Clint McManaman
Encyclopedia
Clint McManaman is an American drummer
, designer
and entrepreneur
. He is the drummer for the rock group subseven
. With subseven he has released 2 albums and 2 eps to date. He created and founded HeartSupport a non-profit that offers community based online help while on the road with subseven. HeartSupport later went on to win 1st place in the AIGA
cause/affect competition.
When subseven disbanded in 2005 he started subdesign studios, a freelance design studio offering print and web design services.
In 2006, Clint and his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan
to join Fireproof Ministries XXXchurch as the in-house Creative Director
and Designer
under the studio name Difted. While at Fireproof Ministries he helped launch many initiatives with founder Craig Gross such as the Porn Debate with Ron Jeremy
, Porn Sunday
, XXXchurch.com
, and the Strip Church, which eventually moved the team to Las Vegas
, Nevada
in 2008 as an outreach to brothel
s, strip club
s and visitors to the city.
In 2007, he created the identity for and co-founded HeartSupport with Craig Gross and Jon Bell, a non-profit that offers community based online help. HeartSupport won 1st place in the AIGA
cause/affect competition in 2007.
Clint left Fireproof Ministries in 2009 to focus solely on his family and Difted which has expanded its offerings of media design to non-profit movements, musicians, creatives and do gooders.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. He is the drummer for the rock group subseven
Subseven
Subseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
. With subseven he has released 2 albums and 2 eps to date. He created and founded HeartSupport a non-profit that offers community based online help while on the road with subseven. HeartSupport later went on to win 1st place in the AIGA
Aiga
‘Aiga is a word in the Samoan language which means 'family.' The aiga is the family unit of Samoan society and differs from the Western sense in that it consists more than just a mother, father and children. The Samoan family, also referred to as an 'extended family' is based on the culture's...
cause/affect competition.
When subseven disbanded in 2005 he started subdesign studios, a freelance design studio offering print and web design services.
In 2006, Clint and his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
to join Fireproof Ministries XXXchurch as the in-house Creative Director
Creative Director
A creative director is a position often found within the graphic design, film, music, fashion, advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well....
and Designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
under the studio name Difted. While at Fireproof Ministries he helped launch many initiatives with founder Craig Gross such as the Porn Debate with Ron Jeremy
Ron Jeremy
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt , usually called Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list...
, Porn Sunday
Porn Sunday
Porn Sunday is an event organized by several hundred churches in the United States and around the world to feature the issues of pornography and sexual addiction...
, XXXchurch.com
XXXchurch.com
XXXchurch.com is a non-profit Christian website that aims to help those who struggle with pornography. Its targets are consumers and those in the adult entertainment industry...
, and the Strip Church, which eventually moved the team to Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
in 2008 as an outreach to brothel
Brothel
Brothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house...
s, strip club
Strip club
A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
s and visitors to the city.
In 2007, he created the identity for and co-founded HeartSupport with Craig Gross and Jon Bell, a non-profit that offers community based online help. HeartSupport won 1st place in the AIGA
Aiga
‘Aiga is a word in the Samoan language which means 'family.' The aiga is the family unit of Samoan society and differs from the Western sense in that it consists more than just a mother, father and children. The Samoan family, also referred to as an 'extended family' is based on the culture's...
cause/affect competition in 2007.
Clint left Fireproof Ministries in 2009 to focus solely on his family and Difted which has expanded its offerings of media design to non-profit movements, musicians, creatives and do gooders.
Music Works
- subsevenSubsevenSubseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
The Black Album (2001) Independent - Anita's Anger (2001) Independent
- subsevenSubsevenSubseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
The Larusso EP (2002) Independent - subsevenSubsevenSubseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
subseven: the EPSubseven: the EP-Track listing:#"Emotion"#"Game of Love"#"Beginning Once Again"#"At the Park"#"Faded Letters"#"Mayday"#"Dirt Roads"...
(2004) Flicker RecordsFlicker RecordsFlicker Records is a Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It was founded by members of Christian rock group Audio Adrenaline. The label mainly focuses on rock/hard rock artists, though it also created a subsidiary, Big House Kids, for Christian children's music.The label was... - subsevenSubsevenSubseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...
Free to ConquerFree to Conquer-Track listing:#"Up to You" – 3:24#"Mayday" – 3:10#"Free to Conquer" – 2:52#"Family Secrets" – 3:47#"Dirt Roads" – 3:07#"Hold On" – 3:27#"Blinking Lights" – 3:44#"Game of Love" – 2:18#"Breathe" – 4:08#"Vampire" – 5:46...
(2005) Flicker RecordsFlicker RecordsFlicker Records is a Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It was founded by members of Christian rock group Audio Adrenaline. The label mainly focuses on rock/hard rock artists, though it also created a subsidiary, Big House Kids, for Christian children's music.The label was... - Versa EP (2006) Independent
Personal life
Clint married his high school sweetheart Heidi Jo in 2001. They have two kids, Conner and Maylee.External links
- http://elclinto.com
- http://difted.com
- http://vimeo.com/channels/difted
- http://purevolume.com/subseven
- http://heartsupport.com