Franc O'Shea is a bassist and composer born in Swaziland. He has worked with other artists including Steve Howe (Yes), Lisa Moorish, Mike Lindup (Level 42), Bah Samba, members of Jamiroquai and Beverley Martyn. His playing covers a variety of styles including jazz, Latin, rock, world music, flamenco and funk . He released a solo album, entitled Esprit, in 1999 and has recently collaborated with members of Paco de Lucia and Chick Corea's bands on his latest album Alkimia: Jorge Pardo, Rubem Dantas as well as Juan Manuel Canizares, Benjamin Sarfas, Philippe Barnes, Nan Mercader, Chema Vilchez, Serguei Sapricheff, etc. He currently teaches at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music and lives between England and Spain.
O'Shea /oʊˈʃeɪ/ is a surname (an anglicized form of the Irish patronymic name Ó Séaghdha or Ó Sé), originating in the Kingdom of Corcu Duibne in County Kerry, and could refer to:
O’Shea is a country music duo formed by husband and wife team Mark O’Shea (born 16 February 1977) and Jay O’Shea (née Smith). Since relocating to Nashville, TN in 2007, the duo has seen success not only as artists, but also as songwriters, and finalists in the Country Music Television series Can You Duet.
Individually Mark and Jay have both seen success as independent artists as their career has taken them across the globe. Originally from Dalby, Queensland Mark had begun his musical career at an early age by winning the Gympie Music Muster talent competition which led to a record deal he signed at age 17. His debut album earned Mark two Golden Guitar awards from the CMAA for Best New Talent of the Year (1996) for the track "The Swimming Song" and Best Video (1997) for "The Dreamer". Eventually Mark left his solo career to form rock/pop group Zinc that signed with Los Angeles-based label, Trauma. The band's first single released in Australia, "The Morning After" (co-written with Mark Hudson), reached No. 22 on the ARIA Charts in 2004. In 2006, Mark toured as a guitarist for artist Ronn Moss and also had his own song "When We Kissed" recorded and released on Moss' Uncovered album in 2005.
