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Friday 17th, June, 2016

Suburban Sounds in Windmill Lane May 2016

Suburban Sounds is an evening-course in music which is open to young people (aged 14- 18yrs) with a passion for song writing, music composition and/or music performance. It is based in RUA RED, South Dublin Arts Centre in Tallaght.

It is hosted by South Dublin County Arts Office and CONTACT Studio in association with Alternative Entertainments and runs annually from October to April. The group works with professional musicians, writing and arranging their own music, recording in CONTACT Studio and arranging live performances. The group meets every Wednesday evening & participants are chosen on the basis of application.

As part of the course, participants were invited by Music Generation South Dublin to record the work they had created in the legendary Windmill Lane studios in Ringsend. This video documents their recording session from May 2016.

Applications are currently being accepted for the next course which starts during the October 2016 Mid Term break. You can download the application form here.