Ed Mann

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Ed Mann
Born (1954-01-14) January 14, 1954
Occupations Musician, composer, record producer
Instruments mallet percussion, electronic keyboards
Years active 1975-present
Associated acts
Website www.edmann.info

Ed Mann is a musician who is "a drummer and piano dabbler since childhood." He is best known for his mallet percussion performances onstage with Frank Zappa's ensemble from 1977 to 1988, and his appearances on over 30 of Zappa's albums, both studio recordings and with Zappa's band live. Mann also has released a number of CDs as a bandleader and composer.

Career

Mann formed a band with Tommy Mars in mid 1973. By the end of that year he was studying with John Bergamo at CalArts. In 1977 Frank Zappa asked Bergamo to do some overdubbing on the Zappa In New York album and Bergamo in turn recommended Mann.

A few months later Ruth Underwood told Mann that Zappa was looking for a second keyboard player. When Ed called to recommend Tommy ("at midnite, the only time when you could reach Frank by phone"), Frank invited him to "come up to the house". Mann went to the house, where Terry Bozzio, Patrick O'Hearn, and Adrian Belew were jamming with Zappa. By 2:00am Ed was "in the band". Ed Mann later commented: "It took a few days for that all to sink in."

Mann can be heard playing gongs on J21's Yellow Mind:Blue Mind album.

Mann is a member of The Band From Utopia. In 2008, Ed Mann toured with Project Object and sat in with Agent Moosehead at the New York Harvest Festival and Freedom Rally.

Discography with Zappa

Mann's performance can be seen in the Zappa movies Baby Snakes, Dub Room Special & Video From Hell.

Solo discography

  • Get Up (1988)
  • Perfect World (1991)
  • Global Warming (1994)
  • Have No Fear (1997)
  • (((GONG))) Sound Of Being (1998)

Sources

http://www.edmann.info/

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Mann,%20Ed/a/Ed%20Mann.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-World-Ed-Mann/dp/B00004UD8X

http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/54013/project-object-with-ike-willis-ed-mann-plan-ne-shows.html

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