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Brendan O' Regan

Ambition Bites the Nails off Success

About Me



Tuesday, May 01, 2007I live in the Kinvara area of Ireland, outside Galway city-a beautiful place to be.I have worked on more than 38 instrumental albums crossing all genres, with acts such as, De Dannan, Waterboys Mary Black, Dolores Keane, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, and produced numerous others. Composed for nine productions for world renowned, Tony Award Winning, Druid Theatre, Galway, Ireland. Worked with Oscar winning Director Jim Sheridan and New York Metropolitan Operas Francesco Zambella. Currently putting finishing touches on a new Suite for Two Mandolins and String Ensemble. Also in process of building new Studio where I live in Kinvara, Ireland. Two solo albums: 1992 "Awind of Change" and 2000;" Samadhi-Slow Music for Guitar"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/1/2007
Influences: Life. Where I live. Music from the heart-all kinds!!!!The characters here are either real or fictional-but as in everything in life, it is entirely up to you!!! Brendan Behan, Arvo Part, Hunter S. Thompson, Burt Bacharach, Flaming Lips, Bruce Chatwin, John Pilger, Paul Durcan, Victor Jara, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gibran Kahlil Gibran, Mick Ronson, John McCormack, Miles Davis, Steve Reich, Jan Garbarek, Sigur Ros, Rory and Conor, Jesus Christ, Ian Dury, Vincent Gallo, my childhood, Mam, Dad, Desmond Tutu, Harry Dean Stanton, Robert de Niro, Nic Jones, John Hoban, Bert Jansch, Homer Simpson, Graham Knuttel, Bernie Austin, Andy Warhol, Beatles, Blockheads,Homer Simpson, Mister Ed, Edith Piaf, Janis Joplin, Ted Crilly, Jimi Hendrix, Willie Clancy, Dr. Winston O' Boogie, Jean Paul Sartre, David Jones, Martin Scorcese, Oscar Romero, Kenneth Saro-Wiwa, Sophie Scholl, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Michael Brooks, and more, only joking-no seriously though!!!-joking!!!-not!!!
Record Label: Third Ear Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sombre Reptile Recording rooms

I have finally managed to open my pet project provisionally called "Sombre Reptile' recording room(s). it is a purpose built studio for acoustic music with an impressive array of preamps ,software an...
Posted by Brendan O' Regan on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:43:00 PST

Merry Xmas to all ye!!!

Merry Xmas to all ye MySpacers everywhere.
Posted by Brendan O' Regan on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:08:00 PST

My new studio!!!

work is coming alomg great on the new studio, and I am getting a bit wound up at this stage. I will have a highly respectable arsenal of mics, Earthworks, Neumanns, Manley ,Groove Tubes, Avenson etc, ...
Posted by Brendan O' Regan on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:30:00 PST

Lebeda Mandolins

I have come across some of the most beautiful sounding mandolins ,made by a Czech luthier named Jiri Lebeda. I am going to post some video clips of these amazing looking and sounding creatur...
Posted by Brendan O' Regan on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:05:00 PST