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Rubyworks Records is an
independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
and music management company created in 2001 by Niall Muckian and based in
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,
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. Rubyworks owns two subsidiary labels, Gotta Run Records and Model Citizen Records. In May 2012 Rubyworks merged with UK independent record label
Ark Recordings Ark Recordings is a London-based independent record label, run by Jamie Davis (of Transcopic Records) and Russell Warby (VP of WME Agency UK, Music Power 1001). The label was launched in 2005 after Transcopic Records went on a hiatus, and Davi ...
.


History


Formation

Rubyworks was formed by Niall Muckian in Dublin in 2001. Muckian was initially working with
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, helping him with the formation of his solo career when he saw
Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela (Rodrigo and Gabriela) are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo whose music is influenced by a number of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal. The duo's recordings consist largely of instrumental duets on the fl ...
supporting him at
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in Dublin. He decided he wanted to work with them. Rubyworks released ''
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'' in September 2002, and continues to manage Rodrigo y Gabrela to this day. Over the course of the last fourteen years, Rubyworks has released albums with Irish artists like
Hothouse Flowers Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock band that combine traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel, and rock. Formed in 1985 in Dublin, they started as street performers. Their first album, ''People'' (1988), was the most success ...
, Sinead O’Connor, Mary Coughlan and
Moving Hearts Moving Hearts is an Irish Celtic rock band formed in 1981. They followed in the footsteps of Horslips in combining Irish traditional music with rock and roll, and also added elements of jazz to their sound.Harris, Craig''Moving Hearts'' AllMu ...
. In more recent times the label, which also includes offshoot imprints Model Citizen, Ark Recordings and Gotta Run, has developed a new generation of Irish talent including
Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...
, in partnership with Columbia Records in North America and Australia and Island / Universal for the rest of the world, Ryan Sheridan (in partnership by Universal Music Germany), O.R.B. (The Original Rudeboys),
The Minutes ''The Minutes'' are a three-piece rock band from Dublin, Ireland consisting of Mark Austin, Tom Cosgrave & Shane Kinsella. Début album '' Marcata'' was released on 20 May 2011 in Ireland. History (2006 - present) The Minutes were formed in 2 ...
and Funeral Suits.


2004–2006

Rubyworks took its next step by releasing a new
Hothouse Flowers Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock band that combine traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel, and rock. Formed in 1985 in Dublin, they started as street performers. Their first album, ''People'' (1988), was the most success ...
album (''Into Your Heart'') in early 2004. Developing an international presence, the label helped established Irish acts like
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and
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release their music outside Ireland. The next major break through came later in 2004, when the second Rodrigo y Gabriela album, '' Live: Manchester and Dublin'', became the first wholly instrumental album to debut in the Irish album chart Top 10. Rodrigo y Gabriela's and Rubyworks' local and international profile started to increase from this juncture. In 2005, Roger Quail joined Rubyworks from the UK, having previously had long spells at 3mv (
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,
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) and Sony's SINE independent label development wing with a view to developing Rubyworks' international profile. The label enjoyed further critical success with Dublin rock group
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2007–2008

In 2007 and 2008, Rubyworks released: a new album from
Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, '' The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want Wha ...
in June; a live CD/
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package from the re-formed
Moving Hearts Moving Hearts is an Irish Celtic rock band formed in 1981. They followed in the footsteps of Horslips in combining Irish traditional music with rock and roll, and also added elements of jazz to their sound.Harris, Craig''Moving Hearts'' AllMu ...
; the debut album from
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singer/songwriter
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; and an album from Mary Coughlan. Due to international licensing deals in North America, Australia,
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, Japan and
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, global sales of the Rodrigo y Gabriela rose to over 500,000.


2009–2012

In May 2012 Rubyworks merged with UK independent record label
Ark Recordings Ark Recordings is a London-based independent record label, run by Jamie Davis (of Transcopic Records) and Russell Warby (VP of WME Agency UK, Music Power 1001). The label was launched in 2005 after Transcopic Records went on a hiatus, and Davi ...
. In August 2012 Rubyworks celebrated its first decade in existence with three Dublin concerts featuring performances from bands like Rodrigo y Gabriela and Fight Like Apes. Dublin band Funeral Suits released their debut album, ''Lily of the Valley'', in June 2012. One of the songs released from the album, "All Those Friendly People", has since collected over 17 million views on
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. Junior label manager Eoin Aherne joined the label during this period.


