Anders Manga

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Anders Manga
Origin USA
Genre(s) Darkwave
Goth
Deathrock
Industrial
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Vampture/Metropolis Records
Website andersmanga.com

Jerry Anders (born May 15, 1973), better known by his stage name Anders Manga, is a recording artist most popular in the Goth subculture. Although he has chosen not to sign to a record label, Anders Manga has gained a loyal following of fans worldwide through DIY marketing.

Anders Manga was nominated for "Best Band" in 2006 by Gothic Beauty Magazine. He has released 4 albums since 2005 and is currently recording his 5th titled, "X's and the Eyes".

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[edit] Early life

Anders Manga was born in High Point, North Carolina to Jerry Anders, Sr., a former “Golden Gloves” amateur Boxer and Fireman who was killed by a drunk driver in 1977, and Diane Crisco who died nine years later by an apparent overdose.

At the age of 16, Anders began performing in bands. His influences of Bauhaus, David Bowie, Alice Cooper & Nick Cave were a little odd for the small town of High Point, North Carolina. The only band mates he could find usually had mainstream musical tastes and would only want to play covers by popular bands such as Van Halen and Bon Jovi. Frustrated with this, Anders moved north to New York City.

There he found work as a cameraman on underground art and fetish films on which he used many pseudonyms. He began singing for a band called Inner Sanctum in East Village, Manhattan which disbanded weeks later. While in New York, Anders frequented goth clubs such as Albion/Batcave and was the webmaster for The Nuns. Anders then got an offer to move to Los Angeles, California for more film directing and cameraman work.

Anders’ work schedule was hectic in Los Angeles, leaving him little time to record music. In 2004 he moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to begin work on “One Up for the Dying”.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • At Dawn They Sleep" (2007) (Vampture Records/Hardbeat Promotion)
  • Science Fiction" (2007) (Vampture Records)
  • Beautiful" (2006) (Vampture Records)
  • Welcome to the Horror Show" (2006) (Vampture Records)
  • Gypsy" (2006) (Vampture Records)
  • Empire On the Sun" (2006) (Vampture Records)
  • Glamour" (2006) (Vampture Records)
  • Solitary Heaven" (2006) (Vampture Records)
  • Heart of Black" (2005) (Vampture Records)
  • Burn" (2005) (Vampture Records)
  • Shiver" (2005) (Vampture Records)
  • We Won't Stay Dead" (2005) (Vampture Records)

[edit] Albums

[edit] Other releases

  • Interbreeding VIII: Elements of Violence (2006) (BLC Productions)

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