I am delighted to have been chosen to be one one of the tutors going to this year’s Sistema Europe Summer Camp, which is being held in Milan, Italy; a colleague from Sistema in Norwich and I will be going with a delegation…
Festivals with Lucan Mills
I’ll be playing at a variety of music festivals with Lucan Mills and his band this summer. The full details of all Lucan’s shows will be available on his website, but I will hope to see you at the festival…
Ultra ’90s Fresh campaign
I always enjoy playing drums on Ultra ’90s dance tribute gigs, and it’s great to see how successful and popular the show has become. I’m honoured to be involved in the expansion of the ‘Ultra 90s brand, and the opportunity to get this…
Carrera Drums announcement
As most people will know, I have been a proud ambassador for Carrera Drums since the start of 2011, and have been honoured to play their drums and be involved with the company for the past four years. Everywhere I go – on live…
Witchers album launch party
Well, I’m finally able to announce that the long-awaited debut Witchers album will be released on Monday 11th May 2015 – and we will be playing a headline show at The Waterfront Studio in Norwich to celebrate the album’s release on…
Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown
I’m very excited to be supporting Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown with the Jamie Roe Band at Wolverhampton’s Robin2 venue on May 20th. Details and tickets can be found on the Robin2 website here.
New Witchers track – ‘Undivided’
As you may have noticed, Witchers have been on something of a ‘hiatus’ lately. We’ve been through a couple of line-up changes, and various of the band members’ personal lives have taken priority recently. However, out long-awaited self-titled album Witchers will…
Bones From My Back release date
I am delighted to be able to announce that my debut solo album, Bones From My Back, will be released on 8th December – and available to stream here at www.manek.org.uk from a week before (1st December). Making this record has been…
Sistema In Norwich at Sandringham
On Wednesday 30th July, the Sistema In Norwich Martineau Chamber Orchestra will be performing at the Royal Sandringham Estate in front of HRH The Prince Of Wales, Prince Charles, as part of the 133rd Sandringham Flower Show. The Martineau Chamber…
Sochi 2014 at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
I am proud to have been asked to compose and produce part of the soundtrack to a new original play at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A FullFuse Theatre production, Sochi 2014 deals with Russian cultural and political attitudes towards gay…