Manchild

15/08/2024

Behold, ‘You Think You Know Me’ kicks off on October 19th in the basement of , right in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

GEMMA ARNOTT
MANCHILD
JORDAN COUNSEL
BALFEY

Grab your tickets in the comments to avoid paying more on the door for a night of serious underground music.

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14/08/2024

Behold, the very first 'You Think You Know Me', and what a better way to kick things off than to have one of my absolute faves DJ Gemma Arnott on headline duties; playing alongside Progmatic's very own Jordan Counsel, Warrington's very own Balfey, and Benidorm and Oldham's very own Manchild (that's me).

This is going to be a tremendous night of underground music in a great location, taking you from the world of progressive house to Parts Unknown.

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13/08/2024

Yesterday, I jokingly typed “Manchild & Mr Blobby” on a post by a promoter asking which DJs they should book for a B2B set.

I didn’t think anything of it and had forgotten all about it….. until about 20 minutes ago when I received the best notification ever.

10/08/2024

October 19th is going to be a tremendous night of underground music hun.

Grab your tickets, leave the attitudes at the front door, and we’ll see you on the dancefloor.

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'You Think Me Know Me' - A brand new night featuring the very best underground music from progressive house to Parts Unknown.

06/08/2024

Loving Lee Jordan smashing the granny out of it on friskyRadio hun ❤️

06/08/2024

It’s coming.

04/08/2024

That was the best SummerSlam in a long time!

Absolutely amazing hun!

03/08/2024

Just been to see Balfey AKA Chris Balfe play at Stage & Radio in Manchester and he absolutely smashed the granny out of it.

I knew he was going to be good so that bit was no surprise, but I didn’t know he was going to be THAT good.

He definitely should be proud of himself as he nailed it.

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31/07/2024

Can’t wait for this.

Manchild Bournemouth debut hun ❤️

29/07/2024

You Think You Know Me.

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29/07/2024

You Think You Know Me.

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28/07/2024

Back in Manchester and I’m absolutely ruined after an amazing 24 hours. Handing the decks to the main man Jody Wisternoff on the balcony of an old Polish palace that looks like the Von Trapp mansion will never be forgotten.

The lyrics to the classic Neneh Cherry song that gave me my DJ name (and middle name) have never been more apt than they are right now, though:

Manchild, will you ever win
Manchild, look at the state you're in

I feel disgusting today; I’ve got an ar****le like a broken catflap and my head feels like Macho Man Randy Savage has repeatedly slammed it against the headboard….. but I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Beautiful venue, beautiful music & beautiful people.

Thank you so much to Milo Estrello and his massive peen hole for asking me to play.

Let’s do it again hun x

28/07/2024

I don’t know what the f**k happened last night but I’ve just woken up in the green room of the Palace I DJ’d at last night in Poland, absolutely freezing cuddled up to a disco ball.

Luckily the management find it highly amusing but this could have gone horribly wrong. I’m notorious for falling asleep pretty much anywhere (especially at afters) but I’ve taken it to extremes this time. I’ve never even done this in the UK before, let alone Poland.

The whole of last night is one big blur and I don’t remember much at all, but I’m sure that means it was a good one hun.

Too many names to mention them all but thank you so much to Milo, Jody Wisternoff, Martin Roth, Braxton, Boxer, Trilucid, Steven Weston, Rocinante, GOMF and many more for what was probably too much of an amazing time….. but not thank you for leaving me asleep at the venue, f**kers.

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27/07/2024

Behold, the set times for today.

This is going to be a bit special hun x

26/07/2024

Behold, next Thursday, we kick off a brand new month (also my birthday month) with a bang as brand new house night ‘Our House’ begins at BASK in Stockport, which is a mint venue.

I very rarely play housey sets and this will likely be on the more funky/discoey side, unless I go a bit daft, so I’ll be way out of my comfort zone once again (just like I was when I played with Roger Sanchez a couple of weeks ago but the crowd still loved it)….. I love a challenge anyway and fully intend on ripping the place a new one so bring it on hun.

I’m really excited to play on the same lineup as my good friends Gav O'Callaghan AKA Red Lab, Scott Steadman and that pesky Marc Strapp (Stephen Haymes’ cousin) and hope to see a few familiar/friendly/slightly misshapen faces down there.

This night is FREE ENTRY and is going to be absolutely mint. I can see it going on to be a great regular night so get yourselves down so that you can tell your grandkids, “I was at the very first one way back in 2024.”

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22/07/2024

Last year I handed the decks to the wizard and absolute fave James Zabiela in a medieval Scottish castle. This Saturday, I’ll be handing the decks to Jody Wisternoff on the balcony of a beautiful palace in Chocicza, Poland, for what will be my first major international gig (and will also be my first time visiting Poland).

The fact that it looks like the Von Trapp mansion out of one of my favourite films ‘The Sound of Music (where I’ve also been) just makes it even more perfect for me.

With the likes of Braxton, Martin Roth, Boxer, Trilucid and many more artists I love also on the lineup, this one is going to be seriously special.

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22/07/2024

Last year I handed the decks to the wizard and absolute fave James Zabiela in a medieval Scottish castle. This Saturday, I’ll be handing the decks to Jody Wisternoff on the balcony of a beautiful palace in Chocicza, Poland, for what will be my first major international gig (and will also be my first time visiting Poland).

The fact that it looks very much like the Von Trapp mansion out of one of my favourite films (and where I’ve also been) just makes it even more perfect for me.

With the likes of Martin Roth, Braxton, Boxer, Trilicod and many more artists I love on the lineup, this one is going to be seriously special.

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17/07/2024

Behold, I’ll be on Mixpub Radio at 8pm tonight with a 60 minute guest mix alongside Mark Tammo, Da Syk and Project 5.

The link to listen is in the comments and it all kicks off from 7pm hun.

16/07/2024

I’m a few days late posting this on Instagram but supporting the legend at on Friday night was both an honour and a pleasure. It was a break away from my comfort zone in the world of progressive house but I love a challenge and I loved every minute of it. I think the crowd did too, and getting to play a three hour set before handing over to the big man was just the icing on the cake.

Roger absolutely smashed that basement to pieces, as expected, and he makes playing on four decks look easy (which it most definitely isn’t). He’s just technically brilliant and I’m so happy that I had such a huge opportunity that nobody will ever be able to take away from me.

Thank you to all at Joshua Brooks, thank you to Roger Sanchez, and thank you to the amazing crowd.

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15/07/2024

Behold, a new gig announcement as I get to play in sunny Bournemouth for the first time on Saturday September 14th.

The lovely will be on headline duties and I’m very excited to not only be on the same lineup as him but I’m just generally looking forward to meeting him in real life. We’ve chatted on and off for a while and he’s an amazing talent so bring it on hun.

With it being the birthday of the boss man and Pete B also playing, it should be an absolutely tremendous night down on the south coast, and I can not wait to get in that basement at .

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15/07/2024

Behold, a new gig announcement as I get to play in sunny Bournemouth for the first time on Saturday September 14th.

The lovely Lloyd Barwood will be on headline duties and I’m very excited to not only be on the same lineup as him but I’m just generally looking forward to meeting him in real life. We’ve chatted on and off for a while and he’s an amazing talent so bring it on hun.

With it being Alto Persona’s (AKA Bo To) birthday and Pete B (Peter Byles) also playing, it should be an absolutely tremendous night and I can not wait.

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12/07/2024

It’s time hun.

ROGER SANCHEZ x MANCHILD

12/07/2024

**HUGE GIG ANNOUNCEMENT HUN***

I was having a nice rare Friday night off tonight, curling up on the sofa with my beautiful girlfriend, but my fave venue had other ideas and decided to hit me with the mother of all last minute gigs (for which I am seriously grateful, as beautiful as Laurina may be).

Behold, I’m about to be put to the test as I once again stray away from my progressive house comfort zone by playing alongside one of the biggest names in house music in the world…..

TONIGHT: X Manchild

22:00-00:00 - Manchild
00:00-04:00 - Roger Sanchez

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12/07/2024

***HUGE GIG ANNOUNCEMENT***

Behold, I’m about to be put to the test as I once again stray away from my progressive house comfort zone by playing alongside one of the biggest names in house music in the world…..

I’m used to the occasional last minute gig but this is taking it to extremes hun…..

TONIGHT: Roger Sanchez X Manchild

22:00-00:00 - Manchild
00:00-04:00 - Roger Sanchez

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