R.S.A.G.
| R.S.A.G. | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeremy Michael Hickey |
| Also known as | Rarely Seen Above Ground (R.S.A.G.) |
| Origin | Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, bass, guitar, synths, gas cylinder |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | A Rare Production |
| Associated acts | French electronica outfit Bot'Ox, Jerry Fish, Blue Ghost |
| Website | www.rarelyseenaboveground.com |
Jeremy Hickey (also known as Rarely Seen Above Ground—abbreviated as R.S.A.G.—) is an Irish multi-instrumentalist from Kilkenny. He has three albums: Rarely Seen Above Ground (2007) Organic Sampler (2008) and Be It Right Or Wrong (2010). "Rotate" EP (2013).
Following a performance at Electric Picnic in 2008, he appeared on the television series Other Voices. The double album Organic Sampler received a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish Album of the Year 2008 in 2009. Hickey later appeared on the interactive music television programme The Raw Sessions, reaching the final where he lost to The Infomatics. He has performed at several music festivals, including Castlepalooza, Electric Picnic and Oxegen and is rumoured to be "one of the most innovative and astonishing Irish musicians around".
He came thirteenth in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published by The Irish Times in April 2009.
Hickey is influenced by bands such as Joy Division and Talking Heads. As R.S.A.G., he is a solo drummer performer but alongside a virtual band who are projected onto a screen in a manner which has been likened to Gorillaz. Jeremy Hickey appears as the guitarist and bassist on screen in the background, although they are controlled by another Kilkenny man, Paul Mahon.
Hickey began his musical career as the drummer in a Kilkenny band called Blue Ghost. He headlined the Body and Soul Area at Electric Picnic 2008, 2009, 2013.
Other Irish Festivals: Oxegen, Vantastival x2, Body & Soul x2, Valentia Isle Festival, Electric Picnic x6, Castlepalooza x2, Independence, Forbidden Fruit, Pigstock, Kilkenny, Kinsale & Westport Arts Festivals.
Foreign Festivals: Calvi On The Rocks Corsica, Montraux Jazz Festival Switzerland, Cannes Music Festival France, Burning Man Nevada USA, Nuitssonores France, Electron Festival Geneva, SXSW Texas USA, Tsugi Festival France.
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