Contemporary R&B singer, songwriter and composer, Danny Mann has been perfecting his craft since childhood. Raised in the Bay Area, Danny was exposed to music at an early age since his family was ardent concertgoers. During his teenage years, Danny began singing in school productions and playing with local bands. At age 17, he won the prestigious B of A scholarship award. This spring boarded him into pursing a career in music and gaining the kind of stage experience that provided a strong foundation for his emergence as a consummate performing artist.
Establishing himself rather quickly in the 80's on the Bay Area music scene, Danny was asked to contract as a "front man" for many local R&B/Pop/Rock groups. You may have caught him in:
The Mark Castro Band
Innovation
Touch N' Go
In Da Pocket
Funibone
Simply Soul
Souled Out
or just "sitting in" with many great performers along the way.....
Take a trip with us into the past:
Danny has appeared both on stage and in the studio with many great Local and National Acts........
The Tubes
The Chambers Brothers
Eric Burdon
(The Animals)
Brian Auger
Rico Reyes - Percussions, vocals (Santana)
David Brown- Bassist
(Santana)
Mickey Thomas (Starship)
Richard Bean (Malo)
Ross Valory (JOURNEY)
Pat Travers Band
Lita Ford
Elvin Bishop
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood
Dave Meniketti (Y&T)
Sheila E.
(Prince)
Tom E. Politzer
(Tower Of Power)
Pat Simmons
(The Doobie Brothers)
Ronnie Montrose
Robin Trower
And many major producers such as the Grammy award winning:
Narada Michael Walden
(Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Shanice)
and...
Felton Pilate
(Con Funk Shun and MC Hammer)
No stranger to the media circuit either...
Danny's vocals can also be heard on:
EA-Electronic Arts
(MAXIS Softwares)
"PC Choice Awards" winning video games:
The Sims Game
The Sims-"Livin' Large" Expansion Pack-MAC
and ABCs "The Drew Carey Show"....
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Danny's talent as a performer is matched by his role as a composer,producer and now photographer. His diverse background is manifested in his performances and compositions, with both complexity and clarity,from rock and roll, straight ahead funk Jazz to contemporary R&B.
Performing with a passion, and heightened by his fiery personality, he uses every ounce of energy to convey his finely tuned compositions. Mann is a serious artist with more than mere entertainment in mind, combining appealing melodies with plenty of visuals and sound for thought.
Writing, recording and performing music with funk and verve as a central lyrical theme has been at the core of Danny's work as an entertainer. Demonstrating his unique ability as a song stylist capable of interpreting material from literally every part of the musical spectrum, his artistry has created the kind of soul stroking presence reminiscent of days gone by.........
And now Danny shares his talents with four brand new companies, in the Multi-Media, Entrepreneurial and Creative Management Arenas:
Let There Be Light
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The One Stop Fun Shop
Daniel Mendoza - Digital Pictures
All models courtesy of DMDP copyright 2006
Art Photography for DMDP copyright 2006
Real Estate Photography for DMDP copyright 2006Scottfree Creative Management
