Daragh McCarthy is a Dublin born film-maker and musician. He has directed numerous video clips included early videos for The Frames

The Frames

The Frames are an Irish band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six albums...

, a Dublin group led by Academy Award winning Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season...

.

In 1996 he produced and directed the hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 documentary The Stars Are Underground

The Stars Are Underground

The Stars Are Underground is a 24-minute film documenting the underground music scene in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996. The film was first shown in the same year, 1996, and a VHS was released by Folkrum Records....

. Among his recent projects is Teo

Teo

Teo may refer to:* Teo, the Min Nan spelling of Chinese surname Zhang* Teos ancient Ionian city* Teo, A Coruña, a municipality in the Spanish province of A Coruña* Teo LT telecommunications company in Lithuania...

 a documentary currently in production. Teo is a film documentary about legendary jazz musician and producer Teo Macero

Teo Macero

Teo Macero , born Attilio Joseph Macero, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer...

. It was filmed over the last five years of Macero's life.

External links

• Short clip from "Teo" a documentary in production directed by Daragh McCarthy.
• Teo Macero obituary by John Fordham and an appreciation by Daragh McCarthy from the Guardian newspaper. retrieved 28 Feb 2008.