Article in "Irish Times"
from=14th March 1997
Transcribed by Peter Shevlin
MUSIC TO THEIR EARS
Sharon Corr of the Corrs, right, at the Westland Studios in Dublin
yesterday for the launch of the Irish Music Business Expansion Scheme Fund
with: (from left) Ms Jean McKiernan, managing director of the fund; Mr
Denis Desmond, managing director, MCD Promotions; and Mr Brian Molloy,
managing director of Lunar Records. The scheme is aiming to raise £1
million for investment in new and emerging Irish music artists.
The promoters have said that "the extension of the BES legislation
to the music industry will result in a very real opportunity to promote
Irish talent nationally and internationally". It will provide a "new and
alternative source for funding for emerging artists and should accelerate
the process of achieving international success".Photograph: Peter
Thursfield