CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate

CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate

CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate

Award nominated twelve-part live music series for TG4.

Award nominated twelve-part live music series for TG4.

Award nominated twelve-part live music series for TG4.

TG4

Series Production

2023

TG4

Series Production

2023

TG4

Series Production

2023

Background

A twelve-part live music series combining performances and collaborations with candid conversations shot on location in Galway city and county. The series features a mix of new and established talent, from a range of different backgrounds, traditions and cultures, and represents an exciting new approach to music television.

Process

Each episode of CUMASC features two acts selected from a range of genres and backgrounds, with pairings chosen for their collaborative potential, diversity and appeal to a musically-curious audience. The episode’s narrative revolves around how our acts collaborate and what they produce, charting the journey of the finished piece from ideation to performance.

Results

Part observational documentary, part elegant concert cinematography, CUMASC captures the spontaneous energy and creative magic in the collaborative process and presents portraits of a broad musical community that is evolving with the old and the new to produce an exciting future for Irish music.

CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate was nominated for an RTS award.

Background

A twelve-part live music series combining performances and collaborations with candid conversations shot on location in Galway city and county. The series features a mix of new and established talent, from a range of different backgrounds, traditions and cultures, and represents an exciting new approach to music television.

Process

Each episode of CUMASC features two acts selected from a range of genres and backgrounds, with pairings chosen for their collaborative potential, diversity and appeal to a musically-curious audience. The episode’s narrative revolves around how our acts collaborate and what they produce, charting the journey of the finished piece from ideation to performance.

Results

Part observational documentary, part elegant concert cinematography, CUMASC captures the spontaneous energy and creative magic in the collaborative process and presents portraits of a broad musical community that is evolving with the old and the new to produce an exciting future for Irish music.

CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate was nominated for an RTS award.

Background

A twelve-part live music series combining performances and collaborations with candid conversations shot on location in Galway city and county. The series features a mix of new and established talent, from a range of different backgrounds, traditions and cultures, and represents an exciting new approach to music television.

Process

Each episode of CUMASC features two acts selected from a range of genres and backgrounds, with pairings chosen for their collaborative potential, diversity and appeal to a musically-curious audience. The episode’s narrative revolves around how our acts collaborate and what they produce, charting the journey of the finished piece from ideation to performance.

Results

Part observational documentary, part elegant concert cinematography, CUMASC captures the spontaneous energy and creative magic in the collaborative process and presents portraits of a broad musical community that is evolving with the old and the new to produce an exciting future for Irish music.

CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate was nominated for an RTS award.

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