He began to take his music more seriously whilst attending high school, which lead to him performing alongside the likes of Donae'o and Ghetts at The O2's Indigo2 for Lyrical Xpressions 2008 in front of over 1500 people.
The song was covered by the Foo Fighters on 17 August and 18 November 2007 during their European Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour at the The O2 in London.
Live finals for Time2Shine Gospel Talent Search 2013 were held at the indigO2 at The O2 on Sunday 13th October and transmitted live on OHTV, (Sky 199).
However he made an appearance in the fifth episode of the third series of Andre's television show Peter Andre: My Life in January 2013, where he made a comeback in Andre's concert at The O2.
Another of Albarn's projects, Monkey: Journey To The West saw the Demon Strings as part of the orchestra for runs at the Royal Opera House, Palace Theatre Manchester, Théâtre du Châtelet and culminated in a three-month run at The O2.
On 30 August 2013 O'Shaughnessy, along with the four other chart battle winners, will return to perform their song live in The O2 for the Grand Finale with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and viewers will decide who has the ultimate hit.