Jazz Guitarist / Electronica Producer
Leading Irish publication The Journal of Music have written an extremely positive review of my Penji EP! Here’s a nice extract: "Adopting the name of Penji for his solo project, Hackett appears to have taken his most interesting musical digression...in the process (Penji) has created a groove-laden sound that is augmented by weighty beats, shimmering … Continue reading ‘Up to the surface’ – Penji EP reviewed by Journal of Music
Delighted to have been invited by The Hunt Museum in Limerick to perform a socially-distanced solo concert on Friday 31st July! It's free, but booking is essential. More info. on that here: https://www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/friday-lunchtime-jazz/
Pretty fantastic review of the Penji EP on award-winning cultural media website HeadStuff!Read the full review here: https://www.headstuff.org/entertainment/music/review-penji-electric-eponymous-debut/
Wonderful news - I have been awarded the COVID-19 Crisis Response Award by Arts Council Ireland! This will enable me to compose and record a series of pieces for guitar and electronics, which I will be publishing online for you good folks. So stay tuned for that.. Now I’m off to write some new music! … Continue reading Successfully awarded the Crisis Response Award (Arts Council)
Nice write-up in Connacht Tribune this week! Being in Zinc was a formative time for me, and helped me to have a free approach to writing and producing with the new Penji record. https://connachttribune.ie/pushing-out-the-boundaries-with-jazz-electronica-fusion/
Beyond chuffed to see this brilliant write-up on Electric Dreams yesterday in Entertainment on RTÉ! I was interviewed by Harry Guerin about our approach to making music, and I meant everything I said. Inclusion is deeply important in our society and we really want that message to come across in our music. https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0510/1137544-galway-band-bringing-people-together-in-electric-dreams/?fbclid=IwAR1A4hl7RBWTFmcfbxADCZc88Jo6lwFP-CgPdUzK5wkHowMNCZM1sgdaruw
I'm delighted to announce that my debut EP of electronic music is out May 21st on all platforms! I am releasing under the alias Penji, and here is the beautiful artwork by long-time collaborator AMW Visual
Delighted that Hotpress Magazine have given a glowing review for Electric Dreams’ album ‘Behind the Mask’ Lucy O’ Toole wrote “ As well as boldly breaking down barriers through their music, with Behind The Mask Electric Dreams have crafted one of the catchiest and thrillingly original Irish pop albums of recent memory. “ (read full … Continue reading Hotpress review of ‘Behind the Mask’
Quietly in the background, for the past couple of years I have been slaving away in my home studio..I have been recording guitars, playing synths, programming electronic beats and processing it all through a plethora of guitar pedals. This has resulted in a four-track EP of electronic music, of which I am very proud!I would … Continue reading Debut Electronic EP ‘Penji’ to be released in May 2020
‘Behind The Mask’ out now Electric Dreams bring their unique brand of feel-good grooves and catchy hooks to the table with their debut album ‘Behind The Mask’. A diverse bunch, the band’s sound sits snugly in between pop, RnB and indie, and their music comes with a message of inclusion and community. Crisp beats, sparkly … Continue reading Electric Dreams album out now!