Manda Rin
{{Short description|Scottish singer, artist and songwriter}}
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| birth_name = Amanda MacKinnon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|22|df=y}}
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| occupation = Musician
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| partner = Stuart Memo
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Amanda MacKinnon{{cite web |last=Suarez |first=Jessica |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12722-my-dna |title=Manda Rin: My DNA Album Review |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Condé Nast |date=March 2, 2009}} (born 22 March 1977), better known by her stage name Manda Rin, is a Scottish singer, artist and songwriter. She is the singer, drummer and keyboardist of the Scottish indie rock band Bis,{{cite book|last1=Bogdanov|first1=Vladimir|last2=Woodstra|first2=Chris|last3=Erlewine|first3=Stephen Thomas|title=All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-pH4i3jXvAC&pg=PA100|accessdate=31 July 2011|year=2002|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306533|pages=100–}} later fronted the Kitchen and also released a solo album. She also co-hosted a radio show on BBC Scotland called Air.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/bis/5162|title= MANDA GETS DOWN TO BIS-NESS |date=10 November 2000|work=NME}}
Rin was the only person ever to appear in three of the line up rounds on Never Mind the Buzzcocks: twice on the original run on the BBC, and once on the revival on Sky. Her first appearance initially unaired; 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. The programme was aired several years later, though Rin was invited back for a second appearance before it aired.{{cite web |author=Iai |title=Every artist that has ever appeared in the identity parade of Never Mind the Buzzcocks |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Iai/every_artist_that_has_ever_appeared_in_the_identity_parade_of_never_mind_the_buzzcocks/5/ |website=Rate Your Music |accessdate=13 April 2019}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://bisnation.com/bio |title=The band Bis - Biography |website=Bis Nation |access-date=January 28, 2022}} In March 1996, Bis performed their single "Kandy Pop" on Top of the Pops twice,{{cite web |last=Fulton |first=Rick |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/bis-reunion-marks-20-year-4540356 |title=Bis reunion marks 20 year anniversary of debut single with new music, headline shows, albums and nostalgia |website=Daily Record |publisher=Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd |date=October 31, 2014 |access-date=January 28, 2022}} which charted at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32621/bis |title=BIS Full Official Chart History |website=Official Charts |publisher=The Official UK Charts Company |access-date=January 28, 2022}} The lead single, "Eurodisco", from their second album, Social Dancing (1999), reached number 37. Bis toured extensively from 1996 to 2000, and achieved strong fan bases in Japan,{{cite web |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/18214/reviews/4147720 |last=Burrows |first=Marc |title=Album Review: Bis - data Panik etcetera |website=Drowned in Sound |date=May 6, 2014 |access-date=January 28, 2022}} the US and Australia. The band split in 2003, but in 2005 formed a new band, Data Panik, which lasted until the next year. Bis reformed in 2007 and released a fourth album, Data Panik Etcetera, in 2014. A fifth album, Slight Disconnects, followed in 2019.{{cite web |last=McColgan |first=Stephen |url=https://snackmag.co.uk/interview-manda-rin-bis-slight-disconnects |title=Interview – Manda Rin, Bis – Slight Disconnects |website=Snack |publisher=Snack Publishing |date=February 12, 2019 |access-date=January 28, 2022}}
=Solo=
Rin released a solo single, "Guilty Pleasure",[https://www.discogs.com/Manda-Rin-Guilty-Pleasure/master/459604 Manda Rin – "Guilty Pleasure"] discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017. and an EP, My DNA Sampler, in 2008, both on This Is Fake DIY Records.[https://www.discogs.com/Manda-Rin-My-DNA/release/3897910 Manda Rin – "My DNA Sampler "] discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017. The next year, her EP My DNA was released,[https://www.discogs.com/Manda-Rin-DNA/master/630734 Manda Rin – "DNA"] discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017. and a solo album of the same name followed in 2009.
=Other work=
Rin contributed vocals to tracks for the 1998 album Cat Food by J Church[https://www.discogs.com/J-Church-Cat-Food/release/1832610 J Church – "Cat Food"] discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017. and Meister's 2004 album I Met the Music.[https://www.discogs.com/Meister-I-Met-The-Music/release/2528423 Meister – "I Met The Music"] discogs. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
Rin also fronted the Kitchen with Ryan Seagrist from Alison Mosshart's first band, Discount, who released several singles from 2001 to 2004 and an album in 2003 on the Damaged Goods label.{{cite web |url=https://damagedgoods.co.uk/bands/kitchen |title=THE KITCHEN - Damaged Goods |website=Damaged Goods |access-date=January 28, 2022}} 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, Rin became a DJ at nightclubs, most notably Death Disco at the Arches in Glasgow.{{cite web |last=Barrie |first=Stuart |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/192%3A+Amanda+McKinnon+Former+pop+star+is+the+Bis.-a0107927677 |title=Amanda McKinnon Former pop star is the Bis. |work=Daily Record |date=September 19, 2003 |access-date=January 28, 2022}}
Artwork
Rin was responsible for the manga-inspired artwork on all of Bis's releases.{{cite web |url=https://www.flavorwire.com/240621/manda-rins-manga-inspired-remakes-of-classic-album-covers |last=Berman |first=Judy |title=Manda Rin's Manga-Inspired Remakes of Classic Album Covers |website=Flavorwire |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2022}} Her sleeves aided the success of the band, most notably in Japan; she published a monthly comic strip in the Japanese magazine Buzz.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} More recently, Rin has held an exhibition of her work under the title "Cover Versions and Other Hits".
Personal life
In 2009, Rin revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005.{{cite web |last=Reid |first=Pete |url=https://dearscotland.com/2009/07/03/manda-rin-interview-and-japan-show |title=Manda Rin Interview and Japanese Show |website=Dear Scotland |date=July 3, 2009 |access-date=January 28, 2022}}
Rin married Stuart Memo in 2011.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.bisnation.com Official Bis website]
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Category:21st-century Scottish women singers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Scottish women songwriters
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