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e-manhiri -press kit - E
Press kit. Emmanuel Manhiri. Emmanuel “E-Monie” Manhiri is what they would call a musical genius. At 24 years old, he already has over 10 years of experience writing and producing No.1 hits. He grew up with a strong passion for music while singing in the school choir in primary school. He found myself listening to Michael Jackson vinyl records at the tender age of 6 and trying to write down all the lyrics so he could memorise them and sing along to the records. His weekends consisted of church choir, school choir and watching music videos on MTV, music was clearly all he ate and drank. While traveling with his parents he picked up Piano and Saxophone as his main instruments and began writing songs. This led to him being headhunter by the legendary Robert Plant and traveling from Hidden Hills in California to London, where he worked for MAS Records. Already at the age of 13, E-Monie had established himself as a leading producer in R&B, Pop and Indie. Under MAS Records, he worked with major artists among which Boyz II Men, Blink-182, Ray J and City High. He wrote and produced the sensational hit “One Wish” by Ray J. He also wrote and produced the album version of the US No.1 hit “What Would You Do” by City High, which also featured in the film “Life”, starring Eddy Murphy and Martin Laurence. E-Monie wrote and produced a couple of tracks on the 2003 album of Blink-182, “Feeling This” and “I Miss You”, which was a No.1 hit in the US. As a virtuoso instrumentalist, he performed at a number of keynote events and venues including the Millennium Dome and Royal Albert Hall in London where he played classical piano with Tony Blair, Prince Charles and Her Majesty the Queen in attendance. He plays 17 instruments with piano, drums and saxophone as his favourites. Emmanuel has a first class degree in Music with Media & Communication from the University of Manchester, where he was the head of his year. He occasionally speaks as a guest lecturer at Colleges and Universities in the UK a topics around music technology and the music industry. Genres. Instruments. Expertise. Pop Indie R&B Hip Hop Piano Drums Guitar Bass Saxophone Production & Songwriting Music Business Strategy Music Project Management Music Branding & positioning Music Business communication Strings WATCH A PRODUCTION SESSION RAUL MIDDON BOYZ II MEN BIRMINGHAM YOUTH ORCHESTRA CITY HIGH SYMPHONY OF SOUND RAY J. BLINK-182 AFM SOUTH AFRICA AFM ZIMBABWE JABULA UK AFM UK RUACH MINISTRIES LONDON RCC 20-2ALPHA DIGITAL 2.0 - VIDEO GAME MUSIC & SFX E: emanhiri@emusicconsulting.com W: www.emusicconsulting.com