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{{short description|Irish musician (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Colm Ó Cíosóig
| image           = ColmÓCíosóig.png
| caption         = Ó Cíosóig performing with My Bloody Valentine in 2013
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1964|10|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place     = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| genre           = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-punk]], [[shoegazing]]
| occupation      = Musician, songwriter
| instrument      = [[Drum kit|Drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[guitar]], bass guitar
| years_active    = 1983–present
| label           =
| current_member_of = [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions]]
}}
'''Colm Ó Cíosóig''' ({{IPA-ga|ˈkɔlˠəmˠ oː ˈciːsˠoːɟ}}; born 31 October 1964) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] musician and songwriter, who achieved international fame as the [[drummer]] for the [[alternative rock]] band [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]. Their studio albums [[Isn't Anything|''Isn't Anything'']] (1988) and [[Loveless (album)|''Loveless'']] (1991) established Ó Cíosóig as a pioneering figure in the [[shoegaze]] genre.
==Career==
===My Bloody Valentine===
Originally formed in 1983, My Bloody Valentine had gone through a few lineup changes before they forged a signature sound that was to become known by the music press as "[[shoegazing]]" in the late 80s and early 90s.
Along with [[Kevin Shields]]' guitar work and [[Bilinda Butcher]]'s ethereal vocals, Ó Cíosóig's energetic and snare-heavy drumming had become a key element of the band's sound. He has co-written songs for My Bloody Valentine and has contributed production work to many of their releases.
During the recording of ''[[Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)|Loveless]]'' (1991), Ó Cíosóig suffered from physical ailments that limited his drumming ability. As a result, he played what drum patterns he was able to perform, and the results were sampled and re-arranged for the album. He played live drums for "Only Shallow", and "Come In Alone". "Touched" was performed solely by Ó Cíosóig without any contribution from the other members of the band.<ref>{{cite book|author=McGonigal, Mike|title=Loveless|location=New York|publisher=The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.|date=7 January 2007|isbn=978-0826415486|pages=69, 70–72}}</ref>
During [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]]'s hiatus from the early 1990s onward, he had been prolific with various musical collaborations and guest appearances.{{which|date=March 2019}}
As of November 2007, he has reassumed his role in My Bloody Valentine along with members Kevin Shields, [[Debbie Googe]], and Bilinda Butcher.
===Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions===
Ó Cíosóig's best known work outside My Bloody Valentine is with [[Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions]]. He had co-written, produced and played several instruments on their 2001 album ''[[Bavarian Fruit Bread]]''.  The band's second album ''[[Through the Devil Softly]]'' was released on 29 September 2009.<ref>O'Donnell, Kevin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090709040145/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/07/06/mazzy-star-crooner-readies-return-with-hope-sandoval-and-the-warm-inventions "Mazzy Star Crooner Readies Return With Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions"]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', 6 July 2009</ref> He also toured with Sandoval's band [[Mazzy Star]] in 2012.
===Other projects===
In 1994, Ó Cíosóig produced and contributed "sampled keyboards" to ''Wreckage'', the fifth album by Dublin-based artist/musician Stano.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huerecords.com/artists/stano/press.html|title=hue records - artists - stano|website=Huerecords.com|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>  In 1997, he was a guest musician on ''Fire in a Dream Cage'' by L.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huerecords.com/artists/l/fire_press_release.html|title=hue records - artists - l|website=Huerecords.com|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>  Both albums were released on Hue Records.  Ó Cíosóig was credited with "Digital Editing" on [[Laika (band)|Laika's]] 1995 debut "[[Silver Apples of the Moon (Laika album)|Silver Apples of the Moon]]"
He formed the short-lived band Clear Spot with [[Stereolab]] bassist [[Simon Johns]]. They had released a 7" vinyl single ''Moonman Bop'' on [[Duophonic Records]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.discogs.com/artists/198120|title=Clear Spot|website=Discogs.com|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>
In 2004, Ó Cíosóig was a guest drummer on [[Vetiver (band)|Vetiver's]] self-titled album.  In 2005, he, along with Shields and Sandoval, contributed to [[Le Volume Courbe]]'s [[I Killed My Best Friend|debut album]], and he was a guest musician on [[Film School (band)|Film School's]] 2007 release ''[[Hideout (Film School album)|Hideout]]''.
In 2013, he joined Mr. Shineywater & evolved Rock-N-Roll with Library Of Sands title "Wavy Heat" Top 6 2013 U.K.'s UnCut Magazine, making the U.S. loudest Export Recording Art, after My Bloody Valentine was named the globe's "loudest live music" in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/the-sixth-uncut-playlist-of-2013-hear-mikal-cronin-retribution-gospel-choir-jennie-o-library-of-sands-3rd-eye-foundation-26075/|title = The Sixth Uncut Playlist of 2013: Hear Mikal Cronin, Retribution Gospel Choir, Jennie O, Library of Sands, 3rd Eye Foundation|date = 6 February 2013}}</ref>
Ó Cíosóig also recorded songs for The Tigerbeat, a San Francisco-based band that features his sister Fionnuala.<ref>[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=56665233 The Tigerbeat MySpace Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081114180429/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile |date=14 November 2008 }}</ref>
==References==
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{{My bloody valentine}}
{{Mazzy Star}}
{{Warm Inventions}}
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[[Category:Irish rock drummers]]
[[Category:Musicians from County Dublin]]
[[Category:My Bloody Valentine (band) members]]
[[Category:Irish shoegaze musicians]]
[[Category:Irish record producers]]
[[Category:20th-century drummers]]
[[Category:21st-century drummers]]
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[[Category:Mazzy Star members]]
[[Category:People from Glenageary]]
[[Category:The Complex (band) members]]