KADMAN is the ongoing audio project by songwriter/musician David Manchester. Armed with the influences of contemporary artists such as Iron & Wine, Mark Kozelek, Nick Drake and Elliot Smith, David performed solo & acoustic for over seven years. In late 2006, David recieved a new electric guitar as a gift from his family and used that as the impetous to push the Kadman project out of the Singer/Songwriter category into something more complete. Later that year, David compiled his first team of band members, consisting of good friend Matt Smith on drums, and his brother, Mitch, on bass. The three worked together and incorporated the stylings of Low, Red House Painters, Codine, and other minimalist, slo-core acts to create the music of Sing To Me Slower, the projects first official release, and their freshman release on the Slo.Bor Music Label. The band made a name for themselves in the Baltimore music scene, and played shows everywhere from DC to Brooklyn.

Shortly after the release of Sing To Me Slower, the project shifted gears, and KADMAN version 2 was assembled. On bass was multi-instrumentalist James Bahleda, and on percussion was Frank Corl, a drumming legend among many bands in the Baltimore music scene. Kadman shifted direction, incorporating some blues and rock overtones to create the sophomore release, These Old Bones. The songs were more dynamic, personal, and introspective, but also had a more aggressive tone to them.

Currently, David continues to push and experiment with the Kadman project. He is currently working with Baltimore multi-instrumentalist, Dan Cohan, one half of the amazing instrumental band, The Water. The two are re-orchestrating and pushing the boundaries of the existing Kadman music catalog as well as starting work on new songs.

The original Kadman, featuring Mitch and Matt

Kadman v2.0 with Frank Corl and James Bahleda

Current lineup, Dan Cohan and Dave performing live in DC