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RAAP Board Members
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Paddy Cole Paddy was elected Chairman of Recorded Artists and Performers in April 2002. A world travelled sax player, Paddy is a household name in Ireland. During his long career in the music industry, Paddy has had no.1 hits from the 60's onwards and continues to attract huge media attention and critical acclaim for his public performances. Paddy has hosted his own T.V. series and in 1997 he was inducted into the Irish Music Hall of Fame. |
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Andrew Basquille Company Secretary Andrew Basquille is a songwriter, concert promoter and broadcaster. He formed his first band Factor One in 1979 and is currently singer with the tribute duo Old Friends. He is founder and managing director of Language and Leisure. Andrew is compiler for the Hot Press music crossword. |
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Kieran Goss Kieran Goss is one of Ireland's leading songwriters and recording artists. He is owner and managing Director of Cog Communications which acts as a label and project management company for artists including Kieran Goss, Luka Bloom, Jimmy Mac Carthy and The 4 of Us. He is also a solicitor with 15 years experience in the music business. |
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Alan McEvoy Alan McEvoy has been involved in the music industry for over eighteen years. After spending ten years with an entertainment accountant in Dublin he moved to Limerick to work in house with the Cranberries in 1995. In late 1998 Alan set up his own company, Live Wire Business Management. While maintaining links with the Cranberries he now also attends to the financial affairs of many of Ireland's biggest musical exports including, amongst others Boyzone, Ronan Keating, Samantha Mumba, Westlife etc. In addition Live Wire has now started to develop their overseas interests with a recent addition of a major UK act for their roster of clients. Alan is partnered in Live Wire Business Management by Liam Murphy ACA. In addition to his business management interests McEvoy recently set up an independent record label Wet Clay Records. |
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Mary Black A legend in her homeland of Ireland, Mary Black has long held the attention of the followers of Irish Music as one of the finest female vocalists in the world. With a distinguished career spanning over 20 years, from her early days in Dublin folk clubs through ever-escalating success with nine platinum solo albums, one of which - No Frontiers - spent fifty-six weeks in the Irish Top 30. Needless to say Mary Black is a seminal figure in Irish musical history and one of the artists responsible for it's relatively recent blossoming on a global level. |
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Ronan Keating Ronan Keating has sold more than 16 million albums and is now already something of an elder statesman of Irish pop with a lifetime of memories. Ronan has hosted everything from Miss World and the Eurovision Song Contest to the M.T.V. awards.He has written an autobiography, travelled the world, guided Westlife to stardom and had too many hits, gigs and awards to keep count. |
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Richie Buckley Richie is one Ireland's most renowned saxophone players with a unique style and technique that spans contemporary, jazz and rock music.He has worked with Van Morrison, Christy Moore, The Cranberries, Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana to name but a few. Richie has spent a lot of time lately writing and arranging music, he recently completed the film score for John Boorman's film," The General". |
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Wendy Vard Wendy Vard joined the board of directors of Recorded Artists and Performers in the summer of 2003. Wendy as part of the Vard Sisters exploded onto the Irish music scene in 1997 with a triple platinum debut Album "Heavenly".The Vard Sisters have performed throughout Europe and recorded T.V. specials broadcast coast to coast in America. Her second album "Time of Change" released in 2000 went straight into the top 20 and turned gold within weeks of it's launch. |
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Ciaran Tourish A native of Buncrana in Donegal, Ciaran is an accomplished musician on tin whistle and fiddle. Ciaran, apart from his work with Altan has worked on solo projects and with players such as Matt Molloy, Mary Black, Maura O'Connell, DéDanann and Jerry Douglas to name but a few. |