Native New Yorker, Russell Manning of Rush Midnight spent his formative years studying under jazz bass legends Buster Williams, Eddie Gomez, and Leon Dorsey. After touring the world playing bass with various bands including Twin Shadow, Russell wanted to find new inspiration and hone his songwriting skills, so he moved to Los Angeles - as did his longtime songwriting partner and co-producer Rico Martinez whose lyric, melody and hook ideas compliment Russell's baseline melody foundations, instrumentals, production and mixing- while various drummers come on board to add live drum parts (Jim Orso, Aaron Steele, & Jared Frazier). Rush Midnight is known for its melodic funk bass lines, dreamy synths, moody hooks and Russell’s signature sensual vocals. As the Guardian once wrote: "Manning has been described as a "smooth music provocateur"