Tom McShane

Tom McShane: Album Recording Sessions

Tom McShane: Album Recording Sessions

In Association with Trans & Oh Yeah

This summer, Belfast based singer/songwriter Tom McShane & producer Rocky O’Reilly (Start Together Studio) throw open the doors and invite fans to witness first hand and take part in the creation of Tom’s next record. Fear not though; this will not be the repetitive and laboured process of endless over-dubs and recording trickery. This instead will be a dynamic and exciting live performance modelled on old school recording techniques of the ’50s & ’60s.

Two open-studio recording sessions will be held on July 3rd. During each of these sessions the album will be performed in its entirety with each song being performed only once per session. The best take of each song will be selected for the final cut of the record.

The recording will be facilitated by the Oh Yeah Music Centre, the creative hub at the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter. Recording will take place across various rooms with Oh Yeah’s main exhibition/performance space becoming an extension of the Start Together studio space, also based in the Oh Yeah building.

Tickets for this event are strictly limited. The ticket price not only admits fans to one of the recording sessions for this special one-off event but also includes a pre-order of the finished album which will be mailed to them as soon as the album has been mixed, mastered and pressed. Each ticket holder will be credited in the liner notes and receive special individual copy that will display their name.

Become part of the discussion that shapes the development of this record by joining Tom’s mailing list to have your say in everything from album art to the album’s title and receive demo versions of the album’s tracks as pre-production progresses.

Oh Yeah Building, Gordon Street, Belfast

Saturday 3rd July 2010

Session One 14:00

Session Two 19:00

Ticket price per Session (inc. album pre-sale): £9

Tickets available through the Waterfront Box Office

Trans Entry Points Shows

Over the coming months I’ll be playing a series of gigs for Trans. The idea is that various musicians will perform at first-port-of-call locations for visitors to the city. These include airports, train stations, bus stations and hotel lobbies. I’ll be performing at the following locations:

Ramada Encore // 18:00 // Friday 9th April
Premier Inn // 18:00 // Friday 30th April
Malmaison // 18:00 // Friday 21st May
Ramada Encore // 18:00 // Friday 4th June

Sunday Sessions at the Oh Yeah Building

Hi all!

I’ll be playing a wee Sunday Session at Oh Yeah on 21st March. Admission is free and it starts around 14:30.

Lookin’ forward to it!

Tom

Footage from Leonard Cohen Night

A year ago today, I was very honoured to perform at the Dead On Music Leonard Cohen Tribute night: I grew up listening to these songs so it was a really special, humbling experience for me. My buddy Nick filmed some of the songs. This video contains Famous Blue Raincoat & So Long Marianne. I hope you enjoy…

Tom McShane – part of the Leonard Cohen night, Pt. 3 from Nick Fitzsimons on Vimeo.

Malcolm Middleton Support

Hi There,

A little last minute, I know, but I’ll be supporting Malcolm Middleton this evening at the Out To Lunch Festival. The show is in the Black Box and doors are at 8pm and tickets are £10.

Maybe see you there?

Tom

Kick Up the Arts Sofa Session Show…

Hi all!

I’ll be playing Soul Ambition’s “Kick Up the Arts”: Music Makers Sofa Session tonight. I’ll be playing with visting musician Chris Farmer of Nice band, Mueros. Should be fun!

For more details, email me!

Tom

PRS Showcase

Hi y’all,

I’ll be playing the PRS Showcase on 21st October at Oh Yeah with Mel Wiggins & RG Shiels. Admistion is free and there’s a PRS Q&A at 18:00. Music at 20:00.

Tom

City of Song Festival, Derry

Hi there,

I’ll be playing at the City of Song Festival in Derry this evening. I’ll be performing at Bound for Boston at 17.30 and at Delacroix (love it!) at 23.00.

Tom

Ulster Hall Cafe Show

Hi there,

I’ll be playing at the Ulster Hall Cafe on Sunday 13th September at 14:00. It’d be great if you could come along!

Tom

Flowers

Hey folks,

Here’s a video of a new song entitled “Flowers” performed last week at my Dome show. I hope you enjoy! Thank you for the footage, Nick!

Tom