Sounds Irish, Acts Global - Explaining the Success of Ireland's Popular Music Industry - Michael Mary Murphy
U2: Local and Global
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.
Description
U2’s global popularity elevated Ireland’s position on the pop music map. Key to the band’s success were the many forms of support that they received locally before they signed a record deal with island records. Local managers, band members, booking agents and promoters all provided the band with valuable assistance and advice. It’s vital to understand how local assistance enables any music act to survive and grow in its early stages.