Matty Healy is the lead singer of the multi platinum UK band The 1975, their new album "Notes On A Conditional Form" is out now.

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Ricer Knows #11: Matty Healy - The 1975

Niall Breslin AKA Bressie, is an Irish musician, television personality, author & mental health advocate. He found success as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with pop band The Blizzards, as a co-writer and producer with XIX Entertainment and as a solo artist. He was the winning coach on the first and third seasons of The Voice of Ireland. His book "Me and My Mate Jeffrey" won a Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Award in 2015 & he has also penned two highly successful children's books.

Ricer Knows #10: Bressie

Paul Gallagher is a Manchester born, London based DJ & Photographer....also older brother to 2 of the most iconic names in music - Liam & Noel. We talk about Irish Mammies, bootleg country & western tapes, 90's Madchester & why you should never meet your heroes.  

Ricer Knows #9: Paul Gallagher

Bon Voyage NYC are an international Hip-House outfit. Dublin born, London based DJ Arveene & MC extraordinaire Shamon Cassette drop bass lines and spill rhymes for catwalk and dance floor excursions. They channel Fast Eddie, Doug Lazy, Traxx Records, George Clinton & Mike Dunn as spirit guides, closely washed down with a penchant for Alejandro Jodorowsky and the general vibe of Andre Agassi.

Ricer Knows #8: Bon Voyage NYC

Vince Power is a man who had it all, lost it all & is on his way to reclaiming it all back. The Co Waterford-born, London-based self-made mogul started his Mean Fiddler empire in 1982 with one humble yet revolutionary venue: innovations at The Mean Fiddler in Harlesden included cold Budweiser beer, a proper PA system and decent showers for the bands. The Fleadh, Benicassim, and the Reading & Leeds festivals all soon followed as part of an illustrious career in the live music industry. Having also run the likes of Madstock, The Phoenix Festival, Tribal Gathering and Homelands, in 2001 Mean Fiddler overhauled Glastonbury, revitalising it for the 21st century. Power never forgot his Irish roots whilst building Mean Fiddler into a global promotional enterprise, which he finally sold to rivals Clear Channel in 2005 for £38 million.

Ricer Knows #7: Vince Power

Mark McCabe is an Irish Dance Music Icon. His single “Maniac 2000” marks a moment in time and has long achieved cult status, he put the “Oggy” into Irish Dance music. Released nearly 20 years ago, the single reached Number One in the Irish Charts and stayed there for ten weeks. This was only the start for Mark though, he has since had a thriving musical career both as an artist and on radio. He was signed with New York tribal house legends Twisted Records and remixed songs for some of the world’s biggest artists, most recently remixing Gavin James’ “Nervous”, along with releasing music under other aliases.    

Ricer Knows #6: Mark McCabe

Tony Duffin is the CEO of the Ana Liffey Drug Project, a Dublin-based non-profit organisation which advocates for a health-based, harm-reductive approach to the issues of drug-use and drug policy in Ireland. First established in 1982, the Ana Liffey Drug Project offers services to people who use drugs in the Dublin, Mid-West and North-East regions of the country. Along with the London School of Economics they have in the last 6 months released a report calling for the decriminalisation of people who use drugs in Ireland. The report, titled ‘Not Criminals’ notes that treating possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use as a criminal offence is counterproductive in that it both fails to discourage drug use and acts as a barrier to seeking help and reintegration for those people who are using drugs

Ricer Knows #5: Tony Duffin

Dublin’s Mango & MathMan are two leading figures in the new wave of exciting Irish urban music. They have been making music together for several years as part of The Animators collective, but since 2016 have focused solely on collaborative projects between themselves. Their first release ‘Badman’ has become the quintessential grime anthem for Ireland and their subsequent releases have held their stature as the ones to watch on the Dublin music scene. Their steadfast approach to innovating and melding established genres such as Grime, UK garage, Rave and Hip Hop have given them a unique sound that blends rave culture and Dublin life like no other. Mango's lyricism embodies Dublin wit, humour and attitude over MathMan’s diverse and captivating productions. Their live shows have become the highlight of festivals around the country, inducing old school rave parties for a new Ireland.

Ricer Knows #4: Mango x Mathman

Rob Mateer AKA DJ Pressure is one of the longest serving & most influential names in Irish dance music culture. In the 90's his mixtapes were bought, borrowed, copied & stolen by a whole generation of Irish ravers who were only just beginning to adapt to the foreign electronic club orientated sounds imported from abroad. Tales of residencies & gigs at some of Ireland's most fabled clubs & venues such as the infamous Asylum & The Mansion House, mixed with his self confessed addiction to obtaining rare & sought after music are the perfect ingredients for a fascinating trip through the early Dublin rave scene.

Ricer Knows #3: DJ Pressure

Michael Stafford, better known as Maverick Sabre, is an English-Irish singer, songwriter, and rapper. He moved to Ireland during his childhood but returned to England for the sake of pursuing music His debut album Lonely Are the Brave was released in 2012 and reached number two in the U.K. charts. After the success of his debut, he began working on a follow-up almost immediately, although his sophomore effort, Innerstanding, didn't arrive until 2015. Shortly afterwards, he returned to the studio to write his third full-length album “When I Wake Up” - due for release on March 22nd 2019.   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Adam Jordan, better known by his stage name New Machine, is an English singer, guitarist and producer, primarily known for playing guitar for Plan B, He belonged to metal and indie rock bands from an early age, and started producing grime and hip hop beats aged sixteen. His network of collaborators ranges from Maverick Sabre to Chip to Ed Sheeran. His single Chance was used by Boohoo as their TV ad theme tune in 2017. Also that year he also formed the duo WØLVES alongside Aaron London, following their successful collaboration, Dare 4 U

Ricer Knows #2: Maverick Sabre & New Machine

Emmet Kirwan is an Irish actor, playwright and screenwriter. He is known for starring in RTÉ2's Sarah & Steve and for writing and starring in the 2015 play, and 2018 movie version of Dublin Oldschool. Other credits include parts in Ella Enchanted, '71 and Inside I'm Dancing. In 2012 he performed Just Saying, a monologue written and directed by Dave Tynan, which to date has received over 500,000 views on YouTube Following on from that success the pair later produced a short named Heartbreak, adapted from the stage show RIOT & written by Kirwan which has garnered close to 2 million views across Facebook & YouTube.

Ricer Knows #1: Emmet Kirwan

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