Nile Marr
Nile Marr is a singer, songwriter and guitar player who performs under the name Man Made.
2013
- MacAskill’s Imaginate – Six-part series – starts 16 April 2013
- Directed by Mike Christie with music by Ian Masterson and Nile Marr
“Imaginate is a new six-part series that will take you inside Danny MacAskill’s mind as he prepared for his most ambitious project so far.”
‘Danny MacAskill’s Imaginate Series’ – Trailer
- JOHNNY MARR – The Messenger (album) – 25 February (UK) and 26 February (US) 2013
- Nile Marr – guitar on ‘European Me’ (atmosphere) and ‘New Town Velocity’ (left side picking and solo)
‘European Me’
‘New Town Velocity’
2012
Man Made – The Vaults – Southsea Fest – Portsmouth, UK – 15 September 2012
- Tom Langford – Man Made (Nile Marr) – Pie & Vinyl Instore 28/07/12 by Tom Langford – 1 August 2012
- Review and photos
Man Made – Pie & Vinyl – Portsmouth, UK – 28 July 2012
Man Made – Tramlines – Sheffield Cathedral – Sheffield, UK – 21 July 2012
Man Made – Tramlines – Frog and Parrot – Sheffield, UK – 21 July 2012
@ManMadeNile at sheffield cathedral today.One to watch. Fantastic gig twitter.com/rybazoxo/statu…
— ryan barry oxley (@rybazoxo) July 21, 2012
- Nile Marr – Daredevils: Life On The Edge – Channel 4 – 2 July 2012
- Extreme sports film with music written by Nile Marr and Ian Masterson
- Exposed – Nile Marr Interview by Rob Barker, photos by Timm Cleasby and video by Mark Bull – 29 June 2012
- “When Nile Marr talks about how his songs are only completed when they’re given over to audiences, you get the feeling this is where his carried-on-the-wind love of touring springs from.”
‘All Mine’ – Video from ExposedMagSheff
‘Plastic Key to Living’ – from ExposedMagSheff
‘Plastic Key To Living’. It’s a lot of fun. I’ve been aching to record that co I don’t even have a demo of it. I wrote it, then just gigged it but I’ve never recorded it. There’s another track that’s gonna be on the EP that’s pretty new. I wrote that the day before I went on tour, when I was supposed to be rehearsing. That’s from late January.Exposed, 2012
- Man Made – Suyra – London, UK – 4 June 2012
- Opened for The Jess Roberts Band along with Jack Tyson Charles, Matinee and DJS – Free Show
- The Line Of Best Fit – Ren Harvieu + Nile Marr – St Pancras Old Church – 31 May 2012
- Photos by Anthony Keiler
- Man Made – St Pancras Old Church – London, UK – 30 May 2012
- Opened for Ren Harvieu
‘Plastic Key To Living’ – Video from steveatgigs
- Man Made – Reykjavik Music Mess – Reykjavik, Iceland – 26 and 27 May 2012
- The Reykjavik Grapevine – The International Up-And-Comer: Man Made by Bob Cluness – 25 May 2012
Niles Marr, who performs under the moniker Man Made, is one of the foreign acts appearing at this year’s Reykjavík Music Mess. Born into a heady rock pedigree (his father is guitarist Johnny Marr of The Smiths and Modest Mouse), he’s performed with the likes of Broken Social Scene and Bright Eyes. With one EP under his belt, he’s looking to see if 2012 will be his year.
- RAS 2 – Sarpurinn – Iceland Radio interview/video with Virkir Morgnar – 25 May 2012
- Played ‘Happiness (We’re All Invited)’
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made – 10 – 22 April 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 9 – 15 April 2012
- The Sun Came Out – The Making Of The Album 7 Worlds Collide (dvd) – 12 April 2012
- Film by Mark Brown-Simon documenting the recording of the album and the live performances at The Powerstation, Auckland in January 2009 – Includes the 2001 7 Worlds Collide film featuring 26 songs performed live onstage with commentary and behind the scenes footage
- Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 8 – 10 April 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 7 – 1 April 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 6 – 25 March 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 5 – 18 March 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 4 – 11 March 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 3 – 4 March 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 2 – 26 February 2012
Rotten Peanut Gallery presents: Man Made 1 – 18 February 2012 - “Journey into the world of Man Made through Rotten Peanut Gallery radio shows”
Clixie Live Review: Howler (The Lexington, 06/06/12) by Katy Hoey – 13 February 2012
Performing tracks from his self titled EP (Man Made), he looked both comfortable and confident as a musician whilst also showing a loveable sense of vulnerability through his heartfelt lyrics. As the venue began to reach capacity it was unsurprisingly the teenage girls dominating the front of the venue as they looked on lovingly at the man himself as he sang of both love and heartache.
