• Forward, Together: Meet New Oh Yeah Center CEO Charlotte Dryden

    September 7, 2016 - By 

    My name is Charlotte Dryden. I’m the new Chief Executive of Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast, and while I am new to the role, I’m no stranger to the centre. In fact, I have worked here for eight years. I came here in 2008, exactly one year after the project kicked off. Oh Yeah was set up as a music charity and social enterprise and after securing some funding from Belfast City Council and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation; they were in a position to make two staffing appointments. Up until this point the very dedicated volunteers and the founding…

  • The First Time: An Exhibition by Joe Laverty @ Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast

    February 16, 2016 - By 

    Joe Laverty is a well established and highly respected photographer, working closely with local acts creating an astonishing body of work which he proudly presents in his first solo exhibition. ‘The First Time’ offers an intimate look into the lives of some of Northern Ireland’s most intriguing musicians and artists, cast by his highly individual and primary use of monochrome. Here we are treated to portraits of Alana Henderson, ASIWYFA, Girls Names (above) and Malojian all shot in recognisable locations in Belfast or in Joe’s workplace at Blick Studios. The exhibition features hand-selected images originally created for The Thin Air,…

  • Sound of Belfast 2015 Programme Announced

    October 1, 2015 - By 

    The programme for this year’s Sound of Belfast has been announced, with the events running from November 6-14 around the city, culminating in the presentation of this year’s Oh Yeah Legend Award to The Divine Comedy at the NI Music Prize event at the Mandela Hall on November 14. The festivities include many exhibitions from local artists & filmmakers, as well as conferences and masterclasses at the Oh Yeah Centre. These include the Belfast Urban Affinity 2015, aimed at hard-to-reach youths, and the Breaking Into Music Youth Conference, featuring the likes of Phil Taggart, who quickly progressed from BBC Radio Ulster to Radio…

  • Oh Yeah Centre Summer Camps

    July 9, 2015 - By 

    Interested in music journalism and photography? Like the idea of learning how it works by actively creating your own magazine or blog, complete with photos, reviews, news and features? Oh Yeah has teamed up with yours truly, The Thin Air, and Carrie Davenport Photography to provide hands on learning in publishing. Over the course of five days participants will work together under guidance from our experts to deliver what will be a fun, colourful, engaging Zine and blog that you will produce and publish at the end of the week. Both elements will come together at the end of the week…

  • Architects Irish Tour

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    Architects kicked off their long awaited reschedule Irish tour on Thursday in the Academy in Dublin then up to the Oh Yeah centre in Belfast with support from Red Enemy and Vile Regression. Photos by Isabel Thomas and Sara Marsden. The Academy, Dublin by Isabel Thomas Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast by Sara Marsden

  • Army of We: International Women’s Day 2015

    March 6, 2015 - By 

    In March 2010 Oh Yeah put out a call for women in music to come together for a photo that would be included in the NI Music Exhibition. The photo (above) was launched on International Women’s Day (IWD) and was inspired by an earlier more spontaneous image (below), which captured a group of promising young acts that were around at the time. For some reason there were no women in that earlier picture, it wasn’t intentional, but it did get us thinking about the gender gap in music. Since then we have marked IWD annually by showcasing or celebrating great…

  • Sound of Belfast programme launched

    October 23, 2014 - By 

    The programme for the inaugural Sound of Belfast in mid-November has been launched at the Oh Yeah Centre. Set to see twenty-five events take place throughout Belfast across the eight days – November 7-15 – the series of events will be kickstarted with a solo gig by Tim Wheeler (picture) and culminate in the presentation of the Oh Yeah Legend Award to alt-rock gurus Therapy? Speaking of Sound of Belfast, Stuart Bailie, CEO of Oh Yeah said: “We couldn’t have asked for a better beginning for Sound of Belfast. Tim Wheeler has written two number one albums and has an Ivor Novello…

  • A Guide to the Cathedral Quarter – Part III

    August 1, 2014 - By 

    Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter has become a hub for culture in Northern Ireland in recent years. Once considered a dark and dodgy area of town, the Cathedral Quarter has been completely rejuvenated in recent years alongside the inauguration of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival fifteen years ago. One of the best things about the Cathedral Quarter is that there are so many venues in such a small area of land – perfect for boosting tourism and the local economy. Taking a quick dander around the quarter you’re sure to pass several stunning landmarks whether it be theatres, bars and pubs, or…