ManaMana Studios
London Based Recording Studio
Contact: +44 (0) 7515 357 276
Email: manamanamusicltd@aol.com
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.
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.
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
The Studio
The building consists of two large rooms, The largest room is the main Studio room and houses, most of the gear, C24 mixing desk and protools ultimate with HDX card and plugin alliance mega bundle. It also runs Logic Pro X with a multitude of plugins. There is a Yamaha Oak Custom Drumkit, Piano, Hammond Organ with Leslie, Rhodes and a D6 Clavinet, various aqoustic /electric guitars & Bass guitars. A large collection of vintage & new high end Microphones and preamps/compressors.
The other room works as a lounge with kitchen and toilet but also doubles up as vocalbooth.
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.
Stefan Olsson
Top Swedish session & live bass player, guitarist & Producer. With more than 30 years of there is no task Stefan can't tackle. He has worked with the likes of Lee Ryan, Heather Small, Liz Mc'Mannon, Jo O'Meara, Jamie Walters among others and many swedish artists.