Nigel Place

MyGen Profile Generator 2006 saw Nigel being selected from over 700 acts to perform as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes event in Dublin, establishing him on the Irish singer/songwriter scene as definitely one to watch for 2007.Most recently being selected from thousands of Artists all over Europe to play at the “City Showcase” event in London, which in the past has had acts such as Ray LaMontagne, Amy Winehouse and Razorlight (to name a few) play.Nigel was featured on 2FM DJ Jenny Huston’s Coca-Cola Podcast and was the featured “Artist of the Week” on “02 Making Waves” Podcast for Podcasting Ireland.Having started out on the Singer/Songwriter scene in Dublin and first playing at one of Dave Murphy's infamous Tuesday nights upstairs at the International Bar, became a regular there and was one of the guests selected to play at the special closing shows to mark that era. Nights like these nights saw such acts as Damien Rice, Damien Dempsey, Mundy, Paddy Casey, Declan O'Rourke, Roesy and Gemma Hayes all take the stage on a regular basis.With Nigel aiming to follow in the footsteps of his contemporaries and having met up with Len Arran (of Skunk Anansie/Skin fame) led to the recording of a 4 track EP called "Broadcast To Anyone Who'll Listen", produced by Len.As well as his very recent achievements in 2007, Nigel has also had the honour of being one of the guests selected to play at the opening of a new venue in Dublin called “The Acoustic Room” and also being the first guest to appear on Dundalk FM’s “The Vibe”.Many more lives shows to come including the 1st Birthday Party of the Tall Poppy Club, in The Spirit Store, Dundalk which will include a compilation CD of all the acts on the bill.Nigel will be getting back in the studio to start recording his debut album and will feature in the music for the upcoming TV Pilot show "The Coalboat Kids".