Dominic Breen

“A deeply talented artist who is only just beginning to show the amazing wealth of material he has in his back pocket.”
– Wayne Connolly (ARIA Award-winning Producer - Cloud Control, Boy & Bear, Paul Dempsey, Hungry Kids of Hungary)

“★★★★ Sheesh, this is charming gear.”
– Dave Ruby Howe, Triple J Unearthed Music Director

Bio

Sydney’s Dominic Breen first began writing songs during his early teens as a result of repeated neurological traumas and a sustained period of isolation. During his convalescence away from school, Breen buried himself in the literature of bush poet Henry Lawson and the music of pop icons Savage Garden, as well as amassing a collection of traditional Irish and Australian folk songs.

Following family tragedy and the ending of a long term relationship, Breen linked with independent record label Double Drummer in 2018. Soon after, Breen released his first EP, Lay Low, with a music video featuring actor Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge, Rake, The Crown).

His second EP Rattlin’ was released in 2019 and featured favourites Dream Thing, Love is Everywhere We Go and Ashfield, described as ‘a heartfelt, distinctly Australian classic.’ Breen’s debut album, Blue Volume, was co-produced with Tim Fitz (Middle Kids) and recorded in 2020 at a significant juncture in both their lives.

Breen says of the process: “It was a strange time. I had a job lined up in the Gibson desert. I was ready to throw in the towel on the life I’d been working on. I’d just started taking lamotrigine, this anticonvulsant medication used to treat bipolar. I was trying to quit smoking. The first Covid waves were beginning to break and uncertainty loomed. Here we were, Tim and I, burrowed away in an attic producing these yearnjams, and outside, in between it all, I was starting to fall in love again, and Tim had just become a father.”

Blue Volume was released to considerable critical acclaim on October 1st 2021, following setbacks which included COVID-19 lockdowns and a serious leg injury Breen sustained, affecting his ability to walk and causing everyday pain. It was awarded feature album by both the Australian Independent Records Association (AIR), and influential Sydney radio station 2SER. Singles from Blue Volume garnered strong radio support, being added to rotation on Triple J’s Unearthed and Double J, Sydney’s FBi Radio and 2SER, as well as a slew of community radio stations across Australia.

Following East Coast tours for the album, and new single ‘The Pits’, Breen has begun recording his second album.

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