John Munnelly Film & Theater Biography
John
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John Munnelly quips and banters in Limerick |
John
Munnelly is an award winning ASCAP singer-songwriter from Cavan,
Ireland. He showed early promise as a songwriter with 'Treasure' as
runner up in the Grolsch-Hot Press Songwriting Award and
commendations in other Irish competitions.
His
songs have been chosen for inclusion on a number of compilations and
collections most notably for 'Happy Christmas' on the Contemporary
Celtic Christmas Collection
Album titled 'Together for Christmas. John's song received media
praise and airplay nationally being described as “grin-inducing
joyous” by the Irish Examiner USA and ... “an infectious tune
that also tells the story... Instant classic.”Also described by
press and radio as 'Beatlesque' 'modern carol-like' and a 'highlight'
John
is an ASCAP (foundation) Jay Gorney award winner for a 'Song with a
Social Conscience or Social Significance. ' ASCAP foundation
spokesman said Munnelly's song - which chronicles the plight of a
college-educated recession casualty - won because it gives a modern
twist to the concerns Jay
Gorney expressed in his song." Brother can you spare a Dime”
John
was selected to take part in George Heslin's Origin Theater
Contemporary Irish Singer Songwriters 1st Irish Music
Program presenting some of the best new musical voices of Ireland.
He
recently operated the sound cues for “The Flood” as part of the
2014 NY Fringe in 64E4 Theater, and for the one man and woman plays
Jimmy Titanic and Magdalene at the New York Irish Center theater
venue .
John
is an actor appearing as 'Poe' in the Blue Bliss online video
production of Edgar Allen Poe's Poem “A Dream Within a Dream”.
You can see him in top
hat here
http://bit.ly/edgarallenpoe
He
is set to make his film debut starring as the protagonists comic foil
“Link” in the full length feature comedy/action-horror spoof
“Hectic Knife” due to be released in 2015. John also contributed
the theme song. He also appeared in the live variety comedy show
'Born Again POP' held in the 'Nothing Space' in Brooklyn and in 'Fake
Henrik Zetterberg' another online comedy fish-out-of-water spoof.
John
loves making fun and colorful music videos like 'does my bum look big
in this?' (http://bit.ly/doesmybumlookbiginthis)
and his video work can be seen on his youtube.com/laughjohnlaugh
channel.
He
is a songwriter & producer currently recording new material. He
released his debut album 'Hello World' in 2013 and toured Ireland to
promote it. John plays out and about in NY.
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