Hardware: The Improvised Club Night Redefining Irish Electronic Music
Hardware: The Improvised Club Night Redefining Irish Electronic Music
Words: Rachel Hannon
Hardware producers create in real time. Whether you’re there for the improvised electronic music, the high-tech synths, or the visuals, Hardware is a an audio-visual communal experience like no other. Once you experience it, the next performance will never be the same.
As part of our Jack Daniel’s series spotlighting the faces and spaces pushing Irish creativity forward, we sat down with founders Brawni and Chaz Maloney, to discuss the energy behind Hardware, the artistic pay-off, and this innovative way to experience clubbing.
Having run techno nights in Limerick for over five years, the pair felt the need to bring that energy to the stage. This inspired the birth of Hardware, a concept club night influenced by the tools used to make electronic music. This collaborative effort to create this space for improvisation, has only been growing since its conception in Limerick in 2024.
Since then, the group has been steadily growing in both contributors and fan base. At Hardware’s first Dublin gig, visual art exhibitions accompanied the live musical improvisation and hardware instruments. This featured works from Aisling Phelan, Aoife Ní Dhuinn, Mollie Mia Murphy & Serena Devereux with the theme of “Synthetic Artefacts”. The music was interactive, feeding off the energy between performers and audience. Hardware nights have become a spiritual experience, expressing the artists’ need for creation and connection.
“If I don’t make music for too long, I think I just get sad or something. I feel disconnected from myself. I believe there’s this creative force that we should all be making use of. When you’re making music, you’re more connected to that…That’s why Hardware suits me, because you’re improvising stuff. I think I do it because it fascinates me. I do it to have creative outlet.” – Brawni
The magic of Hardware lies not just in the machines or the music, but in the chaos of creating the whole night itself. Every night is unpredictable, whether that’s in the sound, or who you will meet there. It fosters collaboration and connections within the Irish electronic music scene like no other. Which is why the future for Hardware is bright as they continue to push boundaries and move forward. This concept driven club night is evolving, like the music itself; full of energy, creativity, and promise.
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