Kingsley Manassa
@Kingsley_M
Oxnard, CA, USA
Kingsley Manassa Garrick aka Leather Gryphon is a rapper, producer, and songwriter from Oxnard Ca. Raw yet sophisticated, his musical approach represents his love for an eclectic and diverse range of music drawn from various genres. Often described as “California Space Funk’” Kinglsey’s unique approach to sound combines the beauty of traditional rap style with his original production sound consisting of bass guitar lines, with synth melodics, and a hip hop boom bap style of sampling.
Throughout his musical career he was a member of the Epsilon Project and the lead singer of Forgotten Science and the bass player in Krums Curse, which helped him escalate to a higher creative mindset. These notable experiences in these groups continue to influence his musical choices today. He is also a member of the Sound Guild which has allowed him to step into many new styles of musical production