A short jingle I created for the Beast Lords Podcast

Beast Lords Jingle

A jingle I made for the Comedy Kitchen show

Comedy Kitchen JINGLE

One of my two writing commissions for UTV Weather, which ran from Oct 2013 until Feb 2014

[MEDIA] UTV Weather with Progressive

Music Soundtrack for Belfast-made "6 Shooter" movie by Neil Carey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLloDPw90Ns


[FILM] 6 Shooter - Short Film Soundtrack

Music Commission for Accidental Theatre's production "The Kitchen, The Bedroom & The Grave" which ran in the Baby Grand Opera House in Belfast, and toured around Northern Ireland in Feb & Mar 2014.

I composed and recorded this music along with Tom Hughes - Cello and Paul McGuinness - Violin. 

The complete soundtrack for this production is available to purchase here: 
http://www.accidentaltheatre.co.uk/store/kbg-soundtrack

[THEATRE] The Kitchen, The Bedroom & The Grave

Created by Accidental Theatre, early 2015, The Lost Martini was an immersive theatre experience, with a live jazz band at the centre. For this ambitious project I composed nine original pieces of jazz flavoured music, spanning several areas of the genre. Recording the songs in my home studio took place over several weeks, before some of these musicians then rehearsed with myself, translating the songs to perform them within the production itself. "The Lost Martini Band" went onto to perform these songs at other events outside of this theatre production and recently reformed to play at Accidental Theatre's move from their old headquarters in Belfast's city centre. 

On this recording:
Vocals: Sarah Lyle
Trumpet: Michael Barkley
Drums: Niall Kelly
Violin & Accordion: Paul McGuinness
Guitar: Marty Byrne

In the live Lost Martini band: 
Chris Allen: upright bass. 

Written, recorded, produced by Marty Byrne, 2015
More info: https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/archive/the-lost-martini

THE LOST MARTINI

[THEATRE] Lost Bikini - The Recipe Of The Lost Martini

The Place Between
Liv’s sad and doesn’t know why. Olivia needs to say Thank you. Amy knew it was too soon. Jack is standing too close to the edge. Four different people, four different battles and far more questions than answers.  
Created as part of Prime Cut’s PARTICIPATE programme “The Place Between” looks at Mental Health and Suicide through the eyes of our young people. We hear of the services and support in place, and a war that rages to make sense of the World. 

Actors:-  Jordan Baker , Holly Greig, Robert Kane , Adele McGribbon,
  Writers:-  Jordan Baker , Lauren Moffet,  Emer Reid
Community Partners:-  Lighthouse Charity,  North Belfast Alternatives,  Greater Shankill Alternatives,  Hydebank Young Offenders Centre
Sound Design & Composition - Marty Byrne

[THEATRE] The Place Between - Composition & Sound Design Preview

P L E A S E is a performance which will awaken the heart of humanity
PLEASE by Carolyn Blair

Through dance, music and monologues the audience will be transported to the illusive sanctuary of ‘The Eating Disorder’. While listening carefully to the collective voice of young women who have struggled with eating disorders the audience will embark on a journey of discovery, never to be forgotten. The desire to please’ is one of most familiar but most often misunderstood characteristics of those with eating disorders. 

Revolutionise your understanding of eating disorders. 
Don’t miss this opportunity.

Monday 29th May 2017 
Doors open 7pm. Performance 7.30 - 8.30pm

[THEATRE & DANCE] Please - Sound Design Preview

Prime Cut Productions commissioned me to write music for their production of Jack Thorne's "Mydidae", at the MAC Upstairs for the 2015 Belfast International Arts Festival. The show was a great success and had some outstanding reviews!

**** 4 STARS Irish Times
**** 4 STARS Irish News
 “Absolutely amazing, so lucky to have seen this amazing performance and production”

“Excellent production, acting was great. The whole thing was very powerful and left a rawness. Truly emotive, really well done”

To try and match the play's own stark, stripped back setting, I decided to limit myself instrumentally, using guitar, strings, piano and only a few other elements. I wrote several pieces for Mydidae over three weeks, working collaboratively with director Rhiann Jeffreys and the rest of the creative team. My original music for Mydidae is now available on iTunes, Spotify and many other digital stores.Have a listen!

