We get Straight to the Point with Mano in advance of his gig in the Twisted Pepper Sat June 9th . . .

Mano Le Tough aka Niall Mannion is a musician, dj and music producer originally from Greystones, a seaside village near Dublin in Ireland. He is now based in Berlin.

Mano releases records on labels such as Permanent Vacation, Internasjonal, Buzzin' Fly, Mirau and Dirt Crew and has remixed and been remixed by many artists including Aloe Blacc, Midnight Magic, Flowers and Sea Creatures, Tensnake, Chateau Flight and Azari & III. Mano will release his debut album on Permanent Vacation in Autumn 2012.

He runs a monthly party called "Passion Beat" with his old school friend, The Drifter at Loftus Hall in Berlin. They have invited guests such as Nicolas Jaar, Âme, John Talabot, John Roberts, Ripperton and many more to join them and the night has a devoted following. Mano djs every weekend and has played in places as diverse as Berlin's Panorama Bar to the Sonar festival in Barcelona.

Your Name

Mano Le Tough

First record bought...

I think it might have actually been 'Baby D' 'Let me be your fantasy'.

Last record I listened to was ...

The new Tr-One on Pogo actually. It's killer!

The record I pretend I don't love is ...

This record does not exist, if I love something, I love it and I'm not ashamed to say it.

The record I always go back to…

Neil Young - Harvest

My biggest musical inspiration is...

My life and the people in it.

My first gigging experience was…

My friend Al Kennington invited me to play at his "Hospital" night in Traffic's (now the T.P.) Basement many moons ago. It was at the start of the night before they even opened, it's lucky because at the time I couldn't mix cement.

My worst gigging experience was…

There have been a few howlers over the years but they are decreasing in frequency.

My best gigging experience was…

Playing at Panorama bar the first time round on a Sunday afternoon. Unbelievable vibes, loads of friends in the crowd, it kind of made everything I've been doing for the last few years make sense. Being asked back so soon afterwards made it even sweeter.

The person I would least like to share a stage with would be…

The warm who dj who finishes with the biggest hit of the year at 130bpm.

If I wasn’t a musician I would be a…

No idea.

Favorite YouTube video...

Tickets to Mano's Twisted Pepper gig can be purchased Here