Manu Lanvin
Manu Lanvin | |
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| Birth name | Emmanuel Lanvin |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Blues rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, performer |
| Instrument(s) | Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, voice |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | www |
Manu Lanvin (born 23 november 1973) is a French blues rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He's the son of French actor Gérard Lanvin.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]As an autodidact, Manu Lanvin starts drums and guitar and grows with some French artists as Téléphone, Paul Personne, Bernie Bonvoisin.[3]
From 2000 to 2007, he edits three albums.[4] In 2007, he meets the American bluesman Calvin Russell. They become friends and Manu coproduces Calvin Russell's last album studio Dawg Eat Dawg.[5][6]
In 2012, Manu releases his fourth album Mauvais casting and a single Sur la route sixty one. The clip is filming in Mississippi with the assistance of the Delta State University[7][8] At Montreux Jazz Festival, he meets Quincy Jones who invites him to the Jazz Foundation of America in New York.[9]
Manu writes the soundtrack for some films. He meets another American bluesman Neal Black and goes on tour with him in 2013 during their Paris-Texas Tour.[10][11]
In 2014, he composes his fifth album Son(s) of the Blues[12][13] and represents France at International Blues Challenge in Memphis.[14][15]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2000: Venir au monde
- 2004: Les temps mauvais
- 2007: Faible humain
- 2012: Mauvais casting
- 2014: Son(s) of the Blues
- 2016: Blues, Booze & Rock'n'Roll
- 2019: Grand casino
Collaborations
[edit]- 2009: Dawg Eat Dawg by Calvin Russell
- 2011: Contrabendo by Calvin Russell
- 2011: The last call, in the heat of a night by Calvin Russell
Filmography
[edit]Musician
[edit]- 2006: On ne devrait pas exister by HPG
- 2009: Lucky Luke by James Huth
- 2010: Chicas by Yasmina Reza
- 2012: Rock 'n' Bled by Touria Benzari, short
Actor
[edit]- 2011: A Gang Story by Olivier Marchal
References
[edit]- ^ Biographie Archived 9 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, music-story.com, 10 July 2014
- ^ Gérard : le goût du papa, lalibre.be, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin, la musique comme une évidence, ledauphine.com, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin sera demain au Palais des Congrès, sudouest.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ Calvin Russell : Dawg eat dawg, lexpress.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin rend hommage au Texan, Calvin Russell sur la scène de Porrentruy, estrepublicain.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin, sur la route sixty one, son nouveau single, idolesmag.com, 10 July 2014
- ^ Delta center assists in music video production, deltastate.edu, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin and the Devil Blues Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, montreuxjazzfestival.com, estrepublicain.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ Neal Black & Manu Lanvin Paris Texas Tour, lerocherdepalmer.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin chante son blues, nordlittoral.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin ne marche pas à l'ombre, leparisien.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ La session live avec Manu Lanvin pour son dernier album Son(s) of the blues, rfi.fr, 10 July 2014
- ^ Liste des artistes ayant participé à l'International Blues Challenge Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, bluesfr.net, 10 July 2014
- ^ Manu Lanvin and The Devil Blues Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, culture-en-limousin.fr, 10 July 2014
External links
[edit]- (in French) Official Site
- Manu Lanvin at IMDb
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