Joanne Collins grew up in Bandon and studied Music and Languages at University College Cork. She qualified with an Honours degree in German, Music and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education. Joanne has been teaching German for the past 16 years and is currently teaching in Cork. In April 2011, Joanne founded Balcony TV Cork, an online music channel (featuring artists performing on balconies) in conjunction with John Hough (sound/video professional)…

Stephen McGrath (MA) is an Irish bass player, podcaster, content creator and music educator. As a touring musician, he has played at such festivals as Glastonbury and supported acts like ZZ Top and Walter Trout with his band Crow Black Chicken, who also appeared on Balcony TV in Ireland and abroad. Stephen also hosts the" Basscraft" podcast, which aims to highlight Irish bassists and other internationally renowned players…

Stephen O'Regan was the co-founder of BalconyTV - which started in 2006 when he started to film bands on his apartment balcony on Dame Street in Dublin. The BalconyTV concept spread to 100 cities around the world where 20,000 shows were filmed. BalconyTV was ultimately acquired by The Orchard/ Sony. Stephen also directed the award winning 35mm short film 'They're Made Out Of Meat.' Stephen currently lives in Lisbon where he makes a video series titled 'People of Lisbon.

Mark Graham is a lecturer in the Department of Arts at SETU (South-East Technical University). He spent 10 years performing with the band King Kong Company. Mark has previously worked for Today FM and RTE Radio. His book, A Year of Festivals in Ireland, documented his quest to attend three Irish festivals per week for an entire year. He ended up attending three festivals per week for three years while writing his Festival Fit column for The Irish Times. A Year of Festivals in Ireland won Travel Book of the Year at the Irish Travel Writers Awards. The associated Year of Festivals blog won Best Popular Culture Blog at the Irish Blog Awards. In 2019 Mark launched The Irish Music Industry Podcast. He is currently converting two double decker buses into mini homes and working towards a PhD in the area of Music Industry Practice/Ethics.