Manu Martin graduated at 16 yr from the Conservatory of Bordeaux with a jury ‘special mention’ , then joined the Faculty of Musicology of Toulouse and Bordeaux, completing a Masters in Musicology. He moved to Paris to pursue a career as pianist and composer, working alongside acclaimed French artists including Florent Pagny , for whom he composed 6 of the tracks in the chart-topping album ‘Aime La Vie’. In 2017, Manu joined the ALAN project and composed the Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra in 2019.