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A little Trivia about Skully and his music!

* Skully set up a language school in France called Communication International.
* Aida & Skully both speak French.
* Skully's favorite song from My Fault is PRAY.
* Aida's grandmother was also a dancer & singer.
* Skully used to be a machine operator for Canada Dry.
* Skully's band, Chapter House were voted Band of '86 by the people of Ireland.
* Aida played the congas in a Cuban band and doing backing vocals at the same time.
* Skully's first band was called "Real Mayonnaize".
* Aida sang in Creole, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazilian songs) before she met Skully.
* Skully was interviewed for Alan Swan's book "From the Cradle to the Stage".
* Skully's hobby is genealogy.
* Metisse's first concert was played at Conolly"s in Leap.
* Metisse's biggest concert was the 'O2 gig in Dublin - 100,000 people attended.
* Metisse means mixture in French.
* Metisse's video for Sousounde was filmed in reverse.
* Aida had to learn Sousounde in reverse for the making of the video.
* The video of Sousounde cost 80,000 stirling to make.
* On New Year's Eve 2000 to welome in the new Mellinium, the biggest Irish party was held in the Point Depot in Dublin. At midnight, the crowd went into overdrive to the music of Metisse.
* Skully's dad was one of the greatest big band stars in Ireland.
* Aida is a highly qualified instructor in Traditional African dancing from all West Africa.
* Aida loves cooking meals from different countries; Africa, France, Asia, Mexican & Ireland...and Skully from Japan, India, Italy & Asia,
* Aida used to teach dance to children between 4 & 12 years old.
* In the shower Aida loves to sing in an opera voice as a Mezzo-Soprano.
* Skully did his first DJ gig at age 14.
* Skully earned the nickname "The Professor" for his master of the electronic music world.
* Metisse signed to Sony Publishing International even before they had any record deal secured.
* Metisse's debut album was called "My Fault".
* Metisse went to number 4 in UK and most European dance charts with their first single "Sousounde".
* Metisse's song "Boom Boom Ba" became the theme song to Madonna's film "The Next Best Thing".
* "Boom Boom Ba" reached #1 USA Billboard soundtrack Album chart on "The Nest Best Thing" soundtrack album.
* "My Fault" reaches #6 in the Asian charts on the "Bondy Chiu" "Inside" album.
* "Sousounde soundtrack was used as soundtrack to the Olympics.
* "Boom Boom Ba" features in "The Bill" and French program "Y'a Pas Photo".
* Metisse appear on many compilation albums including "The Chill out albums 1 & 2, "Essential Soundtracks", "The Love Album", "United Breaks Nation", "FSuk4", "Y3K", "Inside", "Go Move Shift", "Ministry Presents".
* Metisse license "My Fault" to French Company Sempre/BMG (territory France).
* Metisse reach #4 in French airplay charts.
* Metisse license to Swiss company "Disc Office" (territory Switzerland).
* Metisse 33rd most downloaded artist on the net (ref: Audiosurge)
* Metisse's "Boom Boom Ba" is used by Italian giant "Laura Biagiotti" for perfume "Emotion" promotion.
* Metisse sell 30,000 singles of "Boom Boom Ba" in Italy & Germany.
* Metisse license to "Reekus Records" (territory Ireland).
* Metisse's official website metissemusic.com, received over 19,000 visits in two
years.
* Metisse's "Boom Boom Ba' used as theme to "The Man Booker Prize" promotion on BBC.
* 2002 Metisse license to Asian giant "Avex" (territory Asia).

***Taken fron Metisse's website, metissemusic.com.


 Skully's music has featured in :

Tristar's SOUL SURFER • Jessica Verday's HAUNTED • Fox Media CORK WEEK 2010 • Jay Leno's TONIGHT SHOW • NBC's UNDERCOVERS • ABC's THE GATES • FA's - Cup Final • The Olympics • MGM's - Life After Death • MGM's - Dead Like Me (Boom Boom Ba 7 times) • MGM's - Dead Like Me (Nomah's Land 2 times) • Madonna's - Next Best Thing • Samuel Goldwyn Film's - Lila Says (Sousounde) • BBC's - Booker Prize • Laura Biagiotti's - Emotion (perfume campaign) • ITV's - The Bill • NBC's - ER • TF1 - Y'a Pas Photo (France) • RTE's - Borderline • RTE's - Nationwide • Comet - Hi Fidelity test CD. • Sharp - TV promotion • Murphy's - Beer promotion • Aiden Stanley"s - Art O' Leary • Jessica Verday's - The Hollow (My fault) • and many others.

Skully has worked with :

Metisse • Esther Canata • Sugarmama productions • Burlywood • Network • Telstar • MGM • ZTT • Peter Rabbit • Pete Briquette Boomtown Rats • Wildstar • Avex • Aida • Sony • Sempre • Juliet Turner • Horslips • Nomah • Julie Feeney • RTE • Denis O Sullivan • Myles O'Reilly • Deborah Buckler • Juno Falls • The Froggies • Kathleen Fleming • Jim Lockhart • Christy Curtain • Mick Flannery • Rising Appalachia • BBC • Noel Hogan Cranberries • Trinity • Annette Buckley • Kate Murphy • Anne Redmond • Aiden Stanley • The Chapter house • Real Mayonnaize • Sinead Cantwell • Karl Nesbett • Lindsay Ferguson • ABC •