Today we’d like to introduce you to Man Apart. Them and their team share their story with us below:
Phillip Kinsey and Caleb Roddy formed the group with high school friends in 2004. Shortly after, the band needed a drummer, and Pepper Kinsey, a veteran drummer, and Phillip’s dad fit the bill.
Man Apart continued to tour and released their third EP in 2010. Shortly thereafter they decided to take a hiatus to focus on building their individual families and careers. Phillip married Caleb’s sister and Caleb was married as well. Together, the band has six 6 beautiful children who are all musically inclined.
In 2019 Pepper brought Phillip and Caleb back together and they have been prolifically writing and performing ever since. In 2021 alone, they performed 42 times and hit the studio again!
In 2022, Man Apart will be releasing brand new music thanks to the amazing support from their fans (whom they like to call family) that will be sure to captivate you regardless of your demographic. It’s about Family. Blood. Faith. Love.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle-free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
In 2007, they were featured as a finalist on the SHOUTFEST tour’s battle of the bands.
This success led them to Nashville to showcase in front of a major label when they were profoundly struck with disappointment.
They would consider the band but only if they had a younger drummer. A watershed moment occurred, industry or family. Man Apart chose family and has never regretted it since.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
What do you think of when you hear the words Indie or Alternative Rock/Pop?
You may imagine dull hipster elitists, but think again! As a family-bred band that has been together since 2004, these veteran musicians love what they do and have developed amazing on-stage chemistry. They pride themselves on giving their audiences an incredible high-energy, qualitative stage show that creates moments from start to finish.
Man Apart’s music is both fresh and timeless, featuring original sounds with lyrics centered around family, blood, faith, and love and covering classic hit songs that everyone loves. When asked about their passion for music, we say “As family members, music is what binds us together and makes us relatable.
We’ve had the ups, but we’ve had the downs, our music helps us share these messages of excitement, remorse, and encouragement.”
Being a family band that all write together both lyrically and musically creates such an intimate experience for us. We know what each other is going to play before we even do it. But that closeness also provides us the ability to be brutally honest with one another.
We push each other to excellence.
Any advice for finding a mentor or networking in general?
The key to mentorship is finding someone that you trust will tell you the truth even when it hurts, but at the same time help you overcome that obstacle as well.
Networking for us has always been about others. If we can help another artist in any way that is a blessing. To us, it’s not a matter of how little or great the popularity of the fellow musician is but it is about seeking to serve.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: manapartband.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/manapartband
- Facebook: facebook.com/manapartband
- Youtube: youtube.com/manapartband
- Other: https://linktr.ee/manapartband
Image Credits
Jessica Petrie
