The Casanova Wave

Hailing from the seaside village of Tramore in Waterford, Ireland, The Casanova Wave is the creative outlet of Brian McCartan. Emerging as one of Ireland’s brightest electronic acts in the Autumn of 2010, the ‘shimmering, chiming electro-pop’ on his eponymous debut EP was described by Jim Carroll of The Irish Times as “leaving you wanting more”. It wasn't long before Brian’s unique style of music and stage performances began to enrapture live audiences. His sound is a happy-go-lucky mix of warm electronica with live instrumentation and an array of looped samples - a reflection of summer with melodies that burst with bouncing rhythms, bright guitars and pulsing synths. Named as one of The Irish Times’ 'Best Irish Acts of 2010', Whelan’s ‘Ones to Watch 2011’ and State Magazine’s ‘Faces of 2011’, 2011 was indeed a breakout year for The Casanova Wave with barnstorming appearances at a number of Irish music festivals including Vantastival, Spraoi and Castlepalooza (the latter chose his track The Casanova Wave as the theme track for their 2011 advertising campaign) and he has been busying himself in recent months penning his debut album - Joy of Being (released July 13th 2012).


Website: http://www.thecasanovawave.com/

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Bandcamp: http://www.thecasanovawave.bandcamp.com/

Praise for The Casanova Wave

"One of the finest up n’ coming electronic artists in the country, without question." entertainment.ie

"Waterford lad Brian McCartan’s one-man band is all about enticing, playful and bright sounds and tunes. His five-track debut EP will have you humming and wanting more... shimmering, chiming electropop" - Jim Carroll, The Irish Times

"Imagine what Four Tet would make after waking up in a house on a hill on a tropical Island and opening the curtains." - popgoestheradio

"... a positive blend of chirpy beats, sounding like hand claps and smiley faces, with a tremendously danceable element throughout. In short, the perfect soundtrack to a sunny day." - Stop The Lights

"The Casanova Wave makes music that Wild Nothing would die for... I wasn't expecting to fall for anything as quickly as I fell for this.... one of Ireland’s, brightest musical prospects" - The Point Of Everything

"Simply put 'Joy Of Being' is a joyous, wonderful album." Dan Hegarty - The Alternative RTE 2fm/2XM