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19/08/2014 Laois Nationalist:DEREK RYAN LAUNCHES NEW ALBUM IN CARLOW........................................................................ 3

19/08/2014 Kildare Nationalist:DEREK RYAN LAUNCHES NEW ALBUM IN CARLOW........................................................................ 4

19/08/2014 Carlow Nationalist:DEREK RYAN LAUNCHES NEW ALBUM IN CARLOW........................................................................ 5

27/08/2014 Wicklow People:Hooray! Terry's song in new film.................................................................................................. 6

03/09/2014 Hot Press:NEW WAV..................................................................................................................................... 7

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Laois Nationalist*Tuesday, 19 August 2014Page: 33

Circulation: 3500Area of Clip: 21000mm²Page 1 of 1

PEREKlRYftWIUAUNCHES NEW ijjMl JjJ : 'Lwm 1

Having had a whirlwind year packed full of touring, television and radio appearances as well as having a few hit singles, Derek Ryan is set to release his new album ‘The Simple Things’ with a special appearance in Carlow next Wednesday afternoon.

With 15 tracks carefully chosen by Derek, this eagerly awaited album by fans is his 5th cd, made up with a mix of 5 of his own self penned songs including ‘Hold on to Your Hat', ‘Flowers in your Hair’ and ‘The Busking Balladeer’ combined with classics including ‘Desperado’ and ‘Walking After Midnight', it is sure to contain something for everyone.

Since the release of his last album Country Soul, last year Derek has picked up awards all across Ireland receiving “Best Live Performer of the Year" from

the Sunday World and was also honoured to be awarded with “Album of The Year" for his fantastic fourth album, Country Soul, by Irish Country Sound. His success has not stopped there with his album, Live CD, charting at number 7 in the Irish charts not to mention his last single reaching No.2 in the UK iTunes country charts in the first week of its release. Derek also received an award earlier this month from the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) for his contribution to song writing.

Derek will be appearing at Traxs Record in Carlow next Wednesday 3rd September at 3.30 p.m. to meet, greet and sign copies of the album. ‘The Simple Things’ is now also available to order from www.derekryanmusic.com

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Kildare Nationalist*Tuesday, 19 August 2014Page: 33


Having had a whirlwind year packed full of touring, television and radio appearances as well as having a few hit singles, Derek Ryan is set to release his new album ‘The Simple Things’ with a special appearance in Carlow next Wednesday afternoon.

With 15 tracks carefully chosen by Derek, this eagerly awaited album by fans is his 5th cd, made up with a mix of 5 of his own self penned songs including ‘Hold on to Your Hat’, ‘Flowers in your Hair’ and ‘The Busking Balladeer' combined with classics including ‘Desperado’ and ‘Walking After Midnight', it is sure to contain something for everyone.


the Sunday World and was also honoured to be awarded with “Album of The Year” for his fantastic fourth album, Country Soul, by Irish Country Sound. His success has not stopped there with his album, Live CD, charting at number 7 in the Irish charts not to mention his last single reaching No.2 in the UK iTunes country charts in the first week of its release. Derek also received an award earlier this month from the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) for his contribution to song writing.

Derek will be appearing at Traxs Record in Carlow next Wednesday 3rd September at 3.30 p.m. to meet, greet and sign copies of the album. ‘The Simple Things' is now also available to order from www.derekryanmusic.com

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Carlow Nationalist*Tuesday, 19 August 2014Page: 29


CARLOW ALBUM Having had a whirlwind year packed full of touring, television and radio appearances as well as having a few hit singles, Derek Ryan is set to release his newalbum

‘The Simple Things' with a special appearance in Carlow next Wednesday afternoon.

