Roger Manganelli
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Roger Manganelli is the bassist and one of the two singers for ska-punk band Less Than Jake. He is also lead singer and guitarist for his other band, the faster punk rock band Rehasher. When not playing with a band, Manganelli is either working with toys and airplanes, or is developing his home studio Moathouse Productions. He has crazy ass dreads.
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[edit] Less than Jake
Manganelli is the second bassist for Less Than Jake (replacing original bassist Shaun Grief) and has appeared on all of Less Than Jake's albums. Previously a guitar player, he only played bass for the first time when he joined the band. In addition to playing bass, he shares singing duties with Chris Demakes and also is one of the songwriters. Manganelli produces Less than Jake's demos and some official releases (for example, Absolution for Idiots and Addicts EP of 2006), and often plays the guitar tracks on the records. Occasionally, he has also played the second guitar onstage with Less Than Jake - for example, when performing "Last Hour of the Last Day of Work".
He has been known to be the most conspicuous member of the group due to his charismatic stage presence and his dreadlock hairstyle. He is well known for saying outrageous things on stage, true or not, to get a reaction out of the audience.
[edit] Rehasher
Manganelli formed Rehasher in 2002 with members of Army of Ponch and Savage Brewtality. Rehasher was a return to his roots from the more serious, popular, Less than Jake. He is more proactive as a member of Rehasher—as their lead singer, guitarist, songwriter, lyricist, and producer; although Manganelli only works with Rehasher when Less than Jake has time off.
[edit] Moathouse Productions
The Moat House is a nickname for Manganelli's house in Gainesville, Florida. Moathouse Productions is the name of his studio, run from the basement of aforementioned Moat House. Manganelli works in his studio with small bands, mostly unsigned - as he says on his own website, "prices are cheap - unless you're on a record label!" He uses ProTools for his recording purposes, and his services include mixing, recording, producing, etc. He also has a range of gear available to those who wish to record at his studio.
