Cliff DeManty was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area but moved to Southern California to pursue a career in music and to attend college at UCLA. After leaving school, he toured with several Los Angeles bands then a twenty-five year stint in sales management at Casio, Inc and Yamaha Corporation.

Upon retirement in 2015, he and his family moved to Bozeman where he has been heavily involved with the local music scene.

Cliff is honored to have the opportunity to play with such an amazing group of local musicians and performers including Swamp Dawg, Edis, Kate and the AlleyKats, Sharon Iltis, and the Ty Stevenson Band.