Colin DevlinDemocracy of Oneis not a debut it is our reintroduction to the unforgettable soundscapes crafted by this seasoned songwriter for more than a decade.I came to creating music quite late, maybe sixteen, when I started to learn to play the guitar and sing, I still consider myself a beginner.With encouragement from his brother Peter, Colin started to write some songs and they soon began playing small gigs in Dublin. He attended Trinity College for an amazingacademicyear before he had the pleasure of informing the Dean of Students that he'd been offered a recording deal by Capitol Records in Los Angeles and he wouldn't be back any time soon. Since then they have recorded four albums as The Devlins along with some amazing musicians, producers and friends. They've toured all over the world and music has afforded Colin the opportunity to meet a huge amount of wonderful, varied and interesting people from many walks of life.He's taken these experiences and drawn upon them to help him make his first solo record - Democracy Of One.Montreal has always been a very inspiring place for me, it is full of life and art and drama, a perfect place to write and record music. It seemed the obvious choice for me to record Democracy Of One there with my long time friend, producer and collaborator Pierre Marchand.Pierre also produced the second Devlin's album Waiting, all of the Sarah McLachlan records along with several for Rufus Wainwright.We had the luxury of time on this one, which can go both ways but Pierre had just built a great new studio and I willingly became the initial test case. We did it in a couple of recording stints which really helped, as they gave us time to think about what we had recorded and revisit it with fresh ears.For the most part the band was a three piece on the album consisting of Colin on guitars and vocals, Pierre on bass and piano and their friend Matt Chamberlain (Tori Amos,Fiona Apple) on drums.I wanted to keep it as sparse and as direct as possible and I think we succeeded in that. We put everything we had into it at the time and I'm very proud of the recording and hope many people get to hear it.Democracy of One takes Colin s reputation for erudite simplicity to a whole new level. With this intimate solo album Devlin explores matters of the heart in a lush acoustic setting that puts his voice front and center, adding emotional nuance to songs such as The Heart Won t Be Denied, Refuge, and Raise The Dead.In 2010 Colin was nominated for Best Irish Male at the Meteor Music Awards and Best Music Video for The Heart Won t Be Denied at the IMTV Awards. Another highlight was his standout concert performance at The Sundance Film Festival.He has seen songs from Democracy Of One placed in several hit US television shows including One Tree Hill, Grey s Anatomy, Private Practice and The Cleaner.He has also recently completed the original soundtrack scores for South American Director Sebastian Lopez  new movie The Killing Joke and also a Science Fiction film for LA based director Pat Hartonian.Both are due for release in 2011.