New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The show must go on! London based Irish actor and musician JD Kelleher has today released a burst of positivity, with new single and video 'Give Me Light'. Described by JD as "…a cool, chilled, gay love song with lovely appropriate pronouns and everything", the new video (released 15 January 2021) delivers a cinematic and encapsulating choreography of dance, reflection and light, filmed on the idyllic beaches of Fanore, County Clare. 'Give Me Light' also rounds up JD's debut EP 'The Ugly Tree', as the final track which can be streamed / downloaded on all platforms now.
JD Kelleher first landed on the Irish music scene when his 2015 cover of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' topped the Irish rock charts for the marriage equality referendum, landing him a nomination for Best
Music Video at Dublin's 'Short Film &
Music Festival' in 2017 [https://youtu.be/5UHbl370K9c], and has since been making music alongside an acting career that includes most of Ireland and the UK's theatre venues. An actor by trade, it's perhaps not surprising that JD's videos and visuals play a big role in his music.
2020 through to 2021 has been a tough year for many, with live-music out of reach and theatre doors closed, but still, the digital world prevails; delivering positivity, support and musical invigoration, and JD Kelleher's 'Give Me Light' is a prime showcasing of just that.
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JD Kelleher is an Irish LGBT actor and singer who lives in London. After reaching No.1 and No.2 in the Irish chart with his first two singles and epic live shows with 70's Rock legend Arthur Brown, JD Kelleher was the support act to legendary Dublin guitarist Bernie Tormé in London, Manchester and Brighton on his final tour. (Tormé died in 2019)
London based JD and his band have headlined regularly in London at venues such as The Dublin Castle Camden and The Water Rats in
Kings Cross. Of course 2020 put an end to ALL live performances and the show went online when we all retreated to lockdowns.
Kelleher did not sit still though. He released two singles in 2020, with 'Jump' being released in February just prior to the first lockdown, and in April he released a cover of the classic
Carlos Santana tune 'Put Your
Lights On'. Both were accompanied by videos on his YouTube channel.
"Luckily for us, we had already filmed and edited two videos by the time we landed in Lockdown" says JD. "I was very happy to get 'Put Your
Lights On' out there. Our take on the song is very different to the original. It's available to stream wherever you listen to stuff, but the video is on my YouTube and was selected for the first London Rocks Film Festival which took place in October 2020, in an actual real venue as well as online" says JD.
An actor by trade, its perhaps not surprising that JD's videos and visuals play a big role in his music. His epic, cinematic, REDEEM (written by Dubliner
Peter M Smith and produced by Londoner Herman Stephens) won the Best
Music Video at the Brighton Rocks Film Festival 2019.
In recent months, 2021 was kicked off with a positive and fresh start, with JD's latest single 'Give Me Light' set to be released on January 15th, a much needed burst of positivity, with a cinematic and choreographed music video shot on the idyllic beaches of Fanore, County Clare. Watch here: https://youtu.be/cleCi87Ybuc
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