BASSIST
Douglas,
a seasoned professional from Los Altos, California, began
his distinguished career playing the Bay Area club scene from
San Francisco to Monterey, and was eventually tapped by an L.A. producer and relocated to Malibu, CA. where he spent an amazing four years performing and recording with singer/songwriter Wendy Whittaker.
Doug then went on to perform with a variety of bands on the Sunset Strip and surrounding areas until finally landing the gig with "UXB", with whom he played such L.A. circuit venues as The Starwood, The Roxy, The Troubadour and Whiskey A Go Go. Some of Doug's former bands included members from The Allman Brothers Band (Jaimoe), The Steve Miller
Band (Gary Mallaber), Edgar Winter/Ronnie Montrose (Chuck Ruff) and The Pearl Alley Band/Pleasure Kings (Dennis Dove). Doug also includes his brother Dean Mancini, one of Central Oregon's premier drummers, to this prestigious list.
After playing over ten years on the L.A. club circuit, Doug returned to the Bay Area to relocate in Berkeley, CA., where he performed and recorded with the Rock/World Beat band "Unsung Heroes". While in Berkeley, Doug also honed his recording chops at both Fantasy and Red Rooster Studios. After the disbandment of "Unsung Heroes", Doug moved to one of his all-time favorite towns, Santa Cruz, CA., where his most identifiable "locked-in groove" bass can heard with "The Pearl Alley Band", "The Sliders", "Blues
Cadillac" and "Oliver Harris' Summit" among others. Doug's reputation as a thoroughly prepared and versatile bassist has kept him one of the Central Coast's busier bassists. "Always expect the unexpected — be on time IN time".
Doug has played in just about every musical genre during his career, but has always been driven by the "Blues". Early on, while still in his pre-teens, Doug got hooked on "British Blues", which included such artists as John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Alexis Korner and the "jaw-dropping" bass playing of John Paul Jones and Bob Daisley, but it wasn't long before Doug wanted to know who THEIR influences were. He soon began listening to Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, Willie Dixon, Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker, the list goes on. Of course Motown, namely James Jamerson, was an enormous influence on Doug and there isn't a bassist alive who hasn't been influenced by the genius of Jaco in one way or another. Today, Doug lists the incredible Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar, Pino Palladino, Oteil Burbridge and Greg Rzab as huge inspirations.
In April,
2003, Doug was recruited by James Armstrong for a two week stint through
five mid-western states, playing at top venues in 10 cities. The tour
received warm reviews from critics in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit,
and other cities. Two of those gigs were especially memorable for
Doug; "Buddy Guy's Legends", where "the man" himself joined the enthusiastic
audience for an evening of Blues, and The Marshall Civic Auditorium,
where the band played two sold-out shows. Doug is a superb bassist
with serious groove. That, along with his creative influences and
technique would be an essential fabric to any noteworthy band he chose
to be a part of.
In July, 2004, Doug visited Lee Barker at his factory in Oregon, and recorded some tracks on the Barker Vertical Bass. Read the story of this exciting recording session, and learn more about this amazing instrument. You can also go to Doug's "Talk Forum" on the Barker site.
Gear:
Basses: ' 58 Fender Precision, ' 66 Fender Jazz, ' 76 Fender Precision, Fretless Fender Jazz, Barker 5 string "vertical" bass.Rig: Ampeg SVT-4 Pro, Gallien-Krueger 800RB, Ampeg SVT 410HE (4x10) cab, Ampeg SVT 810E (8x10) cab, 2 Epifani T-112 (1x12) cabs.
email: Douglas@mancinibass.com
Felton, CA. 95018
Ph. (831) 335-0223
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