ManaMana Team

The very best at your service

Fred Johanson (Director)

Is a multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer who has a wealth of vocal experience spanning from Pop to Opera. Has played leading roles in Londons West End and all over Europe. Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Miserables, Cats, Beauty & the Beast to name but a few. As a producer and songwriter he has had a number one in Australia and worked with the likes of Frida         ( Abba) , co-written and produced the cast album for the new London musical "Exposure" provided voice overs for Disney's "Princess and the frog" and "The Wild" in his native tongue Swedish.

"My motto when recording is to make the best out of every situation in order for the artist to give the performance of a lifetime"

Hazel Fernandes

As one of the best there is, with supreme vocal skills she has worked with the likes of Celine Dion, Tina Turner, Jamiroquai,Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Massive Attack, Brand New Heavies, Alexander O'Neal, All Saints, Robbie Williams, Will Young, Chris Rea, Ben E King, X-Factor US & UK. She has  performed countless concerts as a solo artist as well as recorded three albums, played leading roles in the West End and sung on film scores such as "Beloved & Evita.

" I allways make sure that what I add sits perfectly together with the arrangement and style of the song"

ManaMana Studios

Has over 25 years of recording experience.

The industry has changed rather a lot over the last three decades

from big studios with producers, enginers, arrangers &

instrumentalists to one person covering all of the above with the help of samples, loops and more

Policy

To capture the magic of performances in a time where everything is tuned and corrected by default.

When recording artists we always aim to bring out the best in them and not just settle for "average" because it can be corrected later. As we all in the team are highly active performers, we strive to get the best possible performance during our sessions whether it's a demo or full master. The energy of each individual performance is what makes a track stand out, and wherever possible we'll get players together to play as a band and get that edge that programmed popsongs lack. We can of course then add programming on top to bring the sound up to date.

Thanks!

This Studio would not have been possible to put together without the mental and physical input of:

Daniel Froden, Rob Roncarati, Rab at KMR, Mark at Lawsons, Mike Dyer, Lennart & Nanni at Polar Studios, Ivan at FLEA, Matthew at Telefunken, Andrew Chattalis, Studiospares.