As a composer, producer, arranger, orchestrator, and songwriter with decades of experience, Daragh has received widespread critical acclaim for his compositions and film soundtracks. (“Flawless.” – The Irish Times; “Poetic” – The Hollywood Reporter)
Through the years, he has written and produced music in numerous genres using a wide variety of instrumentation and production styles, including: small ensembles (jazz, rock/pop, traditional, alt. country, chamber classical), electronic ambient, choirs, symphony orchestras, and various combinations of each.
His compositions and arrangements have been performed by the Irish National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, The Orchestra of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Cathedral Choir, RTÉ Cor na nŌg, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, and the Colorado Symphony, amongst others.
Other artists he has worked with include, U2, Shane MacGowan, Paddy Casey, Damien Dempsey, Jack L, Celtic Woman (music director 3 yrs), Mik Pyro (Republic of Loose), Amal Hijazi, Nick Kelly, Sean Millar (a.k.a Doctor Millar), Cronin, Lulu, Vickers Vimy, and more,