Featured Artist of
April 2, 2019
with
the songs: everything breaks, i wish that i could
stay
At the age of 4, Oran began playing violin but had no real interest or
passion. He competed in competitions nationally all over Ireland, but by age
12 stopped playing music entirely. Years passed, and aged 16, on a whim he
took down an old guitar from the attic in his house. He played it until his
fingers were cut from the strings. It was a refuge for him from a difficult
home life. His parents had painfully divorced in his early teens and he was
shuffled from house to house unable to settle back into life. A year later,
Oran started to sing to accompany his guitar-playing. With 9 months of
singing and still very raw, he decided that there was no plan B, he wanted
to pursue music. He auditioned for BIMM Dublin for a degree in Vocals, only
to lose his voice days before the audition. Oran left the audition with no
hope of ever getting in, but by some miracle, the auditioner had seen
something in him. Although he was raw and unskilled, he had an obsession
with getting better. The auditioner took a chance on him and he went to
music college. 4 years later, there has been no looking back. Oran gigs all
over Dublin in Whelan's, The Button Factory, Workman's Club and produces
music from his bedroom studio.
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