With 15 tracks carefully chosen by Derek, this eagerly awaited album by fans is his 5th cd, made up with a mix of 5 of his own self penned songs including 'Hold on to Your Hat', ‘Flowers in your Hair' and 'The Busking Balladeer' combined with classics including ‘Desperado’ and ‘Walking After Midnight’, it is sure to contain something for everyone.


the Sunday World and was also honoured to be awarded with “Album of The Year” for his fantastic fourth album, Country Soul, by Irish Country Sound. His success has not stopped there with his album, Live CD, charting at number 7 in the Irish charts not to mention his last single reaching No.2 in the UK iTunes country charts in the first week of its release. Derek also received an award earlier this month from the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) for his contribution to song writing.

Derek will be appearing at Traxs Record in Carlow next Wednesday 3rd September at 3.30 p.m. to meet, greet and sign copies of the album. ‘The Simple Things’ is now also available to order from www.derekryanmusic.com

MEET & GREET DEREK ON WEDNESDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER AT 3.30PM

TRAX, CARLOW @derekryanmusic/ D www.facebook.com/DerekRyanMusic

E www.facebook.com/derekryanfanclubofficial

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Wicklow People*Wednesday, 27 August 2014Page: 13


HOLLYWOOD HIT FOR SONGWRITER

Hooray! Terry’s song in new film

Songwriter Terry Topley is celebrating as his song 'Hooray for the Liberties' is featured in a new Hollywood romcom.

MYLES BUCHANAN

A NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY musician is hoping to make a global

splash now that one of his songs has been included in a new Hollywood

romcom. Terry Topley’s song ‘Hooray for

the Liberties’ features in the new comedy ‘They Come Together’, starring Paul Rudd of ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Knocked Up’ fame and actress Amy Poehler, star of the hit TV series ‘Parks and Recreation.’

While Terry’s songs have previously been heard on worldwide TV

and radio shows, this is his first foray into Hollywood.

The longtime IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation) member only learnt of ‘Hooray for the Liberties’ inclusion in the blockbuster earlier

in the year. ‘I got an email from my publisher

in California saying the movie was playing as part of the Sundance

Film Festival and my song was in it. It was released in early June in the States and is released in Ireland and the UK in September.

It was a big thrill to hear ‘Hooray for the Liberties’ was featured.’

In 2010, the same song played during an episode of the ABC TV

show ‘The Forgotten’ starring Christian Slater.

‘That was a big deal because that TV series aired across the globe,’ said Terry.

He added that the benefits of being an IMRO member have been huge.

‘The advice, back-up and support I received from the IMRO over the years and the contacts I have made

with other members, has been invaluable.’

He has numerous songs, including ‘Hooray for the Liberties’, available on i-Tunes, You-tube and Spotify.

Through the years he has been a regular performer in Dublin city centre, including Temple Bar, and still regularly performs at different venues throughout the Garden County.

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Hot Press*Wednesday, 3 September 2014Page: 53


NEW WAV Their state-of-the-art Limerick studio has made Wav Mastering the go-to place for dozens of top Irish and international

acts. Owner Richard Dowling talks to Stuart Clark about the new facility, and his remarkable career making everyone from

Villagers and Foo Fighters to Jape and his beloved Suede sound their best.

rr Mhe first thing that comes out of the ** I mouths of everyone who walks into

I the room is 'wow!' They can’t believe a I facility of this calibre exists in Ireland.”

Richard Dowling is talking about the new Wav Mastering Studio in Limerick, a state of the art facility, which is the culmination ofthe27 years he's spent working in the industry on both sides of the Irish Sea.

"The thing that counts most in this business is experience," Richard resumes."After graduating from what is now the Limerick Institute of Technology in 1986,1 got a job at PRT studio in London where I was fortunate enough to work with the likes of Bill Wyman.The Waterboys, Motorhead and Paul McCartney. PRT was then bought out by Pete Waterman, which introduced me to the likes ofSimon Cowell and Simon Fuller. When you're in that sort of company, you can't help but learn and develop techniques thatyou incorporate into yourown set-up."

