Band

Jun 07, 2010 No Comments by

Madrid based Garrett Wall Band are hoping to help kick-start the summer with a new single in June on their Mondegreen Records label. Being released around the same time as the World Cup the somewhat fittingly titled 2 Hours Later will be released on iTunes and all digital download stores and will also be available [...]

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Fred

Jun 06, 2010 No Comments by

Fred are a five piece original band from Cork who take the anguish, angst and pain out of rock ‘n’ roll opting instead to just be really good. Beautiful, smart, and wealthier than most regular folk, FRED are the people’s band, making music for the people, by the super-people. Imagine getting a face massage, that’s what [...]

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