WATCH: Mansfield musicians to feature on YouTube to help beat 'lockdown funk'

Mansfield musicians have come together to beat the ‘lockdown funk’ with a YouTube premiere of a new video showcasing local talent.
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Electric Bear Studios on Goodacre Street, has put together a collaborative online video featuring the talents of 25 musicians from the Mansfield area and beyond.

The project was aimed at helping people keep in touch, whilst sharing their musicianship during the Covid 19 lockdown. The musicians are aged from 16 – 50 plus and are seen playing a variety of instruments from keyboards, drums, electric bass and guitar, as well as vocals.

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The new video features the song ‘Lockdown Funk’ – a cover version of ‘Uptown Funk,’ a song and video made famous by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.

Electric Bear Studios - Lockdown Funk premiere - Picture Jared Harding/Simon HopkinsonElectric Bear Studios - Lockdown Funk premiere - Picture Jared Harding/Simon Hopkinson
Electric Bear Studios - Lockdown Funk premiere - Picture Jared Harding/Simon Hopkinson

The professional recording studio, built in 2012 aims to record local, independent artists and bands. It is run by Jared Harding, director of operations, and Simon Hopkinson, managing director, who have grown the business to offer a range of services.

Jared said: “We thought a collaborative video was a great way for local musicians to still come together despite the lockdown, and to beat the ‘lockdown funk’ that musicians were feeling not being able to play with their friends or in in bands and out in the community.

“It is a great project, the musicians are fantastic, and we are hoping that people in will tune when it premieres on You Tube.” The video will be premiered on You Tube, at 7pm this Saturday, June 13.

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