Songwriter · Producer · Entrepreneur

Owen
O'Brien

Writing songs, building businesses, and occasionally messing about on the ocean — from Cork, Ireland.

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About

A life in music
and enterprise

Owen O'Brien

I'm a songwriter and music producer based in Cork, Ireland. I write and co-produce with artists across Ireland and the UK, and I'm published with Warner Chappell in London.

Over the years I've had the privilege of working with some remarkable people — including Declan Sinnott (Christy Moore, Mary Black) and Scott and Elfie English, writers of "Mandy" and "Bend Me Shape Me." That company keeps me humble.

In a previous chapter I was a serial entrepreneur and spent time lecturing at postgraduate level in Entrepreneurship, MBA, and DBA programmes — which is where the "Dr" comes from.

I'm married with two grown-up kids and two grandchildren. When I'm not in the studio, I keep a boat in Crosshaven and try to stay out of trouble on the water.

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Publishing

Warner Chappell Music, London

Co-writing

Artists across Ireland and the UK

Background

Entrepreneur · Lecturer · DBA

Based

Cork, Ireland

Music

Songs & Collaborations

I co-write across genres and love a good melody. Most of my work is born from long conversations in small studios, usually involving too much coffee and not enough agreement — which tends to produce the best results.

Declan Sinnott

Guitarist and producer for Christy Moore and Mary Black

Scott & Elfie English

Writers of "Mandy" and "Bend Me Shape Me"

AT Songs

Publishing company co-founded with Chris Ahern · atsongs.com

SynkBoX

Production music library · synkbox.com

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Projects

What I'm Working On

AT Songs

A Cork-based music publishing company co-founded with Chris Ahern. We develop songs and support writers across Ireland and the UK.

atsongs.com

SynkBoX

A production music library built for sync licensing — TV, film, and advertising. Quality tracks cleared and ready to go.

synkbox.com

Alexandra Gorna — Album

Currently in the studio co-writing a full album with Alexandra Gorna. More details to follow as the project takes shape.

In progress

Blog

Writing

On co-writing: why the best songs come from disagreementComing soon
What twenty years of entrepreneurship taught me about creativityComing soon
Sync licensing for independent writers — a plain English guideComing soon
Notes from Crosshaven: on boats, deadlines, and letting goComing soon

Posts coming — check back soon.

Contact

Get in Touch

Whether you're a fellow writer looking to collaborate, a publisher, a producer, or just someone who wants to talk about music or boats — I'm easy to reach.

I'm based in Cork but work with people across Ireland, the UK, and beyond.

owen@atsongs.com