Biography
Musician, Actor, Songwriter, Singer:
Paddy Sherlock was born and bred in Dublin, Ireland.
He started piano very young but quickly found his first love when his uncle, respected Derry sculptor John Sherlock (OBE) gave him a trombone.
He studied with Sean Cahill at the Irish academy of music in Westland Row.
He toured the USA with the Irish youth orchestra under Garoid Grant and Hugh Maguire and played in the Irish youth jazz orchestra with Bobby Lamb from the Woody Herman band.
His first professional acting and music role was with "The Passion Machine", appearing as Chuck in the premier production of Paul Mercier's "Drowning" at the SFX in a cast that included Brendan Gleeson and Joe Savino.
He took a degree in philosophy at University College Dublin.
On graduation he moved to Paris for "a few months".
He never came back...
Career highlights:
Music:
Trombone in "FFF". French Funk Federation - Multi-award winning cult French funk band signed to EPIC. ("2 Victoires de la Musique" - best album and best live band).
Played mainstage at Glastonbury, Paleofest, Eurokeenes de Belfort, Printemps de Bourges, Pinkpop, Pukkelpop, Francofolies de La Rochelle and literally hundreds more festivals worldwide. Budapest to Buenos Aires - the man has travelled.
Trombone "P18" - Cuban-Jungle project with Tom Dar from "La Mano Negra". Signed to Virgin. Hundreds of festivals worldwide. Barbican center, Roskilde, Pinkpop, Pukkelpop, Carnival de Sian, Transmusicales de Rennes, Drum festival Amsterdam, Sonar Barcelona.
Other artists with whom he has worked and played include:
Phoenix, FFF, Liz McComb, Linda Hopkins, Gonzales, Brisa Roché, P18, Bost & Bim, Rachel Des Bois (Victoire de la musique),
Eric Toulis, Jack Lukeman, Steafan Hanvey, Liam ó Maonlaí,
Sal Bernardi (Ricky Lee Jones band), Carosel and Bill Shanley.
A favorite "musician's musician" he has been joined onstage at his gigs by such great musicians as David Gilmour, John Lord, Ian Paice, The James Brown band, Woody Allens' New Orleans band,
Tom McGuinness (Manfred Mann), Barbero (Sierra Maestra band),
and a multitude of other fabulous artists.
Paddy Sherlock's band the Swingin' Lovers have appeared mainstage at Nice Jazz Festival, Marseille Jazz festival, Farmleigh house - Dublin, the Speigeltent at Belfast arts festival, Derry City Jazz fest, Guinness Cork Jazz Fest, the Google X-Mas party at Croke Park, Irish cultural center - Paris, Czech cultural center - Paris, Swedish cultural center - Paris and of course... Shanley's in Clonakilty.
Live television and Radio performances include:
The Late Late show RTE, Nighthawks RTE, Blackstaff sessions BBC, Gerry Ryan tonight RTE, Pat Kenny show RTE, John Creedon show RTE, Radio Foyle, East Coast Radio, Marian Finucane show RTE.
Onstage at the Olympia Theater, Dublin, with Jack Lukeman for the recording of the "Jack L - Momento" DVD.
Acting, theater and television:
2012:
Julliet 2012 : POUR UN OUI OU POUR UN NON de Natalie Saurraute.
Mise en scène de Jean-Marie Russo.
Au Festivale du Theatre d'Avignon.
27/01/12 - EN ATTENDANT GODOT de Samuel Beckett.
Mise en scène de Jean-Marie Russo.
Centre Culturelle de Meudon
09/02/12 - EN ATTENDANT GODOT de Samuel Beckett.
Mise en scène de Jean-Marie Russo.
Theatre de St Cloud
2011 - Court-Mettrage "FREE FALL" de Charlene Favier
avec Laetitia Martinucci
Role: Principal male lead: Andy
2011 - Court-Mettrage "SYNOPSIS" de Eli Aufresser et Samuel Grandchamp
Role Principal: Basil
2010/11 - Estragon in French in Beckett's EN ATTENDANT GODOT
at the Proscenium theater, Paris. Oct/Nov 2010,
SEL Sevres Jan 2011.
Directed by Jean-Marie Russo for Plakka theater company.
2010 - "On lache rien" - "Brian O'Neal" - the Irish football statistician
in French TV comedy series about French world cup team.
2009 - "H2" in critically acclaimed production of
"Pour un oui ou pour un non" by Natalie Sarraute at
Guichet Montparnasse theater, Paris.
(2 "coups de coeur" de Figaroscope).
2009 - Gonzale's personal coach in the Mock-umentary
"Gonzo Non-Stop" for France 3 télévision.
2009 - Danny Day in "Superproducer" with Gonzales.
2009 - "Mephisto" court metrage by Laurence Vaissierre -
"selection officielle" Compétition court métrage at
Saint Jean de Luz film festival.
2006 - Queens' bodygaurd in Sofia Coppola's film "Marie Antoinette".
1980's - "Chuck" in Paul Mercier's Drowning at the SFX Dublin.
Bookings:
France/World:
Sweet as Candy Productions:
Eloise Lemoine
demelelo (at) gmail.com
06 87 29 32 01
+ 33 6 87 29 32 01
UK & Ireland:
Nigel Martyn
info (at) oldflattop.com
Phone +44 (0)28 90 580793
