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Things been hectic on the original front the last couple of weeks so a quick rundown of what I been up to - Sat 20th Aug I was in Crawdaddy performing with Corrugated Tunnel (organized by Tenth Planet Music), with none other than Donnacha Costello at the helm. Great night, great crowd, great music - our new track 'Broken Barriers' even got an outing and went down a storm…. next live PA with Corrugated Tunnel is at Mystik Fest on 17th September https://www.facebook.com/mystik.fest
Sunday 21st Aug and Sat 3rd Sept I was in both Pygmalion and Bia Bar, Dublin respectively for Lay Deep, doing live PA's with Grooveboy - (Grooveboy are a Dublin based DJ / Production duo who I've recently teamed up with to write some House music tracks - 2 already in the bag - "Ain't Gonna Stop' and Can't Get Enough' - both can be found on my soundcloud page http://soundcloud.com/antoinette-dunleavy. )
On both Lay Deep nights we had live percussion from the unflaffable, Mr Cool, Mark Finn… as well as some absolutely banging sets from Del Fortune, Zane Smith, Aidan Weldon, Brian Murphy, Ian O, Chris Power and Joe Connolly .
Best thing for me about both Lay Deep nights? I got to grab the mic after I performed my own tracks and just do my thang and improvise vocally … anybody who knows me knows I pretty much love doing that kinda thing… some special moments I gotta say ;)
On separate note - a big shoutout and thanks once again to Niall Redmond of RTE Pulse who has been showing the love & support for the tracks I've done with Grooveboy - he's given both tracks an airing on his weekly show 'The Digital Groove' - check out The Digital Groove on 2FM every Monday night 8-11pm
Club nights aside I've been wedding busy busy busy - check out my wedding FB page for all the pictures and updates!
https://www.facebook.com/antoinettedunleavyweddings
Ok - until next time ;))
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Hey there all you lovely people…. blog time again :) Sooo, here's filling you in on what's been happening! I've been keeping a low profile over the last few weeks as I took a little well earned break to the sun to refresh body and mind (mission complete ;) BUT theres still been LOTS happening in the background! Y'all know that as much as I love doing my church gigs I also love doing my original music - it's a HUGE part of what I do. So, as I previously highlighted, I'm giving my website a make-over very soon. It's going to incorporate the original side of my music … keep an eye out, I'll have some nice new photo shots up there as well as all my new music fresh from the studio oven… On the original front I have two gigs coming up which I'm pretty excited about… on the 20th August I'm in Crawdaddy with Corrugated Tunnel - Edwin (aka Corrugated Tunnel) has been belting out the quality House tracks to me recently so he's been keeping me busy on the writing front…we've LOTS of new material - some of which we'll be showcasing on the night (as well as performing our current single 'The Rejection'). Donnacha Costello will be headlining the event ….come on down ;) The following night (21st Aug) I'm then in Pygmalion, Powerscourt Centre, with the lovely Grooveboy lads and I'll be belting out our new tune 'Ain't Gonna Stop' as well as another new tune which we're working on at the moment… promises to be another great night! Ok… will leave it there for the moment - wedding updates next week… I've four stunning brides to fill you in on….so keep an eye on this, and my Facebook pages ;))
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Ok… I'm finally back on the blogging wagon! Keeping this one short & sweet - so starting off with some news hot off the press: New single with Corrugated Tunnel, 'The Rejection' (with remixes from Fish Go Deep & Legowelt) is now released on Process Recordings, available on i-Tunes and all usual digital stores - get it… if only to check me out with the mad 80's diva hairstyle - ;)) My website is changing soon (finally!!) - it's going to incorporate the original side of my music as well as the Church Music side - keep an eye out..a change is gunna come :) I'll be posting more regular updates to this BUT in the meantime this social networking tiger-ess can be found on the following: Soundcloud (for original music) http://soundcloud.com/antoinette-dunleavy Facebook Church Music: https://www.facebook.com/antoinettedunleavyweddings Facebook Original Music: https://www.facebook.com/AntoinetteDunleavy Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/antoinettedunle Till next time ;) PS, if visiting West Cork anytime soon I highly recommend you check out The Pink Elephant Restaurant - great food, stunning views and unbelievably friendly helpful staff...
