Not long to go now till we rock Fluid bar on the 27th…
we speak to Manuel aka Mowgli one of our headline
VJs about recent gigs, inspirations and melting minds
and also give you a little preview of his latest show reel.

So Manuel.. What have you been up to today?

Not much yet as it's 8 am, but yesterday I had a day split
between doing web design for Apple and producing a DVD
for the band The Tall Poppies which was used that same
night at their gig in Zigfrid in Hoxton. After the gig I had chat
with The Tall Poppies and a video producer about making their
new music video. I also spent some time organising the move
to my new studio which I'm very excited about.

What where you listening to as a kid jumping around in your bedroom?

The Ramones figure high on the list, I had their first album
since the age of 6 and I saw them live 3 times during my
teenage years

When did you first decide you wanted to be a VJ?

I never really decided it, it just happened. I went to
see a mate's band- Detwiije. It was all instrumental
post-rock and I loved the music but there was a visual
element missing as there was no lead singer. I
suggested that they should work on a visual aspect of
their performance and before I knew it I was the one
doing it! I have a background in all kinds of design,
illustration, animation and dj'ing so it was a very
natural progression.

For those people looking to get into visual arts and
VJ'ing, what would be your very first piece of advice?

I don't believe in advice of this kind. If people have specific
uestions great but I think that following one's path involves
making your own mistakes as at the end of the day
mistakes shape what you do as much as successes.

Are you looking forward to melting some Never Grow Up
heads? Let our crowd know what you plan to be doing
and where you get your inspiration from.

Always looking forward to melting stuff. I haven't got a
clue what I'll be doing, that's the beauty of it. I'll go with
the vibe and see where that takes us all. My inspiration
comes from everything around me, from music to physics.
My style is constantly embracing new techniques and
developing into unforeseen results.

Nice one!! See you next Friday dude!

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