Wayne O'Connor
Originally from Wexford, Wayne moved to Sligo to study Art in Sligo I.T. Upon completing his studies he remained in Sligo where over the years he has nurtured a career across many fields, teaching Art and illustrating, working both on stage as an actor and behind the scenes on various theatre productions with companies such as The Blue Raincoat and Mangiare Theatre Company and Everyman.
In the area of theatre he has starred in productions such as “All my Sons” (Everyman), “one too many mornings” (Mangiare), “Men at Arms” (Daft), “the real inspector Hound” (Daft) and also worked behind the scenes on “the Bald Soprano” (Blue Raincoat), “The Fever” (Mangiare), ” a play on 2 chairs” (Mangiare) and “Tartuffe” (Mangiare).
In the area of Art, Wayne has taught in several locations teaching illustration and storyboarding. His illustrative work is mainly figurative and influenced heavily by the worlds of cinema and graphic novels and he has had work published in Roleplaying games in France. He worked in the Model Arts Centre in Sligo as a technician for a period also.
But his greatest love is music. Having picked up the guitar just after his college years, he began writing his own music showcasing it in various open mikes before pushing it further with the release of an EP entitled “Drawing Lines” in 2007, playing to a capacity crowd in the Black Box in Sligo. His music has continued to grow with other musicians now joining him frequently, in August 2008 playing another very successful gig in the Factory Performance Space.
With influences from all areas from alternative to rock to country and more Wayne continues to develop and hone his sound. He has also begun heightening his profile through supports to artists such as Damien Dempsey, John Spillane, Luan parle, Director and more and playing in venues all over Ireland such as Debarras, Whelan’s, the Stables and more… He also sets up and promotes other emerging artists that he has met on the road, running the very succcessful OSTA SESSIONS series in 2007.
Most recently in late 2008 he has worked with Steve Wickham on new recordings.
Contact details:
Email: pyramidlagota@gmail.com
M: 086-8484444
