Mrnorth

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Mrnorth
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genres Alternative rock, new wave
Years activeLate 1990s - 2013
Labels Rock Ridge Music - Uninhibited Records
MembersColin Smith
Emmett O'Malley
Oisin O'Malley
Adrian Mordaunt

Mrnorth (pronounced Mr. North) was a alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland, most notable for gaining a local following in Vicenza during the early 2000s. The band worked under the publisher Rock Ridge Music.

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Band members included Colin Smith on Vocals/guitar, Emmett O'Malley and Oisin O'Malley on guitars/vocals and bass/keyboards, respectively, and drummer/percussionist Adrian Mordaunt.[ citation needed ]

After gaining attention in their home town of Dublin, Ireland, the band went to Vicenza, Italy, finding some local acclaim, and touring Italy for the next two years.

Later the band moved to New York, USA, securing a record deal with Uninhibited Records, resulting in their 2004 debut album, Lifesize, produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads.[ citation needed ]

Their next release, the five song EP Sleeping Dogs, came under the label Rock Ridge Music and was distributed digitally in late 2006.

The album Fear & Desire, was released on March 6, 2007. The album featured some players of The Greenwich Village Orchestra on the tracks: "Overture", "Love Is...", "Overture Reprise", "For The Moment", and "Rope". A release concert for the album was held at Florence Gould Hall in New York City, featuring the Greenwich Village Orchestra.

In 2011, the band released their final album Everything, performed at the Florence Gould Hall on September 16, 2011, with the support of an orchestra and choir.[ citation needed ]

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