DJ / Producer

Phunk'dup, switch, mono, various nationwide, Impulsive Music & Records) Runner-Up Of The 2001 BBm Magazine Irish Dance Music Awards for 'Best Newcomer'

STYLE:
Totally Funk-driven house, breaks and techno.
Has always been forward thinking with his sound and his knowledge of good club music is consistently evident in his DJ sets – which recently include laptop DJ sets & remixing his own and other producer’s music ‘on-the-fly’. Regardless of genre if it's good it's played!

HISTORY:
Since 1994, with regular club & pirate radio work plus high profile residencies around Dublin (see below)

RESIDENCIES:
- UP @ P.O.D. (1995/96)
- SUBLIME @ Coolmine R.C. (1996/97)
- RELEASE @ Republica (1998/99)
- SEVENTH HEAVEN @ Republica (1998/99)
-PHUNK'DUP COLLEGE TOUR :Maynooth N.U.I./U.C.D./Trinity/D.C.U./R.T.C. Sligo
- VELVET (1999)
- PASHA @ Temple Theatre (1999/2001)
- PHUNK'DUP @ Legends (1999/2000
- PLAY @ Tivoli (2000)
- MOTION @ Mono (2000/2)
- PHUNK'DUP @ Switch (2000/3)
- HOUSEWERK @ Metropolitan (2004)
- PHUNKDUP @ Morrissey’s, Kilkenny (present)

Phunk'dup, the brainchild of Barry and Dean Sherry - now in its 6th year - is one of the most successful residencies in the south to-date!

Currently: occasional guest @ 12ten :)
Bi-monthly Saturday’s @ Morrissey’s, Kilkenny
Bi-monthly Saturday’s @ Morrissey’s, Thurles
US tour dates (twice annually): Dec / Mar
FROG – Yonkers, NY
ORANGE – Boston
FRYING PAN – Chelsea, NY

*See phunkdup.com gigs listings for up 2 date listings, exact information & history.

Also occasional guest work abroad;
Barry & Dean toured Istanbul in 1999. An active and constant presence on the underground Irish dance music scene Barry has generated keen interest for his DJ sets and his technical ability, superb music selection & set programming.

RADIO:
A successful weekly radio slot; Phunk'dup on Nova 94.6FM 7-9pm, Dublin.
Occasional rotational DJ mixes on 2FM, and FM104 and Anna-Livia FM amongst various guest mixes worldwide.
Co-owns Nova 94.6 FM

PRODUCTION

Primarily as 'Phunk'dup' with Dean Sherry, Barry has released numerous singles worldwide with many solo & group project works in-progress..

DISCOGRAPHY
Releases (worldwide):
- Phunk'dup "Peruvian Flake/Hausflake" (Impulsive Records 2000, IR001)
- Phunk'dup "Millenium Drug/Atmosflange" (Impulsive Records 2000, IR002)
- Phunk'dup "phunkymagik" (Impulsive Records 2000, IR004)
- Barry Dempsey "Punani" (Limited White 2001)
- Phunkjunky "Gemini/S.I.G. remix" (Limited White 2001) Remixes:
- Derek Duff "Schizophonic"/A.B.F. remix (Impulsive 2001)
- Johnny Pluse "Dark'n'Dim" (Pluse Records 2003)
- Johnny Pluse "Jedi Mind Trick" (Forthcoming on Pluse 2003)

From behind the scenes, Barry has collaborated with numerous producers on tracks for the Impulsive Imprint (and beyond..!) working with the likes of 'Spectrum is Green' aka Robbie Dunne & Warren Kiernan; most recently with Dublin DJs Paul Conroy and Ben Carvosso/LRB with demo tracks currently doing the rounds; and has also scored the music for Irish language films on TG4 in association with An Bord Scannan as well as a new series 'Obsession' screened by TV3 autumn 2003!

Other music-related:
Works full-time on Media Composition for film/TV.
Proprietor of VIRTU Studios, Dublin.
(live and electronic music production.)
Director of NOVA 94.6FM

More:
www.phunkdup.com
www.virtustudios.ie

Email: barry@virtustudios.ie
Email: barry@phunkdup.com