There was a huge turnout last night in The Workman’s Club for the launch of the 2012 Hot Press Yearbook & Who’s Who in association with the good folk from Jameson.

Those attending included Danny O’Reilly of The Coronas, Nick Seymour from Crowded House, the legendary Brush Shiels, Mundy, Dirty Epics, award-winning actress and singer Maria Doyle Kennedy, artist Jim Fitzpatrick, illusionist Steve Spade, model and actor Carl Shaaban, Heathers, upcoming Wicklow rockers Children Of The Son, Scottish indie merchants Frightened Rabbit, Nick Kelly fresh from his Electric Picnic appearance with The Fat Lady Sings, The Stunning’s Joe and Steve Wall, Róisín O who’s just back from recording her hugely anticipated debut album in France with Dave Odlum, Bipolar Empire, singer-songwriter Ciara Considine, Northern urban maestro David Lyttle, The Corrs' bassist Keith Duffy, Jamie Fox of Fight Like Apes, Thomas Walsh of Pugwash, musician and DJ Pete Pamf, Oisín Leech of The Lost Brothers, Johnny Cronin of The Aftermath, Ham Sandwich, broadcaster and producer Pat O'Mahony, Matthew Devereux of The Pale, the brand new line-up of hot contenders Sweet Jane, their Reekus Records label boss Elvera Butler, PR guru Sabrina Sheehan, DJ Alex Donald, and Marty Miller of Radio Nova.

The Jameson Launch Party music was supplied by an acoustic Delorentos, last year’s Arthur’s Day Play On The Day winners Leaders Of Men, O Emperor and HAL who demonstrated – if it was needed – just how deep and varied the well of rock ‘n’ roll talent is here.

The Hot Press Yearbook has been described as 'the bible' by a plethora of the industry's most influential figures,including Bob Geldof, Dave Fanning, Tom Dunne, Eleanor McEvoy, RTÉ producer Ian Wilson – and many more.