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Mature in sound, you would never pick out Get What You Came For as a debut record. One to watch. - Nightgeist Magazine
'Dublin solo artist Theo has built a record made for radio....a fresh and imaginative change....' - Fingal Independent
Whip-smart rock.Get What You Came For is one of the best unheralded Irish albums of the past several years'.-Tony Clayton-Lea - Irish Times - Irish Times
The album, ‘Get What You Came For' is a heavyweight collection of dramatic art rock songs, as striking and individual as anything else out there. The vagaries of fate and fashion have as much a part to play in artistic recognition as the qualities of the music itself.
If Peter Gabriel or David Bowie put out this record now (and frankly, I wish they would do something as potent), you can be sure the plaudits wouldn't be confined to a blog page.
- Daily Telegraph London
Irish artist Theo Red Beats has scooped the “Best Song” award at the Malibu Music Awards in Los Angeles this week for their debut single, “This is not an Emergency” The record was last month pronounced Pick of The Fortnight by Jackie Hayden in his First Cuts column in Hot Press.
The song, written by Theo (Terry Quinlan) and produced by Peter Eades, was awarded top spot in the rock category and is the first single from the debut album, “Get What You Came For”, released earlier in the summer.
He was awarded the honour by a panel of L.A. industry professionals including Terence Davis (CEO of Great Music Inc, CA) Jenna Voorhees (Universal Music Publishing, L.A.), Jenna Leigh (Circle of Songs), Carolyn Fox (KHZ Radio), and Chris Henry (gold and platinum selling U.S. producer). MMA honors the achievements of famous entertainers, songwriters and publishers, as well as new and emerging artists.
Giving the song high praise, Terence Davis of Great Music Inc, said that both the song and the artist had “huge international potential” and has invited them to Malibu, CA to perform at the Malibu Music Festival in May 2009. He has also offered the band use of his Malibu recording studio and its producers for future projects. This U.S. award is unprecedented for an unsigned Irish act.
This news follows similar praise closer to home from prestigious Irish DJ, Dave Fanning, who earlier this week described the debut release as a “perfect album…” - Hotpress
"A perfect album. Perfect in a way that it should be on any music station day OR night " - Dave Fanning
Voted Tony Fenton's essential download. - Tony Fenton
Discography
Debut Album: 'Get What You Came For'
Debut Single: 'This is not an Emergency'
Radio Airplay : 2fm (Dave Fanning), Phantom FM, Today FM (Tony Fenton), WLRM (Roddie Cleere), Clare FM, Beat FM.
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In 2008 Dublin artist Theo Red released the album 'Get What You Came For'. The record was produced by Peter Eades (Thin Lizzy, The Four of Us, Christy Moore). After it's release the album received an award from the Malibu music awards in Los Angeles (Universal publishing)and was selected by Setanta Sports who used the second single 'Screw' as the official theme music of their Formula 1 season in 2009. The impact of the U.S and Setanta exposure has seen Theo Red packing local venues as the reputation of the album and the live show gathers momentum.
Dave Fanning said : 'it's a perfect album. It should be on any music station day OR night' (2FM)
Neil McCormick said: 'Potent. A heavyweight collection of dramatic songs as striking and individual as anything out there. ' (Daily Telegraph, London)
Tony Clayton-Lea said: 'Whip-smart rock.Get What You Came For is one of the best unheralded Irish albums of the past several years'
The album also features spoken word contributions by actors Conor Mullen (Holby City) and Fiona Bell (Trainspotting)
Recently Theo Red became the first Irish act to use Stealth video technology for a music video in Ireland.
The artist continues to tour in 2009 and 2010 in Ireland, France and Italy.
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