Alright Laddy's, I'm Tommy Gibbons, a guitarist and musician from Wolverhampton, UK. Now living in Manchester, I'm a final year music student at the University of Salford. I love loud guitars, tight grooves, experimental jazz (In small doses) and all things geeky and techie about music. Join me as I find my way through the strange world that is the Music Industry!!

The Graphenes play a wide range of cover songs in their set-list from artists including Oasis, Paul Weller, The Beatles, though most of the songs performed are original material written by Gary Mason and Matthew Villis-Webb.

Members: Gary Mason (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Matthew Villis-Webb (lead guitar), Mark O'Connor (Bass Guitar), Michelle Barnett (Drums)

Manchester based songwriter, producer and musician Cariss Auburn bends genres with her experimental R&B-pop. 

Cariss’ introduction to the UK emerging artist scene saw her supported by PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music grant, her releases going on to capture the attention of COLORS, Clash, Billboard, NME, BBC6 Music, BBC Introducing Radio 1, and many more. 

With a melting pot of early influences including 80s funk, 90s RnB, and UK garage, Cariss' unique blend of experimental productions and glossy harmonies joyfully rejects the boundaries of genre.

Navigating personal themes of familial pressure, the pervasiveness of escapism & relationships, Cariss has an unflinching approach to lyricism and has brought this honesty to a multitude of stages - from her own debut London headline show at Notting Hill Arts Club to Kendall Calling.

Back with a new iteration of her sound that plays with darker soundscapes, club-set beats and hyperpop inspirations, Cariss' new music lands this year

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