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 and 2014 – 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)