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ROXY MUSICS PHIL MANZANERA - BOOK TALK -Phil Manzanera is one of the UKs best-known musicians and record producers, having shot to prominence in the early 70s as the lead guitarist with the seminal band, Roxy Music. He is widely acknowledged as one of the worlds leading guitarists and record producers, combining his live playing with writing and producing new music. He was awarded the OBE in the 2024 Kings Birthday Honours list: musician and producer. For services to music.In the Autumn of 2022 Roxy Music celebrated its 50th anniversary with a 10 date critically acclaimed tour of the US, followed by three dates in the UK: the triumphant victory lap with original members, Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson and Phil, culminated in a sell-out concert at Londons O2 Arena. In 2023 Phil and Andy Mackay released their avant-rock album, AMPM, featuring Paul Thompson, followed by three London gigs in 2024. In September 2025 AMPM SOHO LIVE will be released.In March 2024 Phil self-published Revolucin to Roxy his compelling memoir and during this year is giving a series of book talks, from Hay Festival, Cartagena to the Cat Club in Pontefract. November 2024 saw the release on Universal Records of 50 Years of Music an 11 CD box-set with a 100 page book.During the global pandemic Phil reconnected with his old friend, New Zealand legend,Tim Finn, and together they wrote and produced two stunning albums, 2021s Caught by the Heart and 2022s The Ghost of Santiago.Manzanera, born to a British father and Colombian mother, has always taken a global approach to his music making, collaborating with musicians from South and Latin America, South Africa, Cuba and continental Europe. In 2018 he was part of South Africas The Liberation Project and toured with them in Italy in the Summer of 2019. In 2018, at Londons Queen Elizabeth Hall, Manzanera teamed up with Roxy bandmate, Andy Mackay in a Roxymphony concert: orchestral arrangements of Roxy songs.Over the last four years he has co-produced Pink Floyds The Endless River, which was a global hit, achieving No 1 in over 20 countries, he released, The Sound of Blue, his own autobiographical album, co-produced David Gilmours 2015 album, Rattle That Lock, which again topped the charts in 12 countries: he toured with Gilmour in the UK, Europe and South America. In 2015 he was Maestro Concertatore of La Notte della Taranta, Italys largest free festival. He also took part in Sunshine of Your Love a tribute concert to his friend, Jack Bruce.Phils musical influence stretches far and wide, but even he was taken by surprise when his guitar riff from 1978s K-Scope was sampled by Jay Z and Kanye West and became the Grammy winning smash hit No Church in the Wild the first track on their multi-million selling album, Watch The Throne. more...
