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Manny C

About Me


Born and raised in Miami, Florida - and growing up in such a diversified community and being exposed to such an array of different music styles such as rock, funk, hip-hop, Latin, pop, and reggaeton - has inevitably made a huge impact, and affected Manny's musical faculty.
Manny C. has worked in various record label companies and music publishing houses - including BMG Latin and EMI Music Publishing. Under BMG and EMI, hes had the opportunity to work side-by-side with artists such as Tego Calderon, Obie Bermudez, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Tony Choi, and LAB.
Additionally, Manny has appeared on local television shows and radio stations in Miami - such as Despierta America and Radiate 88.1 FM. In 1997, he began his formal studies of the guitar with private instructor - Oscar Gross. Upon completion in 1999 He continued to foster his knowledge of the instrument by adding classical guitar to his musical palette attending Florida International Universitys Music Department.
Manny has played lead guitar for local rock group, The Sure Fire - thats recorded with Grammy-nominated producer James Paul Wisner (whom has worked with artists such as Dashboard Confessional, 36 Crazy Fists, Further Seems Forever, Underoath, and Lorene Drive), and was selected and played at the Florida Music Festival 2005 in Orlando, FL. He's also recently taken jazz lessons with private instructor and well-respected Miami-local musician - Mitch Farber, and has currently relocated to NYC - pursuing an accredited year program at The Collective in NYC.
There, Manny is currently learning directly under the leadership and expertise of notable New York local musicians such as: Chris Biesterfeldt, Abram Sieferth, Jerome Covington, Lincoln Goines, Adriano Santos, Marco Djordjevic, Hilliard Green, etc.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 18/08/2006
Band Website: www.sonicbids.com/mannyc
Band Members:

Cheers, Happy F'ing V-day!
All instruments, arrangement, and music by: Manny C.

Members:

Marcel Quiros - Keys
Manny C - Guitars
Rodrigo Zambrano - Bass
Alejandro Fernandez - Drums

Taking a solo at a gig...

Performing, "T-4" with Seca Konsa & Les Enrage...

Higher Ground...

Morning - Tito Puente Solo Clip

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Funk'd Up...

Influences:

Some, but not all, include -

Guthrie Govan, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Tommy Emmanuel, James Brown, The Beatles, Paul Simon, The Who, Nil Lara, Ozzy, Maceo Parker, Maroon 5, Thrice, Steve Vai, AC/DC, Queensryche, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Mitch Farber, 30 Seconds To Mars, Diego Torres, Alejandro Sanz, Robi Draco Rosa, Dr. Dre, Mos Def, Talib Kwali, Marc Anthony, The Rolling Stones, Butch Walker, The Sure Fire, Chris Biesterfeldt, Lincoln Goines, Abram Sieferth, Jerome Covington, Jason Becker, Vinnie Moore, Tony Macalpine, Return To Forever, Ricky Martin, Dilated Peoples, Jackie Mendez, Stone Sour, Underoath, 36 Crazy Fists, Lorene Drive, Pantera, Boy Sets Fire, Cypress Hill, Damian Marley, David Bowie, Funeral For A Friend, Joe Pass, Funk Brothers, Blues Saraceno, Cold, Boy Sets Fire, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Tesla, SRV, Buddy Guy, Wes Montgomery, Guns N Roses, Story Of The Year, Richie Kotzen, Steve Morse, Jeff Beck, Malmsteen, Oscar Gross, Norma Jean, Atreyu, Prince, Damien Rice, The Police, Black Star, Snoop, Tribe Called Quest, Van Halen (not Van Hagar!), Me'shell Ndegeocello, Parliament, Iron Maiden, Rush, Dream Theater, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Segovia, Sevendust, DMX, Phil Collins, James Taylor, Jay-Z, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, John Petrucci, Mike Stern, John Scofield, George Benson, Arturo Sandoval, Coldplay, John Legend, Journey, Kanye West, Kenny Burrell, Killswitch Engage, Larry Carlton -

- The List Goes On -

***Amazing Photography:

Lisa Linhardt

Sounds Like:
Manny C. is available for any live gigs, and/or recording sessions - and specializes in -

Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, Rock, Metal, Latin Pop, Pop, and Salsa.

Manny also plays jazz guitar. Any questions concerning rates or anything else, please feel free to email here!!!

For a list of gear readily available, please visit -

www.sonicbids.com/mannyc

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Musical Offenses

DRUMMER OFFENSESNAME OF DRUMMER: __________________________________DRUMMERS REAL NAME: _______________________________(other than 'sticks', 'backbeat', 'snake', 'drowned-out' ... etc.)DATE OF OFFENSE(...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:10:00 GMT

No One Sets Out To Be A Smooth Jazz Musician

This is an article written by Michael Langello, from "The Onion"... Look, I'm not going to lie to you. Nobody ever just woke up one morning and thought, "Of all the things possible in the vastness tha...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:54:00 GMT