BIO:Graham has been playing piano & guitar from an early age & discovered his voice in his teens. Largely self taught, he only had a handful of lessons before adopting what was to be his Play By Ear method with instruments. Growing up he has been part of a musical family with his Mum a barbershop choir singer, his Gran a veteran of the holiday entertainment circuit & his uncle Zaph Mann a radio DJ in the US.In his twenties Graham played in many bands, notably indie pop quartet Fly Casual from Guernsey who were later featured with BBC Introducing. He has also collaborated with Poole based improv group Safehouse at the Lighthouse & been featured on many of their experimental releases. Over the last 20 years, Graham has played a number of gigs across a wide variety of contexts from weddings to hotel lobbies & wine bars, both locally around Southern England & worldwide while working abroad. During this time he has performed & recorded many covers that you can find across all major online platforms -just search Graham Mann Music.Most recently Graham has retaught himself the drums & been inspired to finally write & produce original material, the latest of which will be found on his forthcoming album Tales From A Broken Heart, due for release in Dec 2021. He cites George Michael, Bruce Hornsby, Five For Fighting, Elton John & Joshua Kadison amongst his wide range of influences & you might hear the links as singles are released.Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy the sounds.BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES:grahammann@musician.orgTESTIMONIALS:‘Graham played at my venues many times now, he always gives a great performance, engaging with his audience and creates an amazing vibe. Would highly recommend Graham a true professional and showman.’- Paul Williams, Sir John Barleycorn -Cadnam (2013), Red Shoot -Linwood (2018), The Albion -Verwood (2019), The Lamb -Winkton (2021)'We could not recommend Graham Mann highly enough on his performance for our Caravan Club Social back in 2017! He was punctual, patient and the ultimate professional. His set was amazing and kept the whole audience, age range 6 to 70 entertained! We would definitely book him again! His tributes to George Michael were just fabulous, big thumbs up.'- Katie Hughes - HDCCC, Dylan's, Lytchett Minster Poole (2017)