Reuben Mannering
The potatoes to his gravy.
Reuben Mannering a singer/bassist of 3 years being a skilled musician in his field, with just over a year of live performance and gig experience. Having studied music throughout High School, it sparked a devoted commitment to the hobby and dreamt of making it his full time occupation. After high school, it was the obvious choice to study music at Ara institute of Canterbury and plans on getting his degree.
Reuben Mannering
The potatoes to his gravy.
With a background of musical theatre, his love for performing live music has always been a part of his life. After going to see his first rock n roll show, he came to the realisation that he had placed himself in the wrong genre of live music. During the dark days that were covid 19, he decided to pick up a guitar and see what the hype was about, instantly falling in love with it. The next thing was to join a band. After numerous garage bands and learning silly songs, he formed the band Bad Revivals with two other musical students from high school. He has been playing in the band for about a year and a half. They made a name for themselves by competing in Rock Quest 2023. The boys placed 2nd in Canterbury and made top 30 New Zealand. Bad Revivals are mostly a cover band, playing a wide variety of genres stretching from jazz to rock and all the in between’s. Their original music is quite a spliced mixed of funk, jazz, rock and a tad reggae, making for a captivating fusion sound. After joining another cover band, BellBird, and a band with inspiration to write original music, Solace, he hopes they will have his stuff released on streaming platforms soon.
Current Bands:
Bad Revivals.
Bell Bird.
Solace.
Reuben has recently opened himself to the world of private tutoring with options to learn Guitar, Bass Guitar and vocals. Having previously and casually taught guitar in High School to a few beginner students with interest in becoming musical. Reuben is no stranger to teaching people who have never held an instrument before. Reuben believes that his students should be able to learn whatever kind of music they desire, be it rock, pop, funk, jazz or hip hop. Reuben has experience in most musical fields Which he hopes to pass on to the next generation of players.