Thursday, July 8, 2010

Eoghan and Gianna coming to L.A. in August

In 2007 Eoghan (pronounced Owen) left behind a successful career as a doctor to pursue his love of music. It was a decision 9 years in the making ever since he contracted a near-fatal dose of malaria whilst working in a bush hospital in Africa.

Alone, and with only his cassette player for comfort, Eoghan fell in love with the album Grace by Jeff Buckley which he played repeatedly.

“Looking back it was then I realised how short life could be, how important it is to live life with no regrets and also how much of an impact music can have on people’s lives, including my own.”

With a voice now endlessly compared to Jeff Buckley’s, it seems that this experience also shaped his whole musical style.

In the years that followed Eoghan would complete his medical training then work for 6 years as a doctor in Belfast, then Australia, and finally settling in Glasgow, Scotland, drawn by its vibrant music scene. It was there he progressed quickly from local coffee shops and open mics to sell-out shows at Scotland's premier venues. He performed live on numerous radio programmes including BBC and XFM Scotland and performed at festivals in Scotland, Ireland and Norway. Not bad despite working anything up to 100 hours a week.

In 2007 Eoghan stunned some key music industry luminaries in London with a performance that would win him the O2 Undiscovered Music Bursary, a UK-wide search for 'the next big thing'.

“He was the only artist in the competition with a God-given talent, that being his incredible voice. With the right help and development he could go on to sell millions of records” said Amanda Ghost (President of Epic Records and co-writer of James Blunts 'You're Beautiful') one of the judges.

Having felt constrained by a busy medical career, now was the time to make the break. And he’s never looked back.

Since 2007 Eoghan has played at the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, the Q Magazine Awards Launch Party at the Millennium Dome alongside Athlete and The Manic Street Preachers, the Grazia Magazine Fashion Awards ceremony in London, the Scottish Fashion Awards Show and the Mobile Phone World Conference in Barcelona. He has released 2 singles on his own label which were play-listed on dozens of radio stations including RTE 1 in Ireland and BBC Radio Scotland. He has had feature articles in national papers such as The Independent, the Sunday Times, Daily Record, Sunday Life, Belfast Telegraph and the Irish News. In April 2009 he completed his first tour through Ireland and Scotland to rave reviews.

Eoghan most recently shared a stage with Tom Jones at the Guinness 250th Birthday party in Dublin and has just completed the full soundtrack to a new independent British movie starring Virginia Mckenna (Born Free, A Town Like Alice) and a whole host of British theatrical greats. The movie is set for international release in 2010.

In August 2010 Eoghan will be doing a series of acoustic shows across America accompanied by Gianna Cassidy. Eoghan, often referred to as “the Irish singing Doctor” by the UK press, has met his match in Gianna, a classically trained musician, composer and singer-songwriter in her own right, who not only heralds from Ireland but is a Doctor of Music Psychology and one of the youngest University Lecturers in the UK. Together their music is rich in melodies and strong vocals.

Catch Eoghan and Gianna on the following tour dates:

05 August 2010 - House Concert, STEELEBRIDGE
06 August 2010 - TBC, CHICAGO
07 August 2010 - Lizards Liquid Lounge, CHICAGO
08 August 2010 - The Living Room, NEW YORK
10th August 2010 - Tommy Doyles, BOSTON
16th August 2010 - Dakota Lounge, LOS ANGELES
20th August 2010 - Red Rock Coffee, SAN FRANCISCO
22nd August 2010 - TBC, PORTLAND
24th August 2010 - Sklylark Cafe, SEATTLE

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