Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

A Survey Is Asking Irish Musicians What the Industry Is Really Paying Them

Max HeyraudDecember 17, 2025

First Music Contact (FMC), the Irish information and advice service for musicians and the independent music sector, has launched a new industry-wide survey focused on pay and working conditions across music. The survey will be presented directly... Read More...

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Dublin’s Arts Community Marches To The Dáil Tomorrow To Save The Complex

Max HeyraudDecember 16, 2025

A public march to save The Complex will take place in Dublin city centre tomorrow, as pressure mounts on the Government to intervene and secure the future of the multidisciplinary arts space. Supporters will gather at The Complex, 12 Mary’s Abbey... Read More...

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In Conversation with Hannah Laing: “I Still Feel Like The Same Person I Was At 19 In Ibiza”

Max HeyraudDecember 12, 2025

From a teenage Ibiza resident scraping by to a global DJ redefining modern hard dance, Hannah Laing’s ascent is a rare, organic rise that has club culture in a chokehold. Hannah Laing’s rise from dental nurse to one of the most talked-about, in-... Read More...

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Documentary Shines Light on How Ireland’s Club Scene Mirrors a Generation Under Pressure

Max HeyraudDecember 10, 2025

There’s something distinctly dystopian about a documentary examining the erosion of nightlife and cultural spaces debuting at The Complex, a cultural venue that may itself be forced to close just weeks after the film airs. Let The Young Ones Danc... Read More...

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Local Selection 288: Caz

Max HeyraudDecember 10, 2025

Wicklow’s CAZ steps up to the Local Selection plate, delivering an hour of irresistible house and loading the 288th edition with anthem after anthem. A rapidly rising force in Ireland’s electronic scene, CAZ has already amassed nearly 10 million... Read More...

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The Complex Rallies Dublin’s Arts Community As Fight For Survival Reaches Critical Stage

Max HeyraudDecember 9, 2025

The Complex has issued a renewed call for support as efforts to secure its building reach a decisive moment. More than 12,000 people have signed the Uplift petition since its launch, initiated by Alternative Dublin, but the venue says further pr... Read More...

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Mix Of The Week: Shauna Dee – We Are Active Radio 004

Max HeyraudDecember 5, 2025

With its fourth instalment, We Are Active Radio, the podcast series from Belters Only community-driven house music imprint, continues to map the future of house music, this time, handing the controls to an artist who needs little introduction, Shaun... Read More...

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Skin On Skin Shares Tallaght Tribute “Always Up In D24”

Max HeyraudDecember 4, 2025

Skin On Skin’s long-running bond with Dublin, and with the Slither crew in particular, deepens once again on Home Is True, the new mixtape released via his Stay On Sight imprint. The Australian DJ and producer dedicates his closing track, “Alway... Read More...

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Local Selection 287: SOPHIE

Max HeyraudDecember 3, 2025

Belfast’s SOPHIE steps up to the Local Selection with an hour of mind-bending cuts. Moving fluidly from low-slung bass grooves to shuffled Illian Tape-esque techno, hard-drum tribal weapons and beyond, firmly proving why she’s one of the island’s mo... Read More...

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Irish Rail Adds Extra Late-Night Services Leading Into Christmas

Max HeyraudDecember 2, 2025

Iarnród Éireann has announced a new set of late-night rail services running every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until December 21st, offering a welcome boost for Ireland’s night-time economy as the winter season ramps up. The expanded timetable, ... Read More...

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