Manny Pedregon is an energetic and passionate drummer from the border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora Mexico, and Douglas, Arizona. Self-taught drummer obtaining immediate international popularity via YouTube gaining over 28,000,000 views that has built a great reputation among drummers in the industry. Manny was discovered as a prominent drummer at an early age and has been featured in world renowned “Modern Drummer Magazine” and has appeared in multiple international interviews. This has granted him the opportunity to tour Mexico and United States as well work with his band opening multiple shows for Ex – “Mana” Guitar Player – Cesar “El Vampiro” Lopez, and other artists. Manny’s drumming is mainly influenced by Stewart Copeland | The Police, Alex Gonzales | Mana, Tommy Aldridge | Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Oak Arkansas, and Oscar Lara | Los Tigres Del Norte. Manny has taken these four elements to consolidate his own unique style of playing and taking it to another level influencing a younger generation of drummers. Manny was provided with a once in a lifetime opportunity to produce and manage a unique concept band called The Ransom. This consists of different musicians from different countries creating their own music without knowing each other. Manny wrote music, co–wrote lyrics, and produced the album to its entirety. The Ransom debut album titled “Prisoners of the Island” was released after a three-year process on April 30, 2019 being distributed on the top digital platforms, and being physically distributed in Mexico, USA, Sweden, UK, Spain, Germany, France, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil. The album reached popularity and air time in “Sirius XM – Liquid Metal” Hosted by Jose Mangin, and album was considered for Grammy Nomination in 2020 under three categories - “Album of the Year” | “Best New Artist” | and “Rock Album” The Ransom is currently working on their 2nd album which is planned to be released soon. “Fly Higher” is their first single released and this is available on all top digital music distribution platforms. Manny currently works as a session musician in Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas and when he is not actively touring or collaborating with other musicians, he records in his personal studio educational videos and drum covers for his YouTube channel.