MYDIDAE MUSIC REVIEWS 

"Mydidae is a surprising and entertaining soundscape, one which combines musicality with psychology and the result is a thoughtful and provocative assemblage that is equal parts eerie and unsettling." - Pastie Bap

"Relatively few soundtracks bear scrutiny beyond the visual context of the action they’re meant to illustrate. Byrne’s Mydidae does, and makes you wonder what he might be capable of given an even broader canvas to work on, in film or documentary. " - Culture Northern Ireland


"The attention to light and shadow shows up in mood and sentiment. This collection of tracks, is in itself, a work of art." - Gigging NI

[THEATRE] Mydidae - Composition & Sound Design Preview

GORDON OSRÀM'S FUNERAL
Developed by Dave Kinghan & Accidental Theatre
Directed by Richard Lavery
Accidental's Spring 2016 show, GORDON OSRÀM’S FUNERAL, is a daring, immersive play developed by Accidental from an original script by Dave Kinghan. Audiences will find themselves in a gallery tracing the path of the fictitious Gordon Osràm's life and work, featuring videos, photographs, interventions and interactive exhibits. As the night unfolds, the performance explodes into life and Osràm's darker motives build to a fever pitch, and a personal question faces everyone present: What memory of ourselves do we wish to leave behind? 

Gordon Osràm was an internationally-renowned performance artist whose career spanned almost three decades. Spending the last years out of the spotlight, the reclusive Osràm has now crafted his own “funeral” - an exhibition celebrating his career and culminating in an original performance piece, one last great work of art.

Join us and raise a toast to the artist. Leave your own mark and confront your inner motives whilst exploring the sights, sounds and events of Osràm’s final hurrah. (Mourning dress optional.)

[THEATRE] Gordon Osram's Funeral - Composition & Sound Design Preview

Listless Lives INSTRUMENTAL (electronica, ambient, tribal beats, eastern)

A collection of original songs, showing off my vocal abilities, songwriting and singing styles. All songs written, produced, recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered by Martin Byrne, © copyright 2011 - 2013, except: 

As A Ghost 
Motherhood
Perception-Belief
Pulling At The Thread2013

© Martin Byrne & Adam McCausland, 2011 - 2013. 

For more information about any of these songs please don't hesitate to get in touch: 
info@martinbyrnemusic.co.uk / @marty_byrne / +447999340805 




Bedroom Voices (acapella, choral)

As A Ghost 
Motherhood
Perception-Belief
Pulling At The Thread

© Martin Byrne & Adam McCausland, 2011 - 2017 

For more information about any of these songs please don't hesitate to get in touch: 
info@martinbyrnemusic.co.uk / @marty_byrne / +447999340805

Perception-Belief (acapella, chant) - with Adam McCausland

Hello, I'm Marty Byrne, I am a self-taught musician, composer, music producer, sound designer, guitarist, vocalist, fiddler of synths, electronics and music software. I have a Masters in Sonic Arts (with Distinction) and a BSc in Music Technology (First Honours) from Queens University Belfast. For over twenty years I have been writing and performing original music in a wide variety of styles. In the past 10 years I have worked in a variety of technical and creative roles, from composer, music producer, sound designer, musical director, to post-production editor, audio technician and sound engineer. In 2004 I gained an Audio Engineering Diploma from SAE, London. 

By night I am a composer and sound designer for film, theatre and media, I play in several bands and perform as a solo artist, by day I am the freelance sound technician for venues such as, Cabaret Supper Club, Crescent Arts Centre, Accidental Theatre and more.

On January 1st 2011 I started Song A Day For A Year ( http://sadfay.bandcamp.com ), this was a completely self-motivated project where I wrote an original piece of music every day for a year. Along with all the experience I gained, honing my production and songwriting skills, as well as the technical skills of engineering and mixing, I was also working to strict deadlines, time managing, organising and directing recording sessions with a variety of Northern Irish musicians and songwriters. 

In 2012 I expanded on this project, with Song A Week For A Year, ( http://sawfay.bandcamp.com ) which was funded by the NI Arts Council's Artist Career Enhancement Scheme and mentored by Moving On Music. 

In 2020 I decided to jump into the fray, once more and I wrote three hundred and sixty six more original songs: My second year of writing an original song every day for an entire year! 

Since completing these projects I have written music and sound design with a number of professional companies, such as Accidental Theatre, Prime Cut Productions, Outburst Arts, Tinderbox Theatre, Mac Youth Theatre, DU Dance and many more. You can see a full list of my previous work on my website: martybyrnemusic.co.uk

copyright Marty Byrne, unless otherwise stated. 
© 2011 - 2021

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