In addition to his own expertise, Richard brought Nick Whitaker, a vastly experienced English acoustician who's worked for the likes of Munro Associates and Recording Architecture, over for three site visits.

"We spent six months on the build, making sure that everything istop-of-the-line.The new room is totally purpose-built with floating concrete floors, the best i n acoustic treatments, a custom ised desk, room for clients to sit-down and observe the process ifthey want... you won't find better in LA or London.”

The list of acts Richard has mastered is staggering with Armand Van Helden, Carl Cox, Ben Folds Five, 2 Unlimited, Eurythmics, Groove Armada, Foo Fighters, Crass, Emma Bunton, Steps, Will Young, Sia.S Club 7, Orbital, Matchbox 20, Jools Holland, David Bowie and Danger Mouse all on a CV that's constantly expanding and, since his 2006 return to Ireland, includes a wealth of Irish

talent. "My recent stuff includes Dott, Foxjaw,

Hermitage Green, InTheirThousands, Leading Armies, Princess, Jerry Fish, Nadine Coyle, Moscow Metro, Raglans, Eskies, Rubberbandits, Windings, SOAK, and an act from Moscow that Tommy McLaughlin from Villagers sent my way. " he reveals. "I master pretty much all the stuff that gets mixed or recorded in his Attica studio in Letterkenny. I've done a classical album for Lyric FM, and yesterday mastered the first track from Pigtown Fling, a massive Limerick City of Culture project led by Noel Hogan from the

Cranberries. I’ve a Christmas album on Friday, so it couldn't be any more varied."

The internet means that there are no frontiers in terms of the artists Richard works with.

"The international online side of things keeps growing. I literally don't know what's going to land in my inbox next. Often I'll get an email from an act saying,'I really like the sound of that record you mastered; can you do ours?' It's totally opened things up and means I can master artists from all over the world."

Mastering is the process that comes after recording and mixing, giving a song the extra oomph that makes it sound great on the radio, a club PA or blasting through your headphones or speakers.

"It’s the last vital link in the recording chain and is an often under estimated art," Richard nods. "I call myself a traditional mastering engineering because I just use two computers as if they were tape machines - no plug-ins, no software. All my kit is state-of-the-art hardware. I respect the mix. I'm enhancing the music, not changing it. I've got to the point where I hear something and instinctively know what's going to make it sound great on iTunes or the radio. Once again, it's all down to experience."

Richard often finds himself taking on a mentoring role with Irish acts who are still

coming to terms with the vagaries of the music industry.

"I encourage them to join IMRO, team them with producers and engineers that I think will suit their music and generally give them advice and honest feedback," he explains. "A band came to me last week who hadn't been treated very well doing a demo, so I said,'Next time, come back to me and I'll tell you where to go.'"

It's essential, Richard says, to be on the same page sonically as the artists he's working with.

"Often I'll ask them for a reference - 'Who do you think your music is similar to? What genre do you feel you belong within?’You try to ensure that their expectations are realistic. You're probably not going to sound exactly like the Foo Fighters ifyou didn't use a hundred grand studio. We run through what they’re looking for and then give them the masters for approval. If they're not happy with them, we make changes.

"It's worth sayi ng that a lot of acts know exactly what they want and are able to articulate it in a very professional manner."

Amidst all the Wav Mastering Studio hi-techery is a glorious reminder of what's come before.

"I've a Neumann VU meter taken from the lathe where they cut the Sex Pistols' Never Mind The

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Hot Press*Wednesday, 3 September 2014Page: 53


Bollocks," Richard enthuses."! wanted something from the past and you don’t get much better than the Pistols!"

There's more rock'n' roll history in the Wav reception area where Richard proudly has on display the gold discs he received for editing and compiling the first two Suede albums, amongst others. "Unusual for the mastering stage, I also did theflanging/phasing effects on some of the tracks,” he concludes. "To be in on the start of something as special as Suede was a real privilege.”

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