Aine Cronin-McCartney

Aine Cronin-McCartney is a freelance radio presenter, producer, artist manager and label manager. A regular voice on BBC Radio Ulster’s ATL Introducing show, Aine has played a key role in helping to champion the best new acts and bands emerging from across Ireland, supporting artists across an array of genres. Alongside her presenting work, Aine has sat on the panel of the NI Music Prize and the AIM Music Awards along with speaking at industry panels at showcasing events such as Output, Belfast. Following an internship at Northern Ireland’s biggest management company, Champion Sound Music, Aine proceeded to set up her own business Flux Music Management in 2019 where she manages indie-pop artist Reevah.

In 2021, Aine started working at Faction Records as an A&R assistant working across some of the labels biggest releases and supporting on producer management including artists across NI, ROI and the UK such as Sorcha Richardson, Reevah, James Vincent McMorrow, Lauren Ann and others. In 2022 Aine launched her own label imprint under Faction Music called Bloom Records, a new independent Irish label with a focus on fresh, engaging, and vibrant releases that will centre artists & creativity at its core. Aine is also a co-founder and active member of Safe in Sound, an initiative set up to provide a safe space for underrepresented voices in the Northern Irish music sector.