Ireland’s Only All Island Youth Focused Music Awards and Festival Enters Tenth Year
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Youth Work Ireland’s Irish Youth Music Awards album has made its mark on the charts debuting at number 5 in the official compilation album charts.
“We are delighted to chart the Irish Youth Music Awards album at number 5 in the compilation charts for the first time and to showcase the brilliant work of up and coming musicians in this country. This album is a testament to the brilliant talent in this country and features original tracks by performers from this year’s recipient region Galway and the IYMAs songwriter awardee. We hope to continue to support young musicians develop the skills they need to further grow the creative and music industries that exist within this country and overseas through the work we do with the Irish Youth Music Awards educational programme” – Barry Lennon, Irish Youth Music Awards Director
To mark the launch of their 2017 programme, a full length album of original tracks recorded by last year’s recipients from team Galway and Dublin IYMAs songwriter awardee was released. The album is available digitally and on CD. This album was recorded in Temple Lane Studios in Dublin where artists such as U2, Bressie and Kanye West have recorded and was mastered by Richard Dowling in Wav mastering who has worked with David Bowie, The Foo Fighters and Choice Music Winner Soak.
“The Irish Youth Music Awards has been a brilliant experience for us to learn new skills, meet new friends and to play music in a supportive environment. It’s amazing to be able to say we charted our first album and this is an unbelievable opportunity for us. We can’t wait to participate in the IYMAs programme again this year as its been such a life changing experience so far” – Rep from Galway Irish Youth Music Awards team
The IYMAs programme will finish with a youth music festival in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 22nd April 2017. Last year saw hundreds of young people attend the event, which featured over thirty-six up and coming acts play across two stages, a large educational hub for anyone attending to join with workshops by BIMM lecturers covering topics such as song writing, drums and lots more. This event is open to all to attend and tickets are now available here from Eventbrite priced €20 including booking fee.
Last year’s recipients JANAJ, who are one of eight acts featured on the IYMAs album said “Taking part in the IYMAs has opened so many doors for us as musicians and individuals. We got a glimpse into the depth of work that goes into promoting, creating, and selling an act and their music. The IYMAs has helped the young people from our team in Galway grow our passion for music, as well as gaining skills and experience in areas that we may not experience in a traditional school setting.”
The overall recipient region will be announced at the National Day in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 22nd April 2017. Performers on the day will be chosen to represent their region at local live selection events and will be supported by a team comprising of all other contestants from their region taking on individual music industry roles. The winning region will receive recording time in a studio with backline provided by Music Maker Dublin. They will also produce an album of their own released on physical CD with a professional design. The album will be digitally distributed worldwide through iTunes, Spotify and many more outlets.
The Irish Youth Music Awards National Day takes place in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 22nd April 2017. Tickets are now available here.
For more information:
www.iymas.ie
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https://twitter.com/officialiymas
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