His first production success was the debut album by Scottish group Hipsway which included the top twenty hit on both sides of the Atlantic, "The Honeythief".
His BMI nomination for Producer of the Year in 1987 came from his work on the multi-platinum debut album It's Better to Travel by Manchester group Swing Out Sister, which included the worldwide hit "Breakout".
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[1] In the 2000s, O'Duffy continued to collaborate with artists and songwriters including Charlotte OC, Låpsley, Purple Ferdinand, Andreya Triana and Ella Eyre.
[citation needed] An amateur racer of both off-road and on-road motorcycles, O'Duffy was riding a road bike in London when a car cut across his lane and ran him down.