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Emanuele is the best engineer we’ve worked with in London. As an artist / producer himself, he understands the importance of the dynamic between band and engineer. Emanuele ensures you feel in trusted & capable hands with him at the desk, before & during performance. In our experience, very few can achieve this. The attention to detail & care he employs in his own creative works, he brings to his work as an engineer, delivering the best sound in any space he is in.

False Futures

Emanuele was an absolute pleasure to work with and an incredible professional. It’s not often you get to work with an engineer with such great attention to detail – he made sure everything sounded exactly the way we wanted, and allowed us to focus fully on our performance. You can absolutely see the artistry through how intentional he is in his mixing decisions. Manny’s also just a really lovely guy, and is able to take a lot of that pressure off knowing that there’s someone you can trust completely behind the mix desk.

Dog Saints

Working with Emanuele as a sound engineer felt very warm and welcoming. We played with our surf/grunge band Murks in the Old Blue Last in London and Emanuele took all the time to figure out the best sound experience for our performance. After the gig we had a nice chat and Emanuele complimented our performance while offering to work for us for future gig announcements in London. Definitely the most comfortable experience with a sound engineer while on our UK tour. All the best to you, warm greetings from Germany

Murks

I worked with Emanuele for a very eclectic night I was hosting featuring a mix of video work and live music of various styles, from Slavic Folk to Post Punk. Emanuele was a dream to work with being flexible with the setup of each band and efficient with problem solving. We had a couple of technical issues with our equipment and he produced some great temporary fixes pre and during the show. Emanuele is also a great communicator and made all the performers feel comfortable, engaged with their work and conjured an appropriate sound palette and mix for each artist. He also provided me with some very useful prep notes on the venue so I could hire in some extra equipment making the get-in smooth. I had a very positive experience working with Emanuele and would highly recommend his engineering skills!

Turtle Boulevard

We have had the pleasure of working with Manny multiple times over the last year and couldn’t recommend him more – he always delivers a killer live sound. He’s always attentive and ensures the sound on stage is great too and really knows his stuff. He’s is a lovely guy to hang out with, super supportive with a clear passion for live music and helping new and experienced artists deliver the best live sound possible. We always look forward to gigs with him because you know you’ll be in great hands!

Gegenpress

In terms of engineering, at every gig we have played with Emanuele – it has been seamless. He is extremely knowledgeable, patient and passionate in honing in on a live sound that works best for our particular brand of post-punk. Knowing that he is behind the desk is a reassuring sign, that this will be a great venue to play, with a sound that both us and the audience can enjoy.

Adult Nephew

I have worked several times in different venues with Emmanuele and each time been very impressed with the quality of both the sound and stage experience he provides. He prioritises the bands comfort on stage which makes us perform better, ensuring we can hear what we need to and trust that it sounds great out front. He works with you and is very adaptable, making make even the smallest and most basic setups sound great in the room. Highly recommend and I hope to work with him more in the future.

Crazy Paving

Emanuele is an attentive sound engineer, he cares for the acts and communicates with the bands he has on any given night to make sure they fit their sounds and work within the context of the room. Everytime Emanuele has done sound for us we’ve played a set we were happy with…coincidence, I think not!

King Of May

Have worked with Emanuele a few times now, Old Blue Last and Mascara Bar, not only a professional and hardworking engineer but a lovely guy, making shows with him a real ease and pleasure to play – also, takes curve ball weird equipment like a champ.

Bojockey

We’ve worked with Emanuele for several shows and it’s always been a great experience. Each time he’s been very responsive to the needs of every member of the band. A safe pair of hands for any band’s live sound!

My Mercury

Great to work with! Quality sound engineer who works with you to achieve the sound you want to portray, rather than cutting corners to ease their job. Great dude! And all round super satisfied with our collaboration!

Kahula

Emanuele is a really wonderful guy to work with. Patient, understanding, charismatic and committed to making your mixes sound as you dream they would.

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