- Man Made – Comet – Berlin, Germany – 11 February 2012
- Supported Howler
- Man Made – AB Club @ Ancienne Belgiq – Brussels, Belgium – 9 February 2012
- Supported Howler
‘Happiness (We’re All Invited)’ – Video from waitingforthewinter
- Man Made – La Fleche d’Or – Paris, France – 8 February 2012
- Supported Howler
- Man Made – The Lexington – Islington, UK – 6 February 2012
- Supported Howler along with France Camp
- Man Made – The Temple at the HMV Institute – Birmingham, UK – 5 February 2012
- Supported Howler along with France Camp
- Man Made – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut – Glasgow, UK – 4 February 2012
- Supported Howler along with Jack Townes
- Man Made – The Cockpit Leeds – Leeds, UK – 3 February 2012
- Supported Howler
- Man Made – The Cluny – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – 1 February 2012
- Supported Howler along with Bandoliers
- Man Made – The Bodega – Nottingham, UK – 31 January 2012
- Supported Howler along with France Camp
- Man Made – The Deaf Institute – Manchester, UK – 30 January 2012
- Supported Howler
- Man Made – The Bowery – Sheffield, UK – 29 January 2012
- Supported Howler – Free event
Abacuspost – “Live Review” Howler + Zulu Winter + Man Made, London XOYO, 26.01.11 – 28 January 2012
- Man Made – Buffalo Bar – Cardiff, UK – 27 January 2012
- Supported Howler
- Man Made – XOYO – London, UK – 26 January 2012
- Supported Howler along with Zulu Winter
- Man Made – Joiners – Southampton, UK – 25 January 2012
- Supported Howler
- Man Made – The Green Door Store – Brighton, UK – 24 January 2012
- Supported Howler along with The Gaa Gaas
Video from Con Chrisoulis
Gold Flake Paint – Live Review//Howler by Tomas Dickinson – 24 January 2012
Uber Rock – Man Made – Man Made EP (Trussed Recordings) CD Review by Russ P – 23 January 2012
- Man Made – Louisiana – Bristol, UK – 23 January 2012
- Supported Howler
- Killing Moon Limited – Interview: Man Made – 15 January 2012
- Interview with songs and videos
2011
- Man Made – Academy 2 – Birmingham, UK – 10 December 2011
- Supported Lemonheads and Meredith Sheldon
- Man Made – Plug – Sheffield, UK – 8 December 2011
- Supported Lemonheads and Meredith Sheldon
- Man Made – Academy 2 – Liverpool, UK – 7 December 2011
- Supported Lemonheads and Meredith Sheldon
Killing Moon Limited – Track Of The Day: Man Made ‘Slow Dance’ – 7 December 2011
These strong-yet-gentle vocals compliment a spooky and surrounding guitar sound that is as melodic as it is captivating, with the tones resonating in your brain long after you’ve stopped listening, drawing on influences such as Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice – you can’t help but wonder what it would be like with a full-on band belting out more beefed-up version of this dude’s songs, and then just as quickly realise that maybe they weren’t meant to be interfered with in such an elaborate way.
- Man Made – The Bowery – Sheffield, UK – 30 November 2011
Man Made – The Garage – Islington, UK – 16 November 2011 - Supported Howler
- Man Made – The Leadmill – Sheffield, UK – 14 November 2011
Man Made – Shakespeares – Sheffield, UK – 25 October 2011 - Supported The Campbell Apartment
- Man Made SOYO – Sheffield, UK – 24 October 2011
Nile demonstrates an ear for catchy listenable melodies in ‘Worth It’ and ‘Plastic Key To Living’ and his guitar work throughout is fascinating, he uses loop pedals and effects to create a big sound.
Man Made – OxJam 2011 – Night & Day Cafe – Manchester, UK – 22 October 2011
MAN MADE – Man Made – iTunes – 24 September 2011
- Man Made – Brudenell Social Club
- Supported Junip featuring Jose Gonzalez
Played “Don’t Thank God’, ‘Brilliant Shades of Grey’, ‘Slowdance’, ‘Always Worth It’, ‘Our Angels’, ‘Do Your Worst’ and ‘Happiness We’re All Invited’
- Nile Marr with Clint Boon – XFM – 3 August 2011
- Interview and World Exclusive Radio Broadcast of Man Made’s new Ep
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- Man Made – XOYO – London, UK – 28 July 2011
- Supported Pajama Club
- Man Made – O2 Academy – Bristol, UK – 27 July 2011
- supported Pajama Club
- Man Made – Tramlines – Sheffield City Centre – Sheffield, UK – 22 and 23 July 2011
- Man Made – Glee Club – Birmingham, UK – 20 July 2011
- Supported Pajama Club
- Man Made – Oran Mor – Glasgow, UK – 19 July 2011
- Supported Pajama Club
‘Happiness (We’re All Invited”) – Video from MrWinklepickers
Man Made – Latitude ’11 – Henham Park Estate, Beccles – Suffolk, UK – 16 July 2011
It was an early start for some, as Nile Marr, otherwise known as Man Made performed his ambient folk tunes to a modest but keen crowd at 11am. Marr is from Manchester and offered a beautiful collection of super listenable love songs that sounded fit to soundtrack an indie TV show. His lingering guitar melodies were as impressive as his gold sequinned jacket which Marr joked had ‘risen earlier than me this morning’. The easygoing tone of this performance was perfect to lift and soothe the dampened spirits due to the torrential rain that was already hammering down. Man Made has played with Broken Social Scene and is set to release debut material this summer.
