CREDITS
as Orchestral Arranger :
Lisa Hannigan with The RTE National Symphony Orchestra (NCH, Cork Opera House)
Villagers with The RTE Concert Orchestra (RTE Radio 1)
Duke Special with The RTE Concert Orchestra (NCH)
DJ Jenny Greene with The RTE Concert Orchestra (Electric Picnic, 3 Arena, Donnybrook Stadium etc)
Foy Vance with The Ulster Orchestra (Live from Belfast 2023, BBC Proms in The Park 2013)
"Leonard" A Celebration with The RTE Concert Orchestra (All Together Now Festival 2019)
David Holmes/Orbital : The Ulster Orchestra (2022)
Roisin Reimagined : Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh with The Irish Chamber Orchestra (2022)
Wallis Bird - "Both Sides Now" with The RTE Concert Orchestra (RTE Radio 1 Strings Attached 2019)
Duke Special with The Ulster Orchestra (Ulster Hall)
Beoga with The RTE Concert Orchestra (NCH)
Beoga with The Ulster Orchestra (Waterfront Hall, Belfast)
Niamh Regan (Album Strings 2023, Faction Records)
Little Hours - String Arrangements (Rubyworks)
Phil Coulter with The Ulster Orchestra (BBC Proms in the Park, Titanic)
Ryan Sheridan (album strings)
Mango X MathsMan with The RTE Concert Orchestra (Culture Night live @ The National Museum of Ireland)
New Zealand National Symphony Orchestra (Rugby World Cup)
Bremen Symphony Orchestra
Niamh Dunne - Salon Sessions with The Ulster Orchestra
Elaine Mai with MayKay - RTE Concert Orchestra
Jim Lowe (producer)
Boo Hewerdine (producer)
Gareth Jones (producer)
many many more....
as Producer :
Foy Vance
Duke Special
SOAK
Beoga
David C Clements
INXS
Kevin Doherty
Altan
The Darkling Air
Niamh Dunne
Paramount Pictures
Lionsgate
DECCA
Sony-BMG
Glassnote Records
Universal Music
Curb Records
EMI
as Session Keys :
Luke Sital-Singh
Foy Vance
INXS
SOAK
Niamh Regan
Pillow Queens
Ailbhe Reddy
And So I Watch You From Afar
In Their Thousands
Kevin Doherty
Duke Special
The Darkling Air
The Ulster Orchestra
Little Hours
Niamh Regan
Awards :
BBC Radio 3 Huddersfield Festival Young Composers Award
2 x times UK Music Producers Guild Award Winner (UKMPG)
- Best Recording of an original score (2021,2023)
British Animation Awards Nomination 2022 : Best Original Music
Northern Ireland Music Prize 2020
(Best Album Nominee: The Darkling Air "Ancestor" (artist/songwriter/producer)
Northern Ireland Music Prize 2013
(Winner Best Album : Foy Vance "The Joy of Nothing" (producer))
Northern Ireland Music Prize 2014
(Nominee Best Album : David C Clements "The Longest Day in History" (producer))
Royal Television Society Best Soundtrack Nomination 2019
Irish Meteor Award Nominee (Leya)
Northern Ireland Music Prize 2022
(Nominee Best Album : SOAK "If I Never Know You Like This Again" (co-producer))
Film & Television :
Michael founded Keeney & Stronge Ltd in 2012 with long time collaborator Kris Stronge. K&S Ltd produce award winning music and audio for BBC, RTE, PBS, DisneyJnr, CBC, ABC, Universal Kids, ITV, HBO and create soundtracks and post-production audio for award winning programming that is broadcast around the world. For more information see : www.keeneyandstronge.com
Selected Studios :
Metropolis (London)
Sing Sing (Melbourne)
The Seaside Lounge (NYC)
Metalworks (Toronto)
Windmill Lane (Dublin)
Grouse Lodge (Westmeath)
Attica Audio (Donegal)
Amberville (N.Ireland)
as Studio Engineer :
Van Morrison
INXS
SOAK
Phil Coulter
Duke Special
Foy Vance
Niamh Regan
Hannah Peel
The Priests
Samantha Mumba
David C Clements
Beoga
Kevin Doherty
Altan
Eddie Reader
Celtic Thunder
Brian Kennedy
Ronnie Drew
The 4 of Us
Henry McCullough
Andy Irvine
Liam Clancy
Billy Connolly
and many more...
engineering for producers :
Phil Coulter
Mike Hedges
Mike Chapman