Conor Waters is working hard to bring happiness to people, not just through his music, but also in his work as a frontline medic during Covid-19.
The singing doctor – a Claremorris native – returned from the USA to work in Ireland during the pandemic, and is now set to release his latest single.
“When I wrote An Honest Lie, I was working long hours while studying for a number of exams and ultimately I was under quite a lot of stress”, said Conor.
“Once again, I turned to music. I wrote the song following a hard day at work a year and a half ago as an appreciation for the amount of happiness music brings me. I realised I need to be true to myself, I need to fight to keep music in my life and embrace the challenge.”
Shortly after writing the song, the singer, pianist and music producer formed Stepping On Lego, a collaboration with Dave Skelton, with whom he co-produces all his material. Dave was responsible for originally mentoring Conor in the area of music production.
Inspired by electronic pop acts such as m83 and CHVRCHES, Conor also draws influence from his favourite band as a teenager; Radiohead.
He prides himself on producing professional and cinematic electronic pop, focusing on sound design using a wide variety of synthesisers combined with acoustic elements such as piano and strings.
Conor is a classically trained pianist and he has been playing piano since he was seven years old. As a teenager he learned the guitar and drums and began professional vocal training.
He studied Medicine in NUI Galway and currently works as a doctor in the city. While in university in Galway, he was the keyboard player with the well-known Irish act Rofi James.
There is a bonus track to partner the release of An Honest Lie on 5th June. Called Secrets this is a delightful instrumental work consisting of piano and a strings section, and is the musical piece from which An Honest Lie was born.
This new release follows the success of his debut EP Never Be Alone and debut tour in November 2019.
