Manda Rin

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Manda Rin
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Born
Amanda MacKinnon

(1977-03-22) March 22, 1977 (age 46)
OccupationMusician
PartnerStuart Memo

Manda Rin (real name Amanda MacKinnon, [1] born 22 March 1977) is a Scottish singer, artist and songwriter. She is the singer and keyboard player of the Scottish indie rock band Bis, [2] later fronted the Kitchen and also released a solo album. She also co-hosted a radio show on BBC Scotland called Air. [3]

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Rin was the only person ever to appear in three of the line up rounds on Never Mind the Buzzcocks . Her first appearance was never shown: one of the contestants on the programme was Russell Brand who, shortly after taping, became embroiled in a tabloid row after leaving messages on the answerphone of Andrew Sachs for his radio programme, resulting in Brand being banned from the BBC. [4]

Music career

Bis

In 1994, Rin, along with the brothers Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven) and John Clark (John Disco), formed the band Bis in Glasgow, Scotland. [5] In March 1996, Bis performed their single "Kandy Pop" on Top of the Pops twice, [6] which charted at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart. [7] The lead single, "Eurodisco", from their second album, Social Dancing (1999), reached number 37. [7] Bis toured extensively from 1996 to 2000, and achieved strong fan bases in Japan, [8] the US and Australia. The band split in 2003, but in 2005 formed a new band, Data Panik, which lasted until the next year. [8] Bis reformed in 2007 and released a fourth album, Data Panik Etcetera , in 2014. [6] A fifth album, Slight Disconnects, followed in 2019. [9]

Solo

Rin released a solo single, "Guilty Pleasure", [10] and an EP, My DNA Sampler, in 2008, both on This Is Fake DIY Records. [11] The next year, her EP My DNA was released, [12] and a solo album of the same name followed in 2009. [1]

Other work

Rin contributed vocals to tracks for the 1998 album Cat Food by J Church [13] and Meister's 2004 album I Met the Music. [14]

Rin also fronted the Kitchen with Ryan Seagrist from Alison Mosshart's first band, Discount, who released several singles and an album in 2003 on the Damaged Goods label. [15] She later teamed up with Hyperbubble on a track for the group's 2011 album Drastic Cinematic and for the 2013 EP Hyperbubble + Manda Rin .

Following the first dissolution of Bis, MacKinnon became a DJ at nightclubs, most notably Death Disco at the Arches in Glasgow. [16]

Artwork

Rin was responsible for the manga-inspired artwork on all of Bis's releases. [17] Her sleeves aided the success of the band, most notably in Japan; [8] she published a monthly comic strip in the Japanese magazine Buzz.[ citation needed ] More recently, Rin has held an exhibition of her work under the title "Cover Versions and Other Hits". [17]

Personal life

In 2009, Rin revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005. [18]

Rin married Stuart Memo in 2011.[ citation needed ]

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  2. ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 100–. ISBN   9780879306533 . Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "MANDA GETS DOWN TO BIS-NESS". NME . 10 November 2000.
  4. ↑ The programme was never aired, allowing Rin to be invited back for a second appearance.Iai. "Every artist that has ever appeared in the identity parade of Never Mind the Buzzcocks". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "The band Bis - Biography". Bis Nation. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 Fulton, Rick (31 October 2014). "Bis reunion marks 20 year anniversary of debut single with new music, headline shows, albums and nostalgia". Daily Record . Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 "BIS Full Official Chart History". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 Burrows, Marc (6 May 2014). "Album Review: Bis - data Panik etcetera". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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  10. ↑ Manda Rin – "Guilty Pleasure" discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Manda Rin – "My DNA Sampler " discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  12. ↑ Manda Rin – "DNA" discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  13. ↑ J Church – "Cat Food" discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  14. ↑ Meister – "I Met The Music" discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "THE KITCHEN - Damaged Goods". Damaged Goods. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. ↑ Barrie, Stuart (19 September 2003). "Amanda McKinnon Former pop star is the Bis". Daily Record . Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. 1 2 Berman, Judy (12 December 2011). "Manda Rin's Manga-Inspired Remakes of Classic Album Covers". Flavorwire . Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  18. ↑ Reid, Pete (3 July 2009). "Manda Rin Interview and Japanese Show". Dear Scotland. Retrieved 28 January 2022.



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