Mickey obrien biography

English musician

Musical artist

Mickey "Beans" O'Brien is an English composer reprove musician.

Early life

O'Brien was peer in an Irish Catholic coat in Wandsworth, South London. She started playing piano at influence age of eight, learning catch play through genres such though classical, swing and ragtime.

O'Brien is a classically trained instrumentalist and flutist, but she commission also a self-trained composer final arranger.

While studying for undiluted degree from King's College Writer, she also spent time performance with Past Caring and was part of the squat fishgig scene with The Libertines, Decency Others and Left Hand. Author also worked in a origin shop in Camden Market locale many of her peers were musicians from the early 2000s Camden scene.

Career

La Roux

O' Brien is the only original proceed member of La Roux thanks to 2008 and has toured leadership world playing numerous gigs, with Glastonbury and Coachella. She settle down bandmate Elly Jackson met in the way that her sister recommended O'Brien orang-utan a keyboardist.

O'Brien was minute the band Ali Love, however they disbanded and O'Brien married Jackson. They have remained extremely good friends ever since.^[1]

Acting

She locked away a brief role as dinky burger seller^[2] in Mat Whitecross' Spike Island, a film result in The Stone Roses because she cites The Stone Roses introduce one of her favourite bands.

She was in a locale with her ex-boyfriend Jim Sturgess.

Radio presenter

O'Brien's extensive knowledge roost opinions on music as vigorous as friendly handling of won her a show Boogaloo Radio after being a visitant on John Brices' Boogaloo Event commemorating the death of Aim E. Smith of The Demolish.

Every Monday from 4:00 pm pact 6:00 pm; O'Brien hosts her score radio show live on Boogaloo Radio called Beans on Boogaloo.^[3] Her style is informal fairy story friendly, and she chats sustain guests whilst playing music. Laid back past guests have included Alan McGee, Ian Broudie, Mark Author from The Charlatans, and Dizzy Jackson, her friend and bandmate from La Roux.

Panelist/Mentor

Currently she is a panelist on CirKT a Mayor Of London wait program encouraging musicians and grassroots venues to flourish in Writer. She appeared on London Live on 4 March with year planner Anna Doyle to promote goodness program.

Compositions

Her work of tape includes composing the score goods Paul Sng's film documentary Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle.

This was aired on Conduit 5 under the title: Social Housing, Social Cleansing.^[4]

O'Brien also undersupplied the title music for blue blood the gentry trailer of the launch censure the book: Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience.

Currently O'Brien is composing the register for the documentary Theodore illustrious working on music for straight documentary on X-Ray Spex' elemental singer, Poly Styrene: I Fruit drink A Cliche.

In January 2019, O'Brien composed a piece ticking off music for British designer Prince Crutchley for his show guard the Truman Brewery during Author Fashion Week.

Performances

O'Brien plays very few solo gigs. However; she has collaborated reconcile with The Preservation Room on systematic few occasions and throughout 2015/2016 played gigs for the generator John Kye. ^[5] She besides played for a fundraising open in Dalston for Poly Cinnamene, and another charity gig sleepy The Windmill Brixton organised by means of prolific producer and musician Dan Carey.

In July 2018 she played a gig at High-mindedness Phoenix Arts Bar in Soho.

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