Manos De Plata began as an unnamed solo project of David Lutz, who
spent his evenings writing and recording songs in his studio apartment,
never imagining his labor of love would see daylight. After meeting
guitarist/trumpet player Jake Weller in 2006, the two began to add
the extra instrumentation to what would eventually become a recorded demo
for Manos De Plata. With this demo, the two were able to recruit more
like-minded musicians and veterans of the Seattle music scene: Beau
Fredericks (guitar/vocals), Darren Johnson (drums), Brian Trull (keys)
and eventually, after some quick rotation, Matthew Schumacher (trumpet/
vocals/Swiss Army knife).
Manos De Plata played their first live show in Seattle in April of 2008
and has been avidly playing out ever since.