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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Boomkat|image =|caption = Kellin and Taryn Manning on the set of music video "Lonely Child".|background = group_or_band|alias = BoomKAT|origin = Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby, Pennsylvania , United States |instrument =|genre = Dance-pop , Electronica , Hip-Hop http://music.aol.com/artist/boomkat/1512603 AOL Music - Boomkat - Genre Music.aol.com. 04-24-08|occupation =|years_active = 2002 & ndash; present|label = DreamWorks Records (2002 & ndash; 2004) Little Vanilla Records (2007 & ndash; present)|associated_acts = Mystic (singer)|Mystic |website = http://tarynmanning.com/ Tarynmanning.com|current_members = Kellin Manning Taryn Manning |past_members = Boomkat is an Electronic music|electronic and pop music duo, with silbings Kellin and Taryn Manning .cite news |title =Boomkat Biography |publisher =VH1 |date=2005-11-04 | url = http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/boomkat/bio.jhtml |accessdate =2008-04-15 The group released their debut album Boomkatalog.One in 2003, and their second album A Million Trillion Stars in 2009. The first single " The Wreckoning (song)|The Wreckoning " hit No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Taryn is also an actress who has appeared on television in CSI: Miami , Boston Public and Hawaii Five-0 as well as the films Crazy/Beautiful , Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads , Hustle & Flow , and 8 Mile (film)|8 Mile .
Genre and influences
Boomkat is the result of many different influences, "everything from The Beatles to A Tribe Called Quest to Motown to Depeche Mode to Oasis (band)|Oasis ," said Kellin Manning.cite news |title =Boomkat genre information |publisher =Much Music |date= | url = http://www.muchmusic.com/music/artists/index.asp? artist=393 |accessdate =2008-04-24
History
The band first signed a major label deal with American Idol producer Randy Jackson , but the deal fell through for unknown reasons. In an interview in October 2005's issue of Nylon (magazine)|Nylon , Taryn mentioned that Boomkat would be back eventually, and that she is writing songs for the new album once they find another record label. http://music.yahoo.com/ar-298124---Boomkat Boomkat music page Music.yahoo.com
After a break from music, Boomkat released their first single in four years, called "Runaway." The music video premiered on their official YouTube channel and Taryn Manning's MySpace page on April 8, 2008. http://www.absolutely.net/Taryn_Manning/videopage/V419uTrdPTw.html Boomkat releases new single, called "Runaway" Absolutely.net. May 5, 2008. In June 2008 Boomkat's second album A Million Trillion Stars became available in online stores. Boomkat was set to perform at Indie Fest USA 2008 on August 15, 2008 to support their album's promotion, but had to cancel the concert due to "family trouble" as Taryn Manning wrote in MySpace .cite web | last= Manning | first= Taryn | work=| title = August 15th appearance cancelled due to "family trouble"| publisher = MySpace , Taryn-Manning.net | url = http://www.taryn-manning.net/? p=120| accessdate = 2008-08-15Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot On March 3, 2009, their official first single, " Run Boy (Boomkat song)|Run Boy " was released along with a music video. The single premiered on People.com and received generally positive reviews.cite news | title =FIRST LOOK: Taryn Manning's 'Run Boy' Video| publisher =People.com |date=2009-03-27| url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20262361,00.html | accessdate =2009-03-03 A Million Trillion Stars was officially released in stores on March 10, 2009 by independent record company, Little Vanilla Records. Boomkat's record company, Little Vanilla Records is owned by Taryn Manning. http://www.papermag.com/? section=article& parid=3364 Taryn Manning: "I can't hide the rock star in me!" Paper Mag. Alex Catarinella. Retrieved on October 23, 2009. Their second single, "Stomp" along with a music video was released on July 21, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=GjACqATkMpA Stomp music video by Boomkat YouTube.com Boomkat has also filmed an unofficial music video for their song "Don't Be So Shy". The music video premiered on their official YouTube channel on September 2, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/user/boomkatofficial#p/u/2/cZIl4h_avX4 Boomkat - Don't Be So Shy music video Boomkat, YouTube channel. September 2, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2009. Boomkat toured in 2008 and 2009 to promote their new album. Boomkat's song "Burn" was featured on MTV 's reality television show, The Hills on October 27, 2009. http://twitter.com/BOOMKATMUSIC/status/5216064477 Boomkat's Burn featured on The Hills Twitter. Boomkat Music. October 27, 2009.
In September 2009, Taryn Manning released her first solo single, "So Talented". On October 28, 2009, she announced that Boomkat is working on their 3rd album. http://popdirt.com/taryn-manning-working-on-solo-boomkat-albums/76683/ Taryn Manning Working On Solo & Boomkat Albums Pop Dirt. October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
The bands 5th music video from A Million Trillion Stars premiered on MySpace on Wednesday February 17, 2010.
Discography
main|Boomkat discography
Boomkatalog.One (2003)
A Million Trillion Stars (2009)
Band members
Taryn Manning (2003 & ndash; present)
Kellin Manning (2003 & ndash; present)
Live band members
Jeremy Faccone
Ryan Walker
Front Row
See also
List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
Reflist|2
External links
http://tarynmanning.com/ Boomkat Official Band Site
Myspace|tarynmanningmusic
http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/boomkat/artist.jhtml Boomkat & ndash; MTV Artist Page
http://youtube.com/boomkatofficial Boomkat's Official YouTube Channel
Boomkat DEFAULTSORT:Boomkat Category:Electronic music groups from Pennsylvania Category:American dance music groups Category:Musical groups established in 2002 Category:Family musical groups Category:Sibling duos
