In their own words….

Colin Scallan is an independent musician, performer, songwriter and producer from Dublin, Ireland.

He gigs almost constantly – either solo or with a live band, gaining a solid bedrock of support wherever he plays. And he certainly does get around, of late, he has opened the show for several high profile Irish acts – such as John Spillane, Paddy Casey, Declan O’Rourke and Aslan, and performs regularly at the Love Music, Hate Racism gigs in Dublin.

Onstage, his weapons of choice are classic ones – acoustic guitar and vocal combination, peppered-to-taste with harmonica. But when he can, he opts for his favourite fender telecaster (with occasional forays into bass and saxophone).

His songwriting stems from a wide background of musical influences, and has at various times been said to suggest roots of Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, Prince, Paul Weller, David Bowie, Queen, Elvis Costello, John Martyn, Neil Young, The Beatles .. the list goes on and on..

For Colin a love of the works of many early Motown records has inspired an approach to record-making which respects ‘vintage’ techniques, coupled with all the advantages of the modern digital studio. This yields a sound which has been described by one US publicist as “Modern-Classic”. (Mark Meisel/Counter Clockwise Music, Detroit)

Online, Colin’s music is finding him fans from all around the world. Sites such as Reverbnation.com, Hardcoremix and Independent Musician Radio has exposed his songwriting to a considerable audiences. Spurred on by the positive feedback generated by these outlets, he is producing a brand new collection of songs (sneak previews can be heard online now at reverbnation)..

His works have been featured in several high-profile online promotional campaigns from various organisations including Microsoft, Reverbnation and Eircom.

He has also had songs feature on charity CDs and other compilations in countries such as the USA, Italy, Holland, Iraq, Ireland and Canada. His widely-acclaimed cult hit ‘Build Me A Woman’ was recently playlisted in Hong Kong by HKGFM, with online audiences in over 150 countries.

His debut album “Songs for a Sinking World” was recorded in Detroit and Dublin, and has garnered rave reviews since its independent release in 2008.

Colin’s other interests include learning video editing and mandarin Chinese.
He has also travelled extensively throughout the US, the UK, Europe and China.

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