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An RPC trainee is striking a unique balance between insurance law and indie music, juggling billable hours by day and band sessions by night as he navigates both the legal and music industries.
Austin O’Neill started indie band ‘Mega Happy’ with fellow member Patrick Foster while the duo were studying at university, and hasn’t let his legal career get in the way of his musical pursuits.
The pair have released a number of singles, beginning with ‘Stubborn’ in 2018. Since then they have released a string of singles and an EP in 2021.
The latest number, ‘The Raphael Sessions‘, was released just last year and was recorded with Gordon Raphael, producer of The Strokes, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album 2021.
Mega Happy’s songs have been played far and wide, including on BBC Radio 6, and have clocked up well over 100k Spotify streams. The popular music platform notes that the band have regular listeners as far afield as Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Mexico.