Last night’s first episode seen Dublin band Sweet Jane go head to head with Kilkenny man R.S.A.G in Temple Bar’s Sun Studios.
With each band having to create an original song in 12 hours or less, the artists showcased their vastly opposite approaches to the writing and recording process. The finished tracks – ‘Black Eyes’ and 'All Along That Road’ – are now available for download at www.therawsessions.ie.
The Raw Sessions With Sony Ericsson consists of three rounds over eight shows, where the winner will be crowned the Sony Ericsson ‘Artist of the year’.
To watch the show, just use the fab new RTÉ Player
Catch the next episode next week on RTE Two, where Dirty Epics and Sickboy will battle it out to see who goes into round two.
Be sure to visit hotpress.com over the coming weeks where we’ll have exclusive previews of upcoming episodes along with details of prizes and much more.
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