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"Simon Quigley is a composer and pianist. He was a member of successful indie group Sack, and has recorded and performed with well-known artists including Camille O’Sullivan, Briana Corrigan, Edwyn Collins and Dave Couse, whom he did two solo projects, including “The World Should Know” nominated as best Irish Album in the Meteor Awards. He has composed for documentaries and TV series for RTÉ. His musical influences range from Rufus Wainwright, Kraftwerk to Steve Reich to John Grant. “The Human Tide” is a 2 track CD and digital download single, that sees him release new work, from a forth coming album in 2016. “Human Frailty” is a response to the migrant crisis and the media and political response. “Ryan V’s The White Star Line“is a companion piece to “Human Frailty” and a look at story of Thomas Ryan and how he won compensation for the death of his son Patrick, who drowned on the Titanic against The White Star Line. This was a landmark case, that became case law and changed how those in steerage travelled. As a member of SACK, a five-piece Irish band based in Dublin, Ireland, the band to date has released three albums: You Are What You Eat, Butterfly Effect and Adventura Majestica. SACK’s first single “What Did The Christians Ever Do For Us?” was awarded single of the week in both the NME and Melody Maker music newspapers. The band have supported Morrissey on two tours taking in mainland Europe, the UK and Ireland and the United States and have also opened for British Indie stalwarts, The Fall and The Wedding Present among others. The band describe their sound as “Frank Sinatra fronting the Pixies”. “Laughter Lines”, the single featured on the soundtrack to the movie Carrie 2: The Rage, is simply ‘a song that should be number one forever’! He recorded with Dave Couse on 2 solo albums, the first Genes in 2003, featuring ” This man is for Sale” and “Will it ever stop Raining”which featured on Other Voices on RTE and was a highlight of that series. In 2006 he recorded again with Dave Couse who received nominations for “Best Album” and “Best Irish Male” at the 2006 Meteor Music Awards for the album “The world should Know”released on 1969 Records. The album received extensive airplay and critical acclaim. He released his first solo EP “Ireland Is” in 2011 to critical acclaim, with poet Colm Keegan and songwriter Mark Cullen. He has produced Revolution Fiach Moriarty, composed music for “Speaking of Drives 2011-12” a film by Alan Phelan as part of Fragile Absolutes Part 3 and working on his own solo modern classical project. He is currently working with well know performers including Emer O’Grady (Cello), Aoife Dowdall (Violin ) Marie Louise Bowe Viola Michelle Mason (Cello) Siubhan Ni Ghriofa (Viola) and Maria Mason (Violin) as well as Martin McCann (Singer Songwriter) Clare Kavanagh (Soprano) who has worked with The English National Opera and another collaboration with Poet Colm Keegan and singer songwriter Fiach Moriarty also involved. The Human Tide single released in April 2016 as a digital download available from iTunes and Simon’s Store. As well as his own album he arranged and produced Fiach Moriarty 2nd album “Revolution”. This was recorded at Bay Studio Wicklow with Peter Meighan engineer. See more at: https://www.simonqc.com"
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