Jay Irish Showcase Organiser

About Me

I have a wonderful partner in Kathi and we have 4 kids... Chiara, Claire, Olivia and Kiran born 20/9/06.I currently own a company which finds missing income (royalties) for songwriters and publishers called Musical Sleuth Ltd.I co-manage two bands from Dublin - Kudos and Overkills.. and I try to manage FMB but that's another story! See their profiles on my favourites!I organise showcases for Irish bands here in London. See pictures and blog for previous events.My company website is www.musicalsleuth.comI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music. Fulham Football Club. Gigs. Golf. Playing guitar very badly.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone really. Mostly in the music world. I'm organising some showcases in London for Irish Bands - If you are an Irish band and are interested in coming over to London, please send me a comment or mail and I will get back to you.

Music:

In no particular order...Iron Maiden - Indiana Gregg - Kudos - Elvis Presley - Diamondhead - Foo Fighters - White Sunday - The Cure - Class of 84 - Depeche Mode - Luther Vandross - T'pau - Faithless - Bowie - Christina Aguilera - ELO - The Overkills - ABC - The Smiths - George Michael - MLS - Paul Weller - Oasis - FMB - Echo and the Bunnymen - Hall and Oates - Bach - Muse - Placebo - Wu Tan Clan - Cathi Ogden - Goldfrapp - Dr. Dre - The Police - Valusi - Chilli Peppers - Billy Franks - Stereophonics - Barry White - The Who - The Jam - Led Zep - Steps - Joyce Simms - U2 - Exile Inside - Big Country - Horace Andy - Undertones - Wham etc. etc. etc.

Movies:

Terminator - Alien - Predator - Monsters Inc - Toy Story - Grease - Sat Night Fever - Ghost - Independence Day - The Incredibles - Titanic

Television:

Don't get the time but am into Grand Designs.

Books:

Charlottes Web and Fantastic Mr Fox. Also love James Herbert.

Heroes:

My friend Lewis.

My Blog

2008 Showcase Developments

Hello everyone, I've had to postpone the intended June showcase because of venue problems and availability of the three acts. This is not a bad thing because in the meantime, I've had some response to...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Sat, 03 May 2008 02:49:00 PST

Next Showcase

Hello all, It's been five months since the last showcase and you are probably wondering when the next one is right? Well, for a while back there so was I. I've been mad busy with the day job, moved ho...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:57:00 PST

October 2007 Showcase Feedback

Hello there, Well, after a shaky start... the third Irish showcase took place last Tuesday and boy was it a good one. The Kill City Defectors started us off and they played a blinding set to almost 10...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:10:00 PST

October Showcase Lineup

Hello there,I'm very happy to announce that we have secured the very prestigeous Embassy Club in Mayfair, London, for the third Irish London showcase. We have been sposored by The Embassy plus Gibson ...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:06:00 PST

Third Showcase

Hello there! For the last couple of weeks, I've been working on getting three more acts from Ireland to do my third showcase in London. I've been inundated with demos and cd's so am busy trying t...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Mon, 28 May 2007 06:02:00 PST

Showcase Success!

Hello all,Last night, three acts from Dublin played what can only be described as a phenomenal gig.First up was Chris Singleton who although hails from Dublin is now a Londonite. His band brought a un...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Fri, 11 May 2007 01:59:00 PST

London Showcase Confirmed

I'm pleased to announce that the second of my Irish band showcase nights in London is to be held on Thursday 10th May at the Gibson Guitar Showcase Rooms. The featured bands are The Overkills, Kudos a...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:07:00 PST

Kudos in Rome

In true rock n roll style, Kudos arrived at the Circolo Degli Artisti straight from the airport and went almost straight into the sound-check. The venue is a weird and wonderful place. From the outsid...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:16:00 PST

Kudos about to enter the lion's den!

Preparations are well under way for the 4 lads from Dublin who are about to embark on their biggest gig yet. After being spotted at the Sonic Eye London showcase, Kudos have been invited to play the C...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:17:00 PST

Our new Arrival

Here he is, our Kiran with a watchful Olivia!. Born a month ago on the 20th of September 2006. ...
Posted by Jay Irish Showcase Organiser on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:48:00 PST