About

I’m Caolán. I’ve been working in music for over a decade in various parts of the industry. I started off interning at Smalltown America Studio while I studied at the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) at Queen’s University, Belfast. During this time, I also did a little bit of live sound & tour management for people like Tom Robinson.

After graduating from SARC in 2015 with a First Class Honours degree (BSc Music Technology & Sonic Arts), I started working full-time from Smalltown America Studio recording & producing artists like Imelda May, Cherym, Our Krypton Son & PORTS.

Since then, I've been working with bands from all across the world. Recent production credits include Joshua Burnside, Kilgour, New Pagans & Parker with tracks receiving airtime on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music & KEXP.

I’ve made albums that have won the Northern Ireland Music Prize & been featured in NME, Clash, Kerrang! & DIY among others.

As a multi-instrumentalist, I’ve played on tracks that have been used for sync in programmes like Made In Chelsea & productions by the BBC. You can usually find me behind a drum kit but I love playing bass, guitar, piano, synths or clarinet if the song might need it…

These days, I can mostly be found mixing records & writing songs with other artists.

I write & record as one half of indie-folk duo The Model Home and have also co-written tracks with the likes of ROE, Parker, Reevah, Sinéad White, Ciaran Lavery, Andrew Ferris (of Jetplane Landing) & Outside Golden.

More recently, I’ve been making indie-electronica music under my own name, with my debut single ‘Walking Into The Furnace’ premiering on BBC 6 Music. It’s been played across BBC Radio 1, RTE 2XM, RTE Lyric FM and supported by major broadcasters such as Huw Stephens, Nick Grimshaw, Lauren Laverne, Nabihah Iqbal, Peter Curtin and Emily Pilbeam.

I’d love to hear about the music you’re making - if you want to get in touch about working together, just drop me an email!