Sounds Irish, Acts Global - Explaining the Success of Ireland's Popular Music Industry - Michael Mary Murphy
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Sounds Irish, Acts Global - Explaining the Success of Ireland's Popular Music Industry - Michael Mary Murphy
Michael Mary Murphy [+]
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin
Michael Mary Murphy is a lecturer on the music industry at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin. He worked in the music industry for twenty years as an artist manager as well as an artist and repertoire (A&R) manager in New York and London. He has published a number of articles on the Irish music industry for academic journals and contributes to radio and print media outlets on Irish music industry topics.
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The music industry is shaped by many behind-the-scenes participants; the career of the graphic designer, Steve Averill, shows how influential these participants can be. Averill worked in the Irish music scene in a number of roles; behind-the-scenes participants are not confined to one role. As an advisor, graphic designer and musician Averill interacted with Irish music figures in crucial ways.