A gloomy looking sky hangs over Manchester City Centre on the eve of Sunday the 29th of May and nothing seems like it can brighten up the greyness. Step forward 28 year old London born and bred Jamie Woon, who last year shot into the eye of more than a few people for his single "Night Air", a vocal led, soul and sample filled track. Tonight he has a headline set at Manchester's Club Academy and everything seems a little brighter again.

Having released his full length debut just a month prior to his gig the venue was sold out and people seemed excited for what was about to come. He'd been tipped earlier in the year by BBC's Sound of 2011 Poll and the reason would become clear just an hour after he walked onto the stage. If you've seen videos of Jamie online or wherever you find them (I'd assume online unless you are in some weird time vortex,) then you'll most likely have seen him backed solely by an acoustic guitar and his effortless yet pitch perfect vox. Tonight he takes the stage with a backing band and the result was a wave of harmonious samples and drum beats intertwined to work effortlessly onstage.