Daragh McCarthy is a
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
-born filmmaker and musician. He has directed numerous video clips including early videos for
The Frames, a Dublin group led by
Academy Award
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winning
Glen Hansard.
[Liner Notes The Stars Are Underground, Folkrum Records VHS, Cat No:FR007 1996]
In 1996 he produced and directed the
hardcore punk
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documentary ''
The Stars Are Underground
''The Stars Are Underground'' is a 24-minute film documenting the underground music scene in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996. The film was first shown in the same year, 1996, and a VHS was released by Folkrum Records.
Directed by Daragh McCarthy, the ...
'' featuring Dublin bands of the early 1990s such as The Frames,
Mexican Pets and Female Hercules. He is also producer/director of ''Teo: A Life in Music'', a documentary about jazz musician and producer
Teo Macero
Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' ''Bitches Brew'', and Dave ...
. It was filmed over the last five years of Macero's life.
McCarthy went to St. David's CBS, Artane in Dublin.
See also
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Teo Macero
Attilio Joseph "Teo" Macero (October 30, 1925 – February 19, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. He was a producer at Columbia Records for twenty years. Macero produced Miles Davis' ''Bitches Brew'', and Dave ...
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The Stars Are Underground
''The Stars Are Underground'' is a 24-minute film documenting the underground music scene in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996. The film was first shown in the same year, 1996, and a VHS was released by Folkrum Records.
Directed by Daragh McCarthy, the ...
References
External links
Short clip from "Teo" a documentary in production directed by Daragh McCarthy.from the Guardian newspaper. retrieved 28 Feb 2008.
Film people from Dublin (city)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Irish film directors
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