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About Me

The Ray Mann Three's debut album is available
- for download through
- on CD through Waterfront Records :
Visit us at www.ray-mann.com
Biography:
"The Ray Mann Three fuse D'Angelo's sex appeal with the grit of Tom Waits" - Sydney Morning Herald
"Urban, neo-soul, a dash of funk, lots of spunk with a truly fresh spirit... The Ray Mann Three have the ability to propel you into a higher sphere allowing your soul and intellect to waltz into the lofty clouds of the unique" - Drum Media
"Classic soul music with a modern funk twist... The musical atmosphere's right for a band like this to break into the bigtime" - The Brag
The Ray Mann Three is those guys in the corner: sitting, jamming, sketching with soulful strokes; inhabiting a world of their own, but inviting you to visit - and maybe stay awhile...
Vintage threads and stripped-back sounds: The Ray Mann Three's sound whispers its love of folks like D'angelo, Al Green and The Beatles - but listen a little closer: it hints at so many others too...
Singer/guitarist Ray Mann (ex-lead guitarist with Sydney band Kid Confucius), drummer Bart Denaro (who continues to play in Kid Confucius), and bassist Byron Luiters (who also plays with pretty much everyone else in town) have created a special place together in The Ray Mann Three: a space where their collective musical style is boldy minimal yet surprisingly full, startlingly dynamic yet warmly intimate.
The band played its first show in February 2005 at Sydney's Tonic Lounge (where the band still continues to play, once a month, to this day). After three years of developing their songs, not in rehearsal but in front of audiences in the secret night spots and lounge bars of Sydney's inner city, the Menn decided to document the best of their original work before going any further.
The resulting debut album, "The Ray Mann Three", was recorded in three days, live to tape, at Sydney's Electric Avenue studios, and produced by Buchman (a.k.a. Tony Buchen). Released in April 2008, "The Ray Mann Three" is simply the sound of three guys in a room - and in a moment.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/12/2006
Band Website: ray-mann.com
Band Members: The Ray Mann Three is:

Ray Mann
(Vocals + Guitar)
Byron Luiters
(Bass + Vocals)
Bart Denaro
(Drums + Vocals)

Influences: D'angelo for the moans... Blues Explosion for the noise... Pink Floyd for the LSD we've never taken... and the Beatles for a bit of them all.
Sounds Like: The Ray Mann Three ~ "Smile"

Record Label: MGM Distribution
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tour Diary

Dig It, Cats (and a big 'hola' to the new friends we've made interstate in our travels so far):The Ray Mann Three is in the middle of its very first tour, so I thought I'd drop y'all a line from the...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:30:00 PST

TOUR Announced!

Hola, GatosTOURThe Ray Mann Three is hitting the road! Spring will see us do a few laps up and down the East Coast of our nation in Margo the Tarago, playing some shows along the way. The tour kicks...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:29:00 PST

Last Tango in Tonic?

Hola, GatosSorry it's been a while, I been a lil ill. During that time, there was DVDs (Ray's Reviews in the previous post), a sneaky trip to Imax (okay, was I the last person on earth to see Dark K...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PST

DVDs I Watched While I Was Sick

Juno: I love it when a movie lives up to the hype. American Gangster: sucked. Nothing happens for 2 hours, and then right when Denzel and Russ finally have their big scene together, my DVD's audio s...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:58:00 PST

Hotter Than July

And you thought we'd rest on our proverbials after our Sold-Out Album Launch last month... Nothing could be further from the truth! Not only did we play a bunch of so-called"AFTER-SHOWS"at Tonic and T...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:24:00 PST

Album Launch After-Shows and stuff and junk

ALBUM LAUNCH - SOLD OUTA big thank you to everyone for jumping onto tickets pretty much as soon as the show was announced, and for making it feel like a real family & friends gathering. Hope you had a...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:52:00 PST

Interview in Sydney Morning Herald

Bedroom Riffs: The Ray Mann ThreeBrett WinterfordSydney Morning Herald ~ June 19, 2008The Ray Mann Three fuse sex appeal with the grit of Tom Waits.WHAT on earth would propel guitarist Ray Mann to qui...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:08:00 PST

Album Launch

ALBUM LAUNCHTo celebrate the release of our debut album, "The Ray Mann Three" (through MGM), we're playing a show with some new friends - and of course, you're invited. Tickets thru moshtix.com.au - a...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Sat, 24 May 2008 01:51:00 PST

Selling Out and Kate Miller-Heidke

I am luh-ving the new Al Green CD. That's right, new. And it's produced by ?uestlove! It easily sits alongside Al's great '70s records, and it sounds about that old too. So hot. Check out the video on...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Mon, 12 May 2008 04:36:00 PST

Congrats: It’s A Record!

Sup Cats: Ray Mann, speaking from the moon.Lotsa exciting news this episode:ALBUM ON(LINE) SALE NOW!"The Ray Mann Three", our debut album, goes on sale this week. You can purchase the album online onl...
Posted by The Ray Mann Three on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:47:00 PST