About
“With his enviable eye for detail and well-honed aesthetic, Curbside Jones has quietly become one of the most disciplined and talented musical figures in Austin. Though that has mostly manifested in his solo releases and production for other artists in Austin hip hop, over the past few years Curbside Jones has embraced his photo and design sides, releasing everything from hardcover books to zines to fashion.
In the world of hip hop, Curbside Jones’ angular compositions, syncopated beats, and heavy sampling definitely mark him as something of an outlier, a sheep in a world of wolves if you will. The results speak for themselves however as Jones has compiled some of the most mesmerizing tracks of this or any other hip hop style. If anyone in Austin could launch a Gorillaz-style full scale multimedia art blitz, it’d be Curbside Jones.”
The Music Journey
Jerry “Curbside Jones” Manning Jr was born on 2/19/1990 in Heidelberg, Germany. Being a military child, he was forced to move around often. Seeing parts of the world that others dream of helped shape his worldview. Our Journey takes place with an only child who has a thirst to connect with others and an insatiable hunger to be better than his last effort. Jerry Manning Jr wanted to become a songwriter at the age of 12 and recorded his first song at the age of 15. Jerry picked up making beats with a Roland SP-606 around the age of 17 after a fellow music maker suggested it to him. Jerry taught himself how to sample and program drums on hardware before moving his talents into FL Studio. Jerry released his first fully produced project in 2010, entitled Endless Waltz. Jerry continued to hone his skills and pushed himself to create multiple projects to surpass his former self. Jerry picked up audio engineering after multiple years of recording himself.