In the heart of The Depot, Mayfield you'll find Freight Island, the vibrant event space that promises great quality food and drinks. You'll find a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces here, made up of 11 vendors and five different bars - including a taproom, sports bar, and two others that specialise…
ARTHUR BAKER BOOK LAUNCH: IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAEME PARK
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Description
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Fun Time Partying, Pop-Up and Something A Little Different
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Tickets from free - £22.00
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City Centre
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No Age Restriction
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Thu, 26th Jun 2025 @ 18:00 - 21:00
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18:00 - 21:00
DJ, producer,
remixer. Arthur Baker has been at the pioneering forefront of hip-hop,
rock, & electronic music, looking for the perfect
beat.
Faber and the Rock 'n' Roll Book Club welcome Arthur Baker to Freight Island for the Manchester launch for Looking for the Perfect Beat: Remixing and Reshaping Hip-Hop, Rock and Rhythms
For fifty years as DJ, producer and remixer, Arthur Baker has been at the pioneering forefront of hip-hop, rock, and electronic music. His unique and genre-defying sound can be heard on tracks by legendary artists like New Order, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, the Rolling Stones, Al Green, Pet Shop Boys, Quincy Jones, New Edition, Hall & Oates, Neneh Cherry, Mogwai and Fleetwood Mac.
Starting as a club DJ and disco producer at the start of the seventies in his native Boston, Baker moved to New York City in 1981. Through his early disco and hip-hop productions, he came to the attention of the most influential names in a music industry at the height of its powers. This would begin a career that would take him from the sweaty dancefloors of NYC to late-night studio sessions with Bob Dylan and to his celebrated anti-apartheid album Sun City, created with Little Steven Van Zandt.
From the underground to the mainstream, Looking for the Perfect Beat is the unique story of an artist with a need to discover new sounds and new ways to move an audience — and who has influenced the sound of popular music for half a century.
‘These insider stories are written with genuine love and
passion’ Irvine Welsh
Arthur will be in conversation with GRAEME PARK, there will be an audience Q&A, book signing and Arthur Baker DJ set.
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| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| General Admission | 18:00 - 21:00 | Free admission |
| General Admission + Book | 18:00 - 21:00 | £22.00 |
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Freight Island, 11 Baring St, M1 2PY
Area
City Centre
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Freight Island
Welcome to Freight Island Manchester.
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11 Food Vendors, 7 bars in multiple Indoor & Outdoor spaces.
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