About Nialler9.com
Nialler9 is the most-read new music site in Ireland with around 65k unique readers per month and has been running since November 2005.
Nialler9 – pronounced like the river in Egypt :’Nile-er’
Niall Byrne Bio
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-read Irish music site Nialler9, operating out of Dublin city since 2005, where he writes about music and hosts the Nialler9 Podcast.
Nialler9 – Event producer and music consultant
Niall is a music event curator and producer who hosts and consults on gigs, parties & events. Niall has curated once-off music events at SXSW in Austin, Texas & Camden Crawl in London as well as nationally for Musictown, Dublin Theatre Festival, Cork’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour and Happenings among others. Most recently, Niall co-produced Night Moves a DJ-lead event at the Fruit & Veg Market off Capel Street as part of Culture Night Dublin.
Niall has worked as a music supervisor and sync licensing consultant known for curating music for digital media, ads, TV, films and in-flight entertainment with an emphasis on emerging Irish music.
He lives in Dublin, Ireland.
Nialler9 – Irish DJ
Niall is a DJ and resident of the monthly Lumo Club.
Niall is available for DJ Bookings for club nights, corporate events, launches, parties and sometimes, as a wedding DJ. His DJ sets feature melodic electronic music with a penchant for current anthems and a curveball classics.
Niall promotes club nights like his popular Indie Sleaze Club, monthly Listening Parties along with the long running Lumo Club, a monthly “house party in a club” night in Dublin and also DJs around Ireland and at festivals like Electric Picnic, All Together Now, Other Voices and Body&Soul.
Nialler9 Artist Management
Niall is also an artist manager for alternative rock artist Skinner.
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Site Collaborators
The Nialler9 logo is by Aoife Dooley.
Awards & Recognition
Best Music Site at the Irish Web Awards (2014, 2013 and 2009)
Five consecutive awards in the Irish Blog Awards for Best Music Blog (2007-2011)
Voted the 5th Best Music Blog In The World in a poll of music blogging peers.
Featured in the top 40 of Style Of Sound’s Most Influential Music Blogs
- Niall was on the judging panel for the Choice Music Prize in 2008, 2014 and 2024 the annual Irish album of the year prize.
Press
One of the 20 Most Powerful People On The Music Scene – The Dubliner (February 2011)
- The 50 Most Influential People on Twitter in Ireland – Lovin Dublin (2014)
- Male Bloggers Worth Knowing – Image (2014)
- Featured in the top 40 of Style Of Sound’s Most Influential Music Blog
- Chosen as one of Ireland’s Key Cultural Influencers – The Sunday Times (March 2011)
