January 2011: 

The final entry in the Ray Mann: #ArtBlog.

12 months later, 52 entries about 52 months in the life and art of The Ray Mann Three, and now we’ve come full-circle. As I prepare to visit Australia for The Ray Mann Three ‘Sketches So Far…’ Tour, here’s a look back on: the ‘Farewell Australia’ shows from March 2011; my first audience collaboration; and the inspiration for The Sketches Project… Read on.

The Ray Mann: #ArtBlog has been an online retrospective of Ray Mann-designed gig poster art, flyers, web splash pages, and a lot of behind-the-scenes reminiscing, going back to the band’s first show in 2005 til today.

January 2010: 

The Ray Mann Three was personally hand-picked by one of my biggest influences, The Reverend Al Green, to support him on his Australian tour. I got word of this a week before my solo tour with Tori Amos was due to begin only two months before it. And so began summer 2009-2010… Read on.

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The Ray Mann: #ArtBlog is an online retrospective of Ray Mann-designed gig poster art, flyers, web splash pages, and a lot of behind-the-scenes reminiscing, going back to the band’s first show in 2005 til today.

January 2009: 

This entry is also titled: Why I Even Thought I Could Make A Music Video For Only $50; or The Bubbles That Went Missing On Christmas... Read on.

The Ray Mann: #ArtBlog is an online retrospective of Ray Mann-designed gig poster art, flyers, web splash pages, and a lot of behind-the-scenes reminiscing, going back to the band’s first show in 2005 til today. 

New entry every Tuesday.

January 2009: 

In the same weekend, The Ray Mann Three played opening sets for Jamie Lidell and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. And then we released the first digital-only EP, ‘Smile’, and that led to even awesomer things… Read on.

The Ray Mann: #ArtBlog is an online retrospective of Ray Mann-designed gig poster art, flyers, web splash pages, and a lot of behind-the-scenes reminiscing, going back to the band’s first show in 2005 til today. 

New entry every Tuesday.

January 2006: 

I’m visiting Australia next month, bitches! The Ray Mann Three ‘Sketches So Far…’ Tour hits Australia in February. In the spirit of nostalgia amidst a Siberian-kissed Berlin winter, this week’s #ArtBlog is all about pining for a Bondi girl in my newly-discovered falsetto… Read on.

The Ray Mann: #ArtBlog is an online retrospective of Ray Mann-designed gig poster art, flyers, web splash pages, and a lot of behind-the-scenes reminiscing, going back to the band’s first show in 2005 til today. New entry every Tuesday.