As a kid he spent hours in front of the radio and after blowing his limited pocket money on tapes, recorded the hottest shit of the 1980’s on IECII/TYPE II – POSITION CHROME. Music was and still is the basic nourishment for Monophonic.
Monophonic’s first vigorous impulse triggered by music surfaced in the early 1980’s, when Kurtis Blow, Trouble Funk, Blowfly, Grandmaster Flash and Fat Boys became the heroes of his early tapes. At this time, music served as the acoustic stimulus for his quest of finding the perfect shape and swing of his tags. His increasing love for Rap music fed his growing fascination of the HipHop culture in general and for one of the five(!) disciplines (don't forget the beat box) in particular. The scent of aerosol and the gentle clacking of the mixing ball in quiet nights became Monophonic’s constant companions while spraying his personal expression to create colourful spots in a city as (sometimes very) grey as Hamburg.
When the first wave of British Breakbeat productions hit the German shores in 1991/92 and the records were shipped down the River Elbe into his hometown, Monophonic couldn’t evade the magnetic attraction of this rough and uncompromising variety of electronic music. Acts like Hardnoise, Silver Bullet, Hijack and London Posse had a major impact on his determination to play a more active role in the world of sound. Soon after, he put together his first cut’n’paste tapes with a double cassette player which nourished his heartfelt aspiration to dedicate himself to music. His first DJ gig in a rotten factory kindled his ongoing deep passion for music which has been the propelling force in Monophonic’s life until today.
For the past 12 years, Monophonic has been spinning vinyl at the wheels of steel. In his hometown, his DJ activities at locations like ROTE FLORA, BASEMENT, LOUNGE, TEMPELHOF and MOJO were steady and important joints of the local crowd. His weekly Drum'n'Bass mix show on Radio NRJ allowed him to present his skills and knowledge to a much wider audience, which led to numerous away games all over Germany and paved the way for gigs on an international level. Cities like Moscow, Miami, Milano, Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam or Budapest got already the vibes of Monophonic and he’s still welcomed there to rock the crowds again.
After having worked for two years at Sony Music, formerly located in Frankfurt, being the product manager for artists such as Miles Davis and DJ Krush, he took employment at the distinguished label Mole Listening Pearls as A&R for five years where he succeeded in forming the label's sound with his open-minded understanding for music. Compilations like “Room Service Vol. 1 & 2” were penned by him as well as “Bedroom Communities – Relounge02” for the American label KRIZTAL ENTERTAINMENT.
Working for these labels brought about an ever-increasing interest for producing his own music, and in February 2004 his promising debut album “Ish/Ism” was released on the label Ward Records in Tokyo. Due to his steadily growing output, he can call a second album his own: “Somewhere There's Music” by Third I Vision is a colaboration with another miscellaneous artist from Mannheim, DJ Whizcutz. Remixes for Eminem & Royce 5”', Dublex Inc., DePhazz, Thomas Siffling and Kabanjak followed and their success contributed to his reputation as a versatile and unique artist.
Fuck those genres ! It's all about music !!!
he has played @
Raleigh Hotel (WMC 2004 Miami, Us), Gras (Miami, Us), Touch + Nikki Beach (WMC 2003 Miami, Us), Club Cult (Moscow, Ru), Moscow-Berlin (Moscow, Ru), Nouveau Casino (Paris, Fr), Club Cithéa (Paris, Fr), Level (Copenhagen, Dk), Gooldfishhaal (Arnheim, Nl), Sugar Factory (Amsterdam, Nl), C. Magnolia (Milano, It), Kanzlei (Zuerich, Sui), Soussol (Zuerich, Sui), Wasserwerk (Bern, Sui), Joop Fashion Show (Duesseldorf, Ger), VW Präsentation (Berlin, Ger), Timewarp 2005 / TDKLounge (Mannheim, Ger.), Timewarp 2006 / Green Room (Mannheim, Ger.), P1 (Munich, Ger.), Postbahnhof (Berlin, Ger), Subway (Cologne, Ger), Underground (Cologne, Ger), Unique (Duesseldorf, Ger), MDR Rave (Leipzig, Ger), Red Cat (Mainz, Ger), HR XXL Ostermarsch 2002 (Frankfurt, Ger), Mole Labelnight PopKomm 2001 (Cologne, Ger), Centralstation (Darmstadt, Ger), Suite 212 (Stuttgart, Ger), Luna (Kiel, Ger), Unity (Frankfurