Editing Michael Manring (section)

==Biography==
Michael Manring was born in [[Annapolis]], Maryland,<ref name="Bass Heroes">Tom Mulhern, ''Bass Heroes: Styles, Stories & Secrets of 30 Great Bass Players : from the Pages of Guitar Player Magazine'', Backbeat Books, 1993, {{ISBN|0-87930-274-7}}, p.26</ref> as the youngest of four children. His family lived in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] and moved to the suburbs of [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1969.  The Manrings were a very active family musically, providing a very fertile background for Michael's musical development. He and his brother Doug—a guitarist and drummer, later living a long time in Japan—formed a very active rhythm group while in high school, venturing through [[Jazz fusion|jazz rock]] and [[Jazz fusion|fusion]], playing rock classics at beer parties or pop standards in restaurants and at weddings.<ref>[http://www.dougmanring.com/bio.htm ''Doug Manring Bio'' at Doug Manrings website.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010224073525/http://www.dougmanring.com/bio.htm |date=February 24, 2001 }} Accessed on November 22, 2007.</ref>

Manring was a pupil of bassist Peter Princiotto from Spring Hill area, Virginia. He began to study at [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston]], Massachusetts in the late 1970s, but canceled his studies in 1979 because of the heavy workload he already had, touring with several different bands like the prog rock band However.<ref name="AP-Interview">[http://www.innerviews.org/inner/manring.html ''MICHAEL MANRING . Beyond genres and niches'' by Anil Prasad.] Accessed on November 22, 2007.</ref> During his time at Berklee College he used every opportunity to play with very different musicians and bands. In the 1980s he studied and toured with [[Jaco Pastorius]] and began to develop his own style.<ref name="berklee">[http://www.berklee.edu/bt/141/alum_profile.html ''Alum Profile – Michael Manring '79'' at Berklee College.] Accessed on November 24, 2007.</ref>

In addition to a long tenure in the 1980s as house bassist for [[Windham Hill Records]], Manring has recorded with [[Spastic Ink]], [[Alex Skolnick]] (in the bands Skol-Patrol and Attention Deficit, also featuring [[Tim Alexander]] from [[Primus (band)|Primus]]), [[Larry Kassin]], [[Tom Darter]], [[Steve Morse]], [[David Cullen (Musician)|David Cullen]], [[Alex de Grassi]], [[Will Ackerman]] and many other noted musicians. He headlined his own band, [[Montreux (band)|Montreux]], throughout the 1980s. He has been a member of Yo Miles!, [[Henry Kaiser (musician)|Henry Kaiser]] and [[Wadada Leo Smith]]'s [[Miles Davis]] tribute band, since its inception. In 1994 Manring was polled ''Bassist of the Year'' by the readers of ''Bass Player'' magazine.<ref name="guthrie">[http://www.nomadland.com//MM041594.htm ''Michael Manring Interview'' by Matt Guthrie, April 15, 1994.] Accessed on November 21, 2007.</ref> Manring's name is also tied with that of [[fingerstyle]] guitarist [[Michael Hedges]], who was a dear friend and fellow musician. Manring toured extensively with Hedges and played on all Hedges albums except one.<ref name="guthrie" /> Manring is known as a humble and gracious live performer with a gift for improvisation with guest musicians.

Since 2005 Manring is member of the band [[DeMania]] with guitarist [[Alex de Grassi]] and percussionist Christopher Garcia. Manring remains active, touring the world for performances and clinics. He lives in [[Oakland, California]].<ref>[http://www.manthing.com/Manthing/Contact.html ''Michael Manring Contact Info'' at his website.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111150621/http://www.manthing.com/contact.htm |date=January 11, 2008 }} Accessed on November 22, 2007.</ref> In 2020 he has collaborated with the Art of Peace global project, composed and arranged by Mehran Alirezaei.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/747800/%D9%87%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%AD|title = همکاری محمود دولت‌آبادی با یک ارکستر برای روایت صلح}}</ref>