Practice Room To Studio To Stage - About Connell McBride

Welcome To My Lab

Hi, I'm Connell McBride, a prizewinning keyboardist, composer and electronic artist from rural Ireland. I make experimental electronic music that incorporates elements of House, Hip Hop, Folk, Traditional Irish, Funk and Jazz. 

Making music doesn't happen by accident, it is a process.  Whether I am producing a new track or designing a syllabus for my students, my goal is always the same: strip away the confusion and get straight to the music.

This space is dedicated to exploring my passion for keyboards and electronic music performance looking at the entire process from Practice though Process to Performance.  Here you will find my Method including practice blueprints, the music theory and the practical resources I build to help master this craft.

There is no filler here. Just the music, and the mechanics behind it.

You were absolutely on fire!! We were just heading home thinking everything was all over after an amazing day and then we found the real party - omg crowds of people going crazy and absolutely loving Connell McBride...”

New Album

Live on all streaming platforms now

Taking inspiration from pan Celtic melodies, The Quartz Pebble, is a reimagined audio space where indigenous European dance music is fused with analogue synthesizer sounds and electronica.  Access your authentic ancient core and lose your self as you journey through this strange yet familiar soundscape.

Latest Work

Check out the radio edit of my track: Drowsie Maggie for a bite size version of the full release (available on my new album The Quartz Pebble which you can listen to on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms). Drowsie Maggie is an energetic Irish reel reimagined as an electronic folk track.  Add it to your running playlist for an instant boost. 

 Stream on Spotify here or check out my EPK to listen to the album from the site.