Oh Yeah (music centre)

The Oh Yeah project was formed after a meeting between Gary Lightbody, of Snow Patrol, the former Assistant Editor of NME Stuart Bailie, who has been presenting radio programmes for the BBC since 1999, Martin Neill, a multi-media professional and head of the web design business "No More Art" and Davy Matchett, who has been involved in business and banking for the past ten years and shares a passion for music, on 29 December 2005.

Lightbody felt it would be more beneficial to get assistance from the government, and the group met Secretary of State Peter Hain on 11 January 2007 with their idea at Millbank, London.

What the Patrol would have given for the advice of professionals; the space to rehearse or cut demos; a place to hang out and listen to music and meet people that might one day change your life.

It is staggering how simple music is when you boil it down: people, together.The venue is a former bonded whiskey warehouse in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast’s cultural district.

It measures 14,500 square feet (1,350 m2) over three floors and is home to rehearsal rooms, performance space, a café and office units for music businesses.