2013 to present

In 2013, with the aid of Denis Desmond & Caroline Downey, Rubyworks introduced
Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...
to a more mainstream audience. He released his debut music video track, "
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", in September 2013, when it peaked at number 2 on the
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. The music video, recorded by Brendan Canty & Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost, has collected over 530 million views on
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across two versions. Hozier then went on to release his debut EP, ''Take Me To Church'', which included the track of the same name and "Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene". American Musician John Murry released his album, ''The Graceless Age'', with Rubyworks. In 2014, Rubyworks released albums from:
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(''
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''), O.R.B. (''
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'') and Rodrigo y Gabriela (''
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''), and also
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's eponymous debut album, which was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014. Prior to this, Hozier released his second EP, ''From Eden'', which included the single "
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". On 5 December 2014, it was announced that "Take Me to Church" was nominated at the
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for
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in 2015, losing this award to
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. 2015 saw the release of Ryan Sheridan's follow-up album, ''Here and Now'', on 28 August 2015 in Ireland, and topped the
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on 4 September 2015. The album was released in Germany on 11 September 2015 in conjunction with
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, Germany. This year also saw the signing of two new bands to the label,
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and
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.


Artists


Current

*
Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as Hozier ( ), is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his interna ...
* Ryan Sheridan * Josephine * Vladimir *
Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela (Rodrigo and Gabriela) are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo whose music is influenced by a number of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal. The duo's recordings consist largely of instrumental duets on the fl ...
*
Hudson Taylor James Hudson Taylor (; 21 May 1832 – 3 June 1905) was a British Baptist Christian missionary to China and founder of the OMF International, China Inland Mission (CIM, now OMF International). Taylor spent 51 years in China. The society that h ...
* Funeral Suits * O.R.B. *
The Minutes ''The Minutes'' are a three-piece rock band from Dublin, Ireland consisting of Mark Austin, Tom Cosgrave & Shane Kinsella. Début album '' Marcata'' was released on 20 May 2011 in Ireland. History (2006 - present) The Minutes were formed in 2 ...
*
Wyvern Lingo Wyvern Lingo are an Irish band from Bray in County Wicklow. It consists of Caoimhe Barry (vocals, drums, guitar), Karen Cowley (vocals, synth, bass) and Saoirse Duane (vocals, guitar). Musicianship Wyvern Lingo often incorporate elements of ...
*
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* David Keenan


Alumni

* Leya *
The Devlins The Devlins were an alternative rock band originating from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, although the eponymous Devlin brothers were born in Newry, County Down.Mary Coughlan *
Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor on 8 December 1966; ) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her debut album, '' The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and charted internationally. Her second album, ''I Do Not Want Wha ...
*
Foy Vance Foy Vance (born 1974) is a musician and singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man label. Vance has toured as a support act to British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and his music has been featured on numerous ...
*
Wallis Bird Wallis Bird (born 29 January 1982) is an Irish musician, living in Berlin since 2012. As of 2021, she has released six studio albums, including ''Architect'' in 2014 and ''Home'' in 2016. Career Bird performed at the Eurosonic Festival in 201 ...
* Fight Like Apes *
Moving Hearts Moving Hearts is an Irish Celtic rock band formed in 1981. They followed in the footsteps of Horslips in combining Irish traditional music with rock and roll, and also added elements of jazz to their sound.Harris, Craig''Moving Hearts'' AllMu ...
* Tychonaut (formally "The Tycho Brahe") *
Gavin Friday Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes. Early life Friday was born in Dublin and attend ...
* Nigel Mooney *
Alberta Cross Alberta Cross are an Anglo-Swedish rock band, formed in 2005 in London, England by singer-guitarist Petter Ericson Stakee and bassist Terry Wolfers. In 2013 Wolfers left the band, leaving Stakee as the only permanent member. The band's officia ...
*
Little Roy Little Roy (born Earl Lowe in Witfield Town, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae artist.Bush, NathanLittle Roy Biography, AllMusic, retrieved 2011-02-14 Biography Little Roy began his career at the age of 12 years in 1965 recording a few ...
* John Murry * Koufax *
Hothouse Flowers Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock band that combine traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel, and rock. Formed in 1985 in Dublin, they started as street performers. Their first album, ''People'' (1988), was the most success ...
* Deap Vally


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