About Nialler9.com
Nialler9 is the most-read Irish music site with around 55k unique readers per month and has been running since November 2005.
Nialler9 – pronounced like the river in Egypt :’Nile-er’
Niall Byrne Bio
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-read Irish music site Nialler9, operating out of Dublin city since 2005, where he writes about music and hosts the Nialler9 Podcast.
Nialler9 – Irish DJ
Niall is a DJ and resident of the monthly Lumo Club.
Niall is available for DJ Bookings for club nights, corporate events, launches, parties and sometimes, as a wedding DJ. Niall plays music via USBs and vinyl.
His DJ sets feature melodic electronic music with a penchant for current anthems and a curveball classics. He has DJed around Ireland and at festivals like Electric Picnic, All Together Now, Other Voices and Body&Soul.
Nialler9 – Gig producer and creator
Niall produces, curates and hosts gigs, parties & events around Ireland. Niall has curated once-off music events at SXSW in Austin, Texas & Camden Crawl in London as well as nationally for Musictown, Dublin Theatre Festival, Cork’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour and Happenings among others.
Niall has a keen interest in utilising creative and under-used spaces in the city, where possible having previously produced events at Monster Truck Gallery, Block T, Dublin Food Co-op, Granby Park, and the Garda Boat Club.
Most recently, Niall co-produced Night Moves a DJ-lead event at the Fruit & Veg Market off Capel Street as part of Culture Night Dublin.
Nialler9 Artist Management
Niall is also an artist manager for alternative rock artist Skinner.
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Site Collaborators
- The Nialler9 logo is by Aoife Dooley.
Awards & Recognition
- Best Music Site at the Irish Web Awards (2014, 2013 and 2009)
- Five consecutive awards in the Irish Blog Awards for Best Music Blog (2007-2011)
- Voted the 5th Best Music Blog In The World in a poll of music blogging peers.
- Featured in the top 40 of Style Of Sound’s Most Influential Music Blogs
- Niall was on the judging panel for the Choice Music Prize in 2008 and 2014 – the annual Irish album of the year prize.
Press
- The 50 Most Influential People on Twitter in Ireland – Lovin Dublin (2014)
- Male Bloggers Worth Knowing – Image (2014)
- Featured in the top 40 of Style Of Sound’s Most Influential Music Blogs
- Chosen as one of Ireland’s Key Cultural Influencers – The Sunday Times (March 2011)
- One of the 20 Most Powerful People On The Music Scene – The Dubliner (February 2011)