Chris Manning
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Music Creating An Uplifting Ambience
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Chris Manning is a New age guitarist, composer, and session player whose latest CD, The Road Back, combines unique instrumental textures with reflective melodies to paint exotic musical images. Featuring Manning's crisp guitar work and the keyboard stylings of Christopher Sanderson, the CD is rich with stirring melodic passages and lush arrangements. The guitarist never overplays; his outbursts of speed (as found on "Mystic Dreams", among others) are purposefully limited and timed to deliver maximum emotional impact. If you liked Craig Chaquico's Higher Octave acoustic releases, but wouldn't have minded a little electic guitar in the mix, you'll find Manning's release to be just what you're looking for. The Road Back truly showcases both his songwriting and guitar abilities.
Chris' background includes spending two years touring and recording with the rock group Divinity and the Dallas group Savant. He is also a founding member of Faithbomb and has done acoustic performances with Dmitri Thomann and Faithbomb vocalist Rob Colwell. Other career highlights include opening for King's X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Andy Timmons, and Dangerous Toys, as well as playing with Whitney Houston and David Chastain bassist Dave Harbour. Chris is also involved with N.A.M.T. (National Association of Music Therapy), an organization founded in 1998 whose purpose is the progressive development of the therapeutic use of music in rehabilitation, special education, and community settings.
Chris is currently working on a new retrospective album due out for release in May, 2000. It will encompass the last six years of his career and feature his signature New Age instrumentals as well as his guitar work from Faithbomb, Divinity and Savant.
Contact Information
Chris Manning
5409 Buckskin Drive
The Colony, TX 75056
United States
E-mail:
Chris Manning
Web site:
www.chris-manning.com
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Shawn Harding
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Meaningful Progressive Rock
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Shawn Harding's second CD release, entitled Credo Ergo Sum (Latin: Kray-Doh Air-Go Suum meaning literally "I believe, therefore, I am") was released in January of 2000, with the assistance of drummer/percussionist Nick Horn. This progressive-sounding recording contains a collection of ideas the guitarist had been working on for several years, with the ultimate goal to create an instrumental recording with a unique blend of emotional, meaningful and enjoyable music. Cleanly produced, the record reflects the yin and yang of intimacy and power as the two musicians work together to push the musical energy ever forward -- some good stuff here. Interestingly, Credo Ergo Sum was recorded, mixed and engineered by Harding in a very small room in his Japanese house.
Shawn started playing guitar at the age of 13 in Tampa, Florida, at which time he formed his first band. He taught himself music theory through encyclopedias and books, learned bass guitar and started his first serious band in Tallahassee, Florida. Always religiously studying guitar, Shawn eventually wound up in Japan where he has since played with numerous musicians and recorded two CDs. He prefers working as a solo guitarist, with a drummer/percussionist who can really push his abilities as a guitarist, composer and bassist.
Harding's future goal is to get paid for doing his music. Already spending all his extra time pursuing his passion, his dream is to create and produce music for a living.
Contact Information
Shawn Harding
PSC 561 BOX 676
FPO AP 96310-0017
United States
E-mail:
Shawn Harding
Web site:
www.geocities.com/S_N_O_W_D_A_W_G/
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