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I'm often asked about the different styles of music I sing and write, and why I don't stick to just one genre. I knew I'd have to face up to this one day. Every instinct I have tells me not to advertise that I live a musical double life, but yes, I admit it. My name is Antoinette - and I'm a musical adulteress. I cheat on Gospel with House, and I cheat on House with Jazz. I'm a serial cheat. I can't help myself. To be serious about it though, I'm a church singer who also sings within the dance / pop music genre - it doesn't really equate does it?! The question seems to be popping up a lot lately though so I've decided to address it very quickly and simply in this weeks blog. God knows I could talk (and write) on this topic for hours but - long story short, here's the quick and simple answer to what I sing and why: I sing what makes me feel good. Regardless of genre. If I hear a piece of music and it inspires me to write a melody, I'll write to it. Regardless of genre. Music is art, art is about being creative…and I love creating music. Regardless of genre. And on the note of creativity while I won't name names (a lady never names names!) what I WILL say to the personality I encountered this week is this: just because a person is creative and has had some measure of success as a result of that creativity, it does NOT give that person carte blanche to be rude or dis-respectful or for that matter to engage in musical snobbery… good manners don't cost a thing! The most successful people I know are also the most personable! …. Self indulgent rambling will be avoided at all costs next week ;-) Until next time my peoples… thanks for reading and if you have a spare few mins, why not check out some of my original music on my myspace page :)) Antoinette xxx
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Ok, here I am again, writing from Charles De Gaulle Airport in lovely Paris, typing wistfully, while I drink a cafe au lait and nibble on a pain au chocolat. Ok, I'm not actually drinking a cafe au lait or eating a pain au choc, I was going for effect here but I actually wish I was, I'm kinda hungry but can't seem to find a shop anywhere in this airport that actually serves food?!. Anyway, while my stomach loudly rumbles I've decided to write up my account of my two FABULOUS days in this beautiful city while I wait patiently, very patiently (so unlike me to be patient) for my flight back to Dublin. I've just spent the last two days admiring the views, drinking coffee, eating good food, frantically writing lyrics, drinking wine, and generally feeling very cosmopolitan. It's hard to do cosmopolitan in Dublin - firstly, the rain makes you look like a shaggy dog .. and secondly, well, I'm as common as they come really… I'm from Sheriff Street for heavens sake… we don't do cosmopolitan down there, we do reality! All joking aside, I was in the city to record a new track with the AMAZING DJ Meme from Brazil. This guy is pretty much my house We recorded the track yesterday, Tue 26th Oct in a cosy little studio in the suburbs of Paris. We got straight into the recording which took only an hour and 15 mins to record…start to end… that's the quickest I've recorded a track EVER, backing vocals included. We expected to be in the studio until about ten last night, however, because of mine and Meme's collective brilliance ;-) we got out at 5pm which gave us the opportunity to go for dinner with the lovely Tracey K. It was my first time to meet Tracey who was in Paris to record with Meme also. I was quite proud of the fact that I (very sensibly in retrospect) resisted the urge to sing The Cure & The Cause to her over coffee and desert, (just joking) but, I gotta admit that it was cool to be sitting there with Tracey AND Meme, who, in conjunction with Fish Go Deep are responsible for that huge hit that actually made me wanna properly So, long story short… I had a ball in Paris, doing what I LOVE to do with amazingly talented, lovely people…. what more could a girl want ! Will keep you people updated on the track :) Until next time mes amis 
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Well..here we go… blog no 2!
PRAISE FOR 'MINOR OBSESSIONS' AND 'REMEDY FOR MY SOUL' I know they say don't believe your own hype… but the hype is good, so we're gonna take it while it's going! So here goes with a sample of some of the feedback we've received: 'It's not the standardized dance album of say, David Guetta. No, it's better than that' Pete M, review of Minor Obsessions for HarderFaster. 'The overall atmosphere is deep and dark..except the vocals… Antoinette is the sunshine that takes you along the trip' Erik Buis in reviewing the Rennie Foster remix of Remedy For My Soul Remedy For my Soul referred to as 'obvious standout' and also voted the 'key track' of the album Minor Obsessions by HotPress Magazine "Great track! Reminds me of The Gossip" - DJ Tronic (DanceFloor Mayhem) "Great track, nice for a backroom set" - Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) "Good song, catchy vocal and music. It's a hit!" - Shane Johnson (Fish Go Deep) "21st Century Synth Pop, love it :)" - Mitch Davis (Electric Sheep) "I love the Italo-disco connections!" - Chelonis R Jones "Remedy For My Soul is master." - Theo Ploeg (OOR) "Best Album to date from Edwin. I am pleasantly surprised by the variation and also the vocals are a welcoming change especially Antoinette is touching the senses here. Good work and deserves more and better things for Mr James!" - Orlando Voorn |
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Ahhh, my very first blog... ! Well well well..what's been happening in the world of Antoinette Dunleavy, 'wedding singer', 'church singer', general 'never shuts up singing singer' lately huh? Too much to mention I'm thinkin'. Think I've had the busiest two months of my life ..so this is a sincere deep heartfelt apology to those ever patient friends of mine who I constantly promise to meet up with but consistently cancel on last minute.... Tray, Aud, Rachel, Trish etc etc (Ci...you'd get a mention but I haven't had a chance to cancel on you since you're living it up in NYC..am saving a cancelation for when you move back to London ;-)… you gals rock. And Andy..who's off gallivanting in New Zealand.. I WILL get that email I promised off to you... sometime before Christmas!! x Soooo, what's been happenin' I hear ya say? Just get on with it I hear ya say! Ok, ok. I gotta start with Upbeat Generation, a cool band I've done a couple of dep. gigs with recently. This band are funkalicious to say the least, playing everything from Prince to Sister Sledge to Blondie and Stevie Wonder to MJ. I gotta admit I cried a little tear of sadness at the return of their regular singer Amy Kelly (you gotta hear this girl sing btw, luscious vocals with soul and attitude, absolutely knocked Aretha Franklins 'Respect' outta the park..SING IT GIRL!). Colin, Damien, Stevie and Wiley - I MISS you guys! Get into The Mezz, just off Dame Street every Monday night from 11pm to get a piece of this crew… you heard it here peoples…you heard it here. (myspace) and (facebook) It was while out with Upbeat Generation in The Bloomfield Hotel that I bumped into Trish Mallin of Wedding Films Ireland, Trish was filming a wedding video for the wedding couple (obviously Ant I hear ya say!) and we got chatting about anything and everything waiting on the wedding party to arrive. Check out their website…their stuff is fantastic and looking at Trish in action I think I'll be booking that gal for my own wedding, she's a total perfectionist (can you get married these days without a man? All I really want is the dress and the adoration!)… check out www.wfi.ie for further info on this great company. Church Singing has NOT been far off my agenda.. last Friday singing at the wedding of my dear friend Lisa to Joey in St Murdachs Church in Mayo , what a stunning bride you made Lisa! Back on 11th September I was lucky enough to meet Father Peter McVerry who was officiating at the wedding of Des and Jane. Am in Motown mode this weekend performing The Story of Motown at Castle Arch Hotel in Trim on Saturday night with my gals , Sharon, Michelle and Mike (yes… I did say Mike… he's definitely one of us gals now, no escaping it) all taking centre stage along with The Jewelettes Motown Big Band.. it's gonna be a great night..tickets still available! Check out www.thejewelettes.com or www.thestoryofmotown.com for further info. Ok… gonna leave it there for the mo…but before I do…I just wanna send out a BIG sarcastic thank-you to my band mates from The PW Sessions for literally waxing my living room floor last night during the making of the video for Miss You… I kid you not…candles galore… I've spent the morning scraping candle wax off the floor.. Steve… this video BETTER be good. You have been warned! … check out The-PW-Sessions on Facebook for the video.. it'll be hitting your Facebook screen very soon! Laters my lovely peoples :)) Antoinette
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Antoinette performs regularly with The Jewelettes - a twelve piece Big Band comprising of 3 top class female vocalists, a three piece brass section, piano/keyboards, bass, drums, guitar and a percussionist to complete this fantastic line-up. Check out the video's below or alternatively check out www.thejewelettes.com if you are interested in booking
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Antoinette was one of the founding members of The PW Sessions back in Jan 2009 - and since then the band has gone from strength to strength writing and performing their original tracks at venues across Ireland, most notably supporting Scottish songstress Sandi Thom (I Wish I Was a Punkrocker), Kinky Friedman and Ciara Allen and taking to the mainstage of Whelans no less than three times… watch this space - there's lots on the upcoming agenda for The PW Sessions!
Check out The PW Sessions on www.myspace.com/thepwsessions
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Antoinette is excited to announce that she recently collaborated with Corrugated Tunnel on the dance track ', Remedy for my Soul'. The single is due for release on 19th July 2010 on Process Recordings. Have a sneak preview of the video below which was shot in Dublin City in May 2010!!
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