Former Tyrone man making videos for Hollywood stars

Multi-Emmy Award winner, Eamonn McCrystal, originally from Cookstown, has produced and directed an 8-part TV series entitled ‘New Day New Chef: Support and Feed Edition’ for Amazon Prime Video and American TV broadcaster, PBS.
Eamonn McCrystal.Eamonn McCrystal.
Eamonn McCrystal.

The vegan cooking show follows the philanthropic work that Billie Eilish’s family (particularly her mother) has been doing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

McCrystal, who is the executive producer and director of the show, said he was “proud to be able to shine a light on the great work that Maggie Baird and her team at Support + Feed are doing”.

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Maggie Baird (actress, screenwriter, vegan, and mother of music superstars Billie Eilish and Finneas, who are also vegan) created the organization “Support + Feed” after the Eilish world tour was canceled due to Covid-19.

‘Support + Feed’ is an organization that was born out of necessity to keep plant-based (vegan) restaurants open during the Covid-19 outbreak by buying their food and then donating it to front-line healthcare workers.

It has since expanded to include children’s charities, homeless and domestic abuse shelters, and food banks across the United States.

Filmed with robotic cameras during the Covid-19 outbreak, the show follows Maggie Baird on her journey to create Support + Feed. McCrystal continued: “The production was a huge challenge. We ended up using a studio full of robotic cameras, and I got advice from several international studios that remained open during the pandemic. Eamonn Holmes and his experience at ‘This Morning’ was particularly helpful to me - very grateful to him.”

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McCrystal, known for being a singer, was recognized for his voice and production skills when his TV special, ‘The Music of Northern Ireland’ won four Emmy Awards in 2015 (including one for singing and one for producing).

Since then he has started his own production company, ‘Inspired’ (based in Los Angeles, California) and produces television series, movies and music videos for some of Hollywood’s biggest names.

New Day New Chef: Support and Feed Edition is the second series in the ‘New Day New Chef’ franchise with two additional seasons already commissioned for 2021.

When asked if he will be singing anytime soon, McCrystal responded, “I’m very happy working in television, but if the right opportunity presented itself I would certainly consider it.”

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