Hometown gig for Lisburn songwriter

Michael Mormecha is a self-producing multi-instrumentalist. When not fronting Belfast’s favourite alternative rock band Mojo Fury who have played along side Biffy Clyro, Oceansize, Everything Everything and a whole lot more, Michael will be fusing sounds and styles of music at his farmhouse studio.

With having spent the past year producing records for bands such as The Bonnevilles, Malojian, Runaway Go to name a few, it was time for Mormecha to put pen to paper for his own material. LOFi LiFE is his debut solo album.

Following a successful PledgeMusic campaign raising 139% of the total, LOFi LiFE was released on 9th May 2016 on Swallow Song Records.

Michael Mormecha has recently been nominated for this year’s highly prestigious Northern Ireland Music Prize, which has previously been won by SOAK and Foy Vance.

The NI Music Prize In Association With Blue Moon is produced by the Oh Yeah music centre and is also supported by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

It will be presented at a live awards event at Mandela Hall in Belfast on November 11.

Twelve albums, including Michael’s LOFi LiFE, have been shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Music Prize In Association With Blue Moon 2016. The winner will be announced at this special awards night at the Mandela Hall.

More than 70 judges were contacted from the NI music industry and music media.

They were invited to cast their votes for the best album of the last 12 months.

There will be a second round of voting and the winning album will be announced at the November 11 event.

The shortlisted acts are: The Bonnevilles – Arrow Pierce My Heart; Ciaran Lavery – Let Bad In; David C Clements – The Longest Day In History; Documenta – Drone Pop #1; exmagician – Scan The Blue; Foy Vance – The Wild Swan; Girls Names – Arms Around A Vision; Jealous of the Birds – Parma Violets; Michael Mormecha – LOFi LiFE; Ports – The Devil Is A Songbird; Ryan Vail – For Every Silence; Sea Pinks – Soft Days.