American keyboardist, vocalist and guitarist, born 27 May 1966
Co-founded the bands
Jellyfish, the
The Moog Cookbook, and
Imperial Drag. He has also spent several years as a member of
Beck’s backing band, contributed to several recordings by the band
AIR, and toured or recorded with acts such as
Jay-Z,
Blink-182, and
Johnny Cash.
In 2005, he released his first solo record,
Solid State Warrior, followed with [m417872] (2007), [m628471] (2008), and [m1437555] (2018).
He is usually credited by his full name to avoid confusion with the folk musician Roger Manning.