Musician-Composer Mano was born in D.C. but raised in New York City. Mano's love for music developed early and his mind quickly became a warehouse of melody and song. His formal introduction to music came by way of a beginners guitar class in high school. It was not long before Mano and his friends formed a band. Exchanging ideas and influences, Mano began to fuse his many influences into a distinctive style. Prince, James Brown, Parliment Funkadelic and others were part of a collection that ...