2011 Campaigns

2011 has been a great year for our acts and our company and highlights include TV appearances with ITV's Daybreak, roster appearances on Soccer AM, two major live events at a sold out Arc in Stockton as we as a showcase gig at the BBC Club last month in front of numerous 2 + 6 radio producers. The live radio highlight though was arguably Jo Hamilton's appearance on Clive Anderson's Radio 4 show.   The 2011 company hilight was being nominated for an AIM Music Award alongside the likes of Huw Stephens, Craig Charles, Tom Robinson and winner John Robb for the Indie Champion Award.   Our press and radio relationships were strengthened further with radio support for artists on our roster from shows on the Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music, Q Radio, NME Radio and many more. 2011 was our most successful year with print media to with reviews and features in the likes of Uncut, Clash, Artrocker, NME, Maverick, Sunday Times, Record Collector, Daily Telegraph, The Observer, Guardian and many, many more.

2010 Campaigns

2010 saw us secure some major radio and magazine coverage for many artists on our roster. Major magazine features and reviews where secures for Redtrack, Blabbermouth, Isa & The Filthy Tongues, British India, Natalie McCool, Battlefield Band, Jo Hamilton, Diarmaid O’Meara, Stanley Odd and many more.  

 Widespread national radio on Radio 1, 2 and 6 was secured for most artists on our roster culminating in a Christmas set for Hafdis Huld live on the Radcliffe & Maconie show in Dec 2010. Results are too numerous to mention here but local, online and national radio was secured around the UK and beyond for our roster.  

We also organised the Save 6 Music gig at 93 Feet East. Headlined by Goldheart Assembly and featuring Ian McNabb the night was a sell out and raise the profile of the campaign nationally.

2009 Campaigns

2009 was our most successful year as a company with some amazing results in the written press as well as national radio.
Major radio and press coverage was secured for Isa & The filthy Tongues, Gabby Young, Wayne Hussey. Wishbone Ash, The Lancashire Hotpots, Trashcan Sinatras and Diarmaid O’Meara.
Beverley Festival once again was sold out and we also continued our partnerships with specialist acts such as Battlefield Band, Karl Culley, Jarmean and Colin Pollock. Indie success’ were too many to list but 2009 was a breakthrough year for Isaacs Aircraft, Shabby Rogue, Limozine, Volcanoes and Jarmean? Whilst breakthrough acts such as Alexander Price, Senadee, Stanley Odd, Jo Hamilton and Ben Dalby continued to flag up in the media world.

2008 Campaigns

2008 was the most successful year yet for the Manilla PR roster. National radio play was secured for Severe Zero, LizzySpit, Dr Slaggleberry, Lack of Afro, Stephen Dale Petit, John Askew, Diarmaid O’Meara, Burgaboy, Revere, Tiny Spark, Cutaways, Nephu Huzzband, Smudge and Guns on the Roof.   Our festival portfolio was proud to contain once again a sold out Beverley Festival and other notable events included the In The City weekend in Manchester.  
Thank you to all our artists who helped shape a successful year in print and radio and a special thank you to Lack of Afro who secured air play on every national BBC radio station.