Glen Power

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Glen Joseph Power (born 5 July 1978) is an Irish musician, songwriter, actor, and film composer, best known as the drummer and founding member of the pop rock band The Script. Outside The Script, Power has worked as a songwriter, collaborating with Journey frontman Steve Perry on Power's composition "The Streets of Kinsale" (2023) for The High Kings. [1] Power has also worked as a film composer, scoring and appearing in the short film Disposition (2016). [2]

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The Script

Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan, childhood friends who had worked as songwriters in Los Angeles, [3] recruited Power in 2005.

The Script signed with Phonogenic (Sony Music) in 2005 [4] and released their self-titled debut album in August 2008. [5] The band has released seven studio albums and a greatest hits compilation.

On 14 April 2023, Mark Sheehan died at age 46 following a brief illness. [6] [7] Reflecting on first meeting Sheehan, Power stated: "We clicked instantly... One night hanging out together, he said to me 'I am taking you to the top' and looking back now, 10 years later, I can honestly say that Mark was indeed a man of his word". [8]

The band contemplated disbanding, [9] with Power describing Sheehan as "the bridge that brought us all together". [10]

In May 2024, Power and O'Donoghue announced The Script's expansion to a four-piece, welcoming longtime touring members Ben Sargeant (bass) and Ben Weaver (guitar). [11] The band released Satellites in August 2024.[ citation needed ]

Songwriting and collaborations outside The Script

The High Kings and Steve Perry collaboration

During the COVID-19 lockdown period, Power began writing songs for Irish traditional folk group The High Kings. What started as a collaboration request from the band's manager evolved into a larger project, with Power writing several songs for the group. [1] Power co-wrote "Chasing Rainbows" with The Script bandmate Danny O'Donoghue for The High Kings' eighth studio album, released as a single on 24 February 2023. [12]

One composition, "The Streets of Kinsale", based on the legend of the White Lady of Kinsale (Wilful Warrender), resulted in a collaboration with Journey vocalist Steve Perry. [1] Power explained the song's genesis: "I was sitting in the bathtub in London. There was a party at the back of my house and I heard a melody, which I changed a bit and thought, 'Oh, I know what that is. It's the song I've been thinking about'. So I jumped up, went downstairs with my towel, pulled my guitar out, put the capo on the second fret and the chorus arrived." [1]

The song deals with the legend of a wedding, in Kinsale, County Cork, that resulted in the funerals of the bride, groom, and bride's father all on the same day, with the bride's spirit still haunting the town. [1] Power had maintained contact with Perry after the Journey frontman had previously expressed interest in collaborating. [1] When The Script were performing in Los Angeles, Power sent Perry the demo. Five days later, Perry called asking if he could sing on the track. [1]

"The Streets of Kinsale" was released on 28 April 2023, [13] [14] featuring Perry on vocals and harmonies alongside The High Kings, with Power credited as writer and producer. [15] [16] Steve Perry has described himself as a Script fan, having attended several of their Las Vegas performances. [17]

Collaboration with son Luke Power

Power has collaborated musically with his son Luke, who performs as BadScandal in the electronic/house music genre. [18]

The pair released "Tomorrow" and "The Shore" in 2022. [18] The latter track was originally written by Glen Power for The High Kings; when it didn't suit them, BadScandal reworked it into a house track. [18]

The pair also co-wrote and recorded "Bitter Wine", with Glen Power providing the high-register chorus vocals. [1]

Personal life

Power is a Reiki practitioner and practices mindfulness and meditation. [19] He appeared on Dermot Whelan's "The Mind Full Podcast" in 2024, discussing coping with Sheehan's death, alcohol-free living and his "un-peopling" technique for dealing with overwhelm. [19]

Discography

With The Script

As songwriter/producer for other artists

Film scores

Collaborations

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Glen Power: 'I sent Steve Perry a song I wrote for The High Kings and he phoned up asking to sing on it'". Hot Press. July 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Glen Power". Lorraine Brennan Management. January 23, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Script". The Argus. March 20, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Script – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Oh Danny boy! Script revel in chart success". The Independent. November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mark Sheehan, guitarist with The Script, dies aged 46". The Irish Times. April 14, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan has died in hospital". Irish Independent. April 14, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "'Thank you for the laughs': The Script's Glen Power shares emotional tribute to Mark Sheehan". Irish Examiner. April 15, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Script Considered Splitting Following Mark Sheehan's Death". Ireland's Classic Hits Radio. September 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  10. ↑ "The Script remember Mark Sheehan on Late Late Show". RTÉ. September 30, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ "The Script to transition to a four-piece so as to "not attempt to replicate" line-up with Mark Sheehan". Hot Press. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "The High Kings release new single written by Glen Power and Danny O'Donoghue from The Script". IMRO. 24 February 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Steve Perry The High Kings The Streets of Kinsale". Ultimate Classic Rock. April 28, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Steve Perry The High Kings Streets of Kinsale". Louder. April 28, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "The High Kings join forces with legendary singer Steve Perry (Journey)". IMRO. April 28, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "The High Kings present their brand new single 'The Streets of Kinsale'". The High Kings Official. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Steve Perry: 'I've really bonded with Glen from The Script. He sent me this demo and I was immediately struck by how beautiful the melodies are'". Hot Press. May 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "Glen Power & Badscandal drop 'The Shore'". Hot Press. December 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "The Power of Healing with The Script's Glen Power". The Mind Full Podcast. October 13, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
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