Kim Manning: Press

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3. KIM MANNING: Los Angeles, CA
HIPPIE-POP FUNKATEER
“I have about 500 styles,” laughs Kim Manning. While her sound is actually a heady combination of jazz, funk, rock and reggae she once called “junk-jog”—or as one friend deemed it, hippiepop —Manning’s talents are also multifaceted. Starting with violin at age six, Manning soon began honing her 4.5-octave vocal range which she’s now paired with her skills on Rhodes and guitar. Though she got a degree in musical theater and is a strong enough actress to land parts on television shows like N.Y.P.D. Blue and Boston Public, Manning’s big break came when George Clinton tapped her as a featured singer for Parliament-Funkadelic. It was on tour that she began recording her debut, The Love & Light Activation, which has appearances by Clinton, The Duo and features Eric McFadden, Wally Ingram and Norwood Fischer. “You get in where you fit in,” she says of her six-year tenure with P-Funk. Whether it’s that, her collaborations with Particle, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey or Snoop Dog, Manning’s foot seems to always be the one that fits the glass slipper.
www.kimmanning.com . Josh Baron

BECAUSE HE STILL KNOWS WHAT TIME IT IS.
Flavor Flav is five foot eight. He is 47 years old. His bling weighs more than he does. Half the time we don’t know what the hell he’s saying. Yet like the harem that competes for his affection on VH1’s The Flavor of Love, we remain smitten. Apparently we’re not alone: His season finale drew the most viewers in VH1’s history.

Clockwise from top: Flavor Flav (suit, shirt, tie, and shoes by Stacy Adams, sunglasses by Chanel, clock by Movado). Peaches (dress by Costume National). Goldie (dress by Oscar de la Renta). Red Oyster (dress by BCBG Max Azria, shoes by Christian Louboutin). Pumkin (dress by Roberto Cavali, shoes by Gucci). Hottie (dress by BCBG Max Azria, shoes by Jimmy Choo). Georgia (dress by Michael Kors).

Kim Manning’s near five-octave voice range, passionate lyrics, and accompany instrument skills have won over audiences all over the world and put Kim Manning’s name on the lips of many new fans. Her new CD, Beginning, marks the beginning of a brilliant solo career. Kim’s music career began at age six with the violin. From there she went to professional theatre and opera, bluegrass festivals, Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, and a BA in music theater. Manning’s career took a obvious shift in direction when she took the job as a featured singer for George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.” She toured the world fronting “P-Funk” at such festivals as Fuji Rock and The Taste in Chicago for an audience of over a half million. And recently Kim appeared on the TV show Boston Public and in a NIKE commercial with Snoop Dog and the P-Funk family. Kim’s offers up a solid performance on Beginning. Sounding a little like Pat Benatar, the funky rock guitar licks and power singing on such songs as “Caught,” “Embrace,” and “Flutter,” offers the listener a, 70ish, musical psychedelic journey.

She’s a classically trained musician and singer blessed with an explosive voice that spans a nearly five-octave range. Naturally, that makes Kim Manning a perfect fit for the P-Funk Allstars, with whom she’s been touring since 2000.
“I had just graduated from the University of Tulsa”, Kim says, “ and was working for an opera company that summer. I met a girl who knew George Clinton, and she invited me a to a P-Funk Show in San Francisco. I was blown away!”
A few weeks later, still enthralled, she joined their tour for a few days. Word got out that the Girl could sing. Following an audition for the P-Funk legend himself, George Clinton, during which she played a CD of her senior-year recital, Kim was promptly added to the P-Funk family.
When not touring, Kim has established herself as a solid actress with credits on The Bernie Mac Show, Boston Public, and NYPD Blue. This year she is releasing her first solo, The Love and Light Activation, but P-Funk is her foundation.