Famous Record Producers from Ireland

List of notable or famous record producers from Ireland, with bios and photos, including the top record producers born in Ireland and even some popular record producers who immigrated to Ireland. If you're trying to find out the names of famous Irish record producers then this list is the perfect resource for you. These record producers are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known record producer from Ireland is included when available.

People include everything from Rory Gallagher to SinƩad O'Connor.

This historic record producers from Ireland list can help answer the questions "Who are some Irish record producers of note?" and "Who are the most famous record producers from Ireland?" These prominent record producers of Ireland may or may not be currently alive, but what they all have in common is that they're all respected Irish record producers.

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  • Brian Crosby (born 12 June 1973) is an Irish composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist working primarily in music for film and TV .
    • Age: 49
    • Birthplace: Republic of Ireland
  • Damien Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Rice began his musical career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, which were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success with a couple of single releases, but a projected album floundered because of record company politics. After leaving the band he worked as a farmer in Tuscany and busked throughout Europe before returning to Ireland in 2001 and beginning a solo musical career, and the rest of the band went on to become Bell X1. In 2002 his debut album, O, reached No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart, won the Shortlist Music Prize and generated three top-30 singles inĀ ...more
    • Age: 49
    • Birthplace: Celbridge, Republic of Ireland
  • Danny O'Donoghue
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    Daniel John Mark Luke O'Donoghue (born 3 October 1980) is an Irish singer-songwriter known for being the frontman of the Irish alternative rock band The Script and as a coach on the first two series of the television singing talent show The Voice UK.
    • Age: 42
    • Birthplace: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • Donal Lunny
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    Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrÔn. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozaik, LAPD, and Usher's Island, he has been at the forefront of the renaissance of Irish traditional music for over five decades. Dónal Lunny is the brother of musician and producer Manus Lunny. He has a son, Shane, whose mother is singer Sinéad O'Connor.
    • Age: 76
    • Birthplace: Republic of Ireland, Tullamore
  • Eithne PĆ”draigĆ­n NĆ­ BhraonĆ”in (anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan (); born 17 May 1961), known professionally as Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. Born into a musical family and raised in the Irish-speaking area of Gweedore in County Donegal, Enya began her music career when she joined her family's Celtic band Clannad in 1980 on keyboards and backing vocals. She left in 1982 with their manager and producer Nicky Ryan to pursue a solo career, with Ryan's wife Roma Ryan as her lyricist. Enya developed her sound over the following four years with multitracked vocals and keyboards with elements of new age, Celtic, classical, church, and folk music. She hasĀ ...more
    • Age: 62
    • Birthplace: Gweedore, Republic of Ireland
  • Gavin Friday (born FionĆ”n Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter.
    • Age: 63
    • Birthplace: Dublin, Republic of Ireland