1. Keywest with model Ruth O'Neill who appears in their latest video; 2. Keywest on stage at Crawdaddy; 3. Declan Cassidy and Martha Christie at the gig.
It’s not often a relatively new Irish band is all but pursued by a much-in-demand world-class producer and mix engineer but that is exactly what happened when Mark Needham (The Killers / Fleetwood Mac) heard the original version of top-tipped band Keywest’s new single and decided he’d like to add his Midas touch to the sound.
The official launch of the single took place in Crawdaddy, where the band performed their new single and premiered their much-hyped video for a cherry-picked audience with Xpose’s uber-cool Glenda Gilson playing host. A bevy of beauties turned out en force to support the band including Models Ruth O’Neill & Sam Homan (who both play the leads in Keywests new video) and fellow models, Aoife Coogan, Martha Christie, Singer Kelly Blaise with Virginia and Alessia Macari.
Diamond girl Danielle Hayes and hubbie Jean Luc Ladydevant, TV3’s Daytime presenter Andrea Hayes, Aidan Power, Liam McCormack and Claire Solan from RTE’s The Café along with Pop4 Presenter Eoghan MacDiamuid were also there.
Keywest have won many fans both in the public and the music industry culminating in 5 Times Grammy Nominated Mark Needham’s dream endorsement by wanting to work with them on their album. Miss You Most in its original format has already enjoyed some fame when snapped up by the producers of the IFTA nominated RTE 2 TV series; Aislings Diary, for its soundtrack in an episode last year. (Two of the band’s other original tracks also featured in the series).
Keywest are Danny (van Rensburg), Glove (Andrew Glover), Kav, (Andrew Kavanagh), Gary Grant and Eugene Theron – each offering their own gifted contribution to the band and collectively oozing overtures of genius and individuality that distinguish them from the rest.
Both Gary and Glover are graduates of the Royal Academy of Music, with Gary earning respect as a world class precision drummer and lending his talents to the phenomenon that is the Riverdance tour, while Glover divides his brilliance between his flair for classical piano/guitar and his dexterity and sheer knowledge of music. Lead singer Andy has been lauded for his singer/songwriter skills having already penned a number 2 hit by the time he was 18.