Manon McCoy (she/her) is a british-french experimental harpist, improviser and composer based in the North of UK. Her work spans live performance, installation making and sound art. Her latest record in collaboration with vocalist Alice Brookes was released with Berlin label, Elektramusic April 2025.

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current projects: 

balo - harp, drums and live electronics duo with drummer Will Shaw. The duo have collaborated with visual artist Luca Shaw on several performance installations (1853 Studios, Sheffield Heartspace, Lancaster Jazz Festival.) 

Manon McCoy + Alice Brookes - voice + objects + live electronics 

Baleine - collaboration between balo and Whale Detective featuring Will Shaw - drums, Hannah Brady - saxophone,  Jez Matthews - piano + electronics, and Manon McCoy - harp + electronics 

Emergence Collective - Sheffield-based large improvising collective. 

 

She has performed across the UK at venues such as: Cobalt Studios, Bishops House, White Hotel, The Samuel Worth Chapel, Brudenel Social Club, Yes MCR and festivals: Lancaster Jazz Festival, Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, Footprints Jazz Festival and Liverpool Irish Festival. 

She has worked and performed alongside Lili Holland-Fricke, Juliana Day John Pope, Tom Harris, Stuart McCallum, Amirtha Kidambi, amongst many others.

2022 recepient Sound and Music Francis Chagrin award. 

 

She is also a live sound engineer working primarily on the DIY scene in Sheffield. In house engineer of Jazz at The Lescar and Key of She Sheffield. Worked on projects with Common Wealth, Bradford 2025, Barrel Organ, Tom Robbins Production, SBC Theatre, Migration Matters festival. 

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