The Ray Mann Three is those guys in the corner: sitting, jamming, sketching with soulful strokes; inhabiting a world of their own, but inviting you to visit - and maybe stay awhile...

Vintage threads and stripped-back sounds: The Ray Mann Three's sound whispers its love of folks like D'angelo, Al Green and The Beatles - but listen a little closer: it hints at so many others too...

Singer/guitarist Ray Mann (ex-lead guitarist with Sydney band Kid Confucius), drummer Bart Denaro (who continues to play in Kid Confucius), and bassist Byron Luiters (who also plays with pretty much everyone else in town) have created a special place together in The Ray Mann Three: a space where their collective musical style is boldy minimal yet surprisingly full, startlingly dynamic yet warmly intimate.

The band played its first show in February 2005 at Sydney's Tonic Lounge (where the band still continues to play, once a month, to this day). After three years of developing their songs, not in rehearsal but in front of audiences in the secret night spots and lounge bars of Sydney's inner city, the Menn decided to document the best of their original work before going any further.

The resulting debut album, "The Ray Mann Three", was recorded in three days, live to tape, at Sydney's Electric Avenue studios, and produced by Buchman (a.k.a. Tony Buchen). Released in April 2008, "The Ray Mann Three" is simply the sound of three guys in a room - and in a moment.

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