Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Alternative rock, Record Producer
1966 –
Who is Roger Joseph Manning Jr.?
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and founding member of bands Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, and TV Eyes. He has also spent several years as an integral member of Beck's backing band, and made contributions to several recordings by the band Air. He is currently the session keyboardist for rock supergroup Angels & Airwaves. He is known for his distinctive style playing various analog and digital synthesizers. Electronica, power pop, psychedelia and jazz are his primary genres although he also does session work with a number of artists as well as commercial and soundtrack music. As well as providing session work, he used to work frequently with producer Jerry Finn, through whom he was credited as keyboardist on a number of recordings with pop-punk band Blink-182.
In early 2006, Manning released his long-awaited first solo album in Japan only. That album, Solid State Warrior, was subsequently issued in the U.S. under a different title The Land of Pure Imagination, along with an altered song content. In March 2008, Manning released his second solo album in Japan only.
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- Born
- May 27, 1966
- Also known as
- Roger J. Manning Jr.
- Roger Manning, Jr.
- Roger J Manning Jr.
- Malibu
- Roger Manning Jr.
- Manning, Roger Joseph, Jr.
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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