Kyle to perform on Mornings with Kerri Anne

 Press Release 16/2/09

Orange Regional Conservatorium (ORC) is known for its classical background but thanks to local musicians like Kyle Manning, the ORC Contemporary Studies Unit is building quite a reputation. Kyle will show off his bass playing and vocals tomorrow along with fellow local musician Travis New on Mornings with Kerry-Anne. “Trav and I have been performing with ABC recording artist Jasmine Rae and she’ll be singing live on Mornings with Kerry-Anne tomorrow,” Kyle said. Known as a versatile contemporary performer with more than 15 years’ experience as a live and studio musician, Kyle has performed in professional theatre in Both Sydney and Melbourne and is accomplished in genres including jazz, pop, country, rock, blues and soul. “Working in the Contemporary Studies Unit at the ORC means I get to teach all my favourite instruments in several genres,” Kyle says.

Kyle will be performing at Belgravia’s Union Bank this Sunday from 1pm to 3.30pm.

Holly to support The Southern Green

I’m hoping to sit in with the very beautiful and talented (and not just cause she’s my wife) songwriter Holly Amber next month when she supports The Southern Green at their single launch in Orange.

Since bearing our two beautiful boys, Holly has naturally put motherhood first and these days doesn’t gig as much as she’d like to. Thankfully she keeps on writing, and has an awesome bag of songs to draw on.

We were lucky enough to catch Pat, Kellie and Matt when they played in Tamworth, and they sounded absolutely spectacular.

Holly and I are both looking forward to the show at Union Bank in Orange on Sunday March 8.

Back to the grind

I’m glad to be back into the swing of things, teaching at Orange Regional Conservatorium for the first term of 09′.

With each new year comes renewed enthusiasm for my craft, and although there is no greater joy than to be playing live or working in the studio, teaching truly does bring me great satisfaction.

There is no greater sense of fulfilment than to pass on some of your hard-earned knowledge to someone else - someone who respects you enough to want to learn what you have learned.

I see it as a great honour really, and with that comes responsibility, to be the best you can for your students.

This is how the circle keeps on turning, this is how we keep music alive.

If the best player there ever was dies without having passed on any of that magic to someone else, then what was it all for?

Welcome back to 2009, I hope all my students have a great year.