Micko Roche

Micko Roche has emerged as one of Ireland's most unique artists/producers on the scene today supported by Jose Padilla, Chris Coco,Pete Gooding, Blank & Jones . Hailing from picturesque Waterford on the south coast of the Emerald Isle his blend of chilled out grooves and live instruments come together beautifully to create a soul soothing Balearic experience. As a guitarist , vocalist and songwriter, Micko's background lies in live performance , touring in Ireland, the UK, central Europe and Scandinavia with Irish traditional cross over group The Butterfly Band achieving chart success with their Debut album. It was during a 3 month tour of Iceland that Micko found his passion for studio production . Pursuing his love for writing and production Micko has written a new solo album released on the Subatomic label. Behind Subatomic is the legendary Downtempo producer Steve Miller aka Afterlife who is heavily involved with the production of the album . Micko's tracks were snapped up by Chris Coco and Jim Breese for their highly acclaimed Balearic compilation series., Blank & Jones Milchbar - Seaside Season 7 and Cafe Mambo Ibiza 's Café Mambo Ibiza - Dusk Till Dawn compilation. Micko was invited to play Live at the Balearic album launch in London in 2015 along with Samantha Waites and Lisbon Kid Micko's debut album calls on all his influences from Rock to Reggae and Soul but his strong roots in traditional and world music shape the blissful Balearic atmosphere throughout