- Man Made with Bright Eyes – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK – 14 July 2011
- Encore cameo with Bright Eyes
- Man Made – Night & Day Cafe – Manchester, UK – 30 June 2011
Man Made – Night & Day – Manchester, UK – 22 June 2011
Man Made – King Tuts – Glasgow, Scotland – 9 June 2011
Man Made – Camden Barfly – London, UK – 20 May 2011 - Supported Polock and Grand Tour
- Man Made – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK – 6 May 2011
- Supported The Fortunas
- Man Made – Night & Day – Manchester, UK – 5 May 2011
- Supported Fight Like Apes
- Man Made – AAA – London, UK – 28 April 2011
Man Made – Night & Day – Manchester, UK – 19 April 2011
Man Made – Night & Day – Manchester, UK – 7 April 2011
Man Made – Night & Day- Manchester, UK – 31 March 2011
- Johnny Marr with Ronnie Wood and Nile Marr – The Naked Foundation 5th Anniversary Gala – The Empire Room – Moscow, Russia – 24 March 2011
- Photos by Timofey Kolesnikov
- Man Made – Night and Day – Manchester, UK – 16 March 2011
- Man Made – Sound Control – Manchester, UK – 11 March 2011
- Supported Buffalo Tom
- Man Made – Dingwalls – London, UK – 10 March 2011
- Man Made – Relentless Garage – London, UK – 9 March 2011
- Man Made – Night & Day Cafe – Manchester, UK – 15 February 2011
‘Slowdance’ – Video from ManManProject
2010
- Man Made – Islington Mills – Manchester, UK – 17 December 2010
Nile Marr with Broken Social Scene – Koko – London, UK – 15 November 2010 - Nile Marr played on ‘Anthem For A Seventeen Year Old Girl’
Johnny Marr played with Broken Social Scene the night before in Leeds.
‘Anthem For A Seventeen Year Old Girl’ – Video from Tearswillmultiply
- Johnny Marr with Crowded House
- Nile Marr played guitar with Connan Mockasin, Elroy Finn and Nick Harsant and opened for Crowded House
‘Faking Jazz Together’ – Video from ToastVillage
2009
7 Worlds Collide – The Sun Came Out(single cd/double cd) – September 2009Guitar/vocals/co-writer – Highlights include ‘Too Blue’, ‘Learn to Crawl’, ‘Red Wine Bottle’ and ‘Run In The Dust’ – Nile Marr plays acoustic guitar on ‘Too Blue’ and sings background vocals on ‘Reptile’
Neil Finn, Jeff Tweedy, Ed O’Brien, Johnny Marr, Phil Selway, Sebastian Steinberg, Lisa Germano, John Stirratt, KT Tunstall, Bic Runga, Sonny Marr, Spencer Tweedy, Elroy Finn, Glenn Kotche, Pat Sansone, Mikael Jorgensen, Nels Cline, Sharon Finn, Liam Finn, Nile Marr, Luke Bullen, Eliza-Jane Barnes, Glen Richards and Don McGlashan
24 songs (13 songs for the single album) were recorded in three weeks at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland, New Zealand
‘You Get Through’ – Video from 7WorldsCollide
- Johnny Marr with 7 Worlds Collide – Powerstation – Auckland, New Zealand – 5-7 January 2009
- Guitar/vocals/harmonica – Highlights include ‘Four Seasons’, ‘Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want’, ‘Down On The Corner’, and ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’
Neil Finn, Jeff Tweedy, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway, Johnny Marr, Bic Runga, Glen Kotche, John Stirratt, Pat Sansone, KT Tunstall, Liam Finn, Nile Marr, Lisa Germano, Sebastian Steinberg, Sonny Marr and Don McGlashan
- Nile Marr – Deaf Institute – 21 February 2009 (Nile’s 17th birthday)
- Supported Strays
2007
Kid 4077 – Bar Amp – Manchester, UK – 31 August 2007
- Kid 4077 – Bar Amp – Manchester, UK – 1 June 2007
- First official solo gig
Designer Magazine Kid 4077 – Nile Marr – May 2007
What was the first song you wrote as a solo artist / band? How is the debut album coming together?
All of my songs were written as a solo artist and then just taken to a band, but I think the first proper song that I wrote was Bethany Joy. And in so a way that’s always going to be one of my favourites. I am currently recording my debut album. I am recording it using my laptop in my bedroom and I’m loving every minute of it. Its just a chance to be creative and express myself. I’m recording every minute I get but school does have a nasty habit of getting in the way. But it’s getting done one way or the other. And right now I’m still exploring what I want to do. And so once its done I don’t know what I’ll do with it, but I do know that I’ll just keep recording my stuff as I write it and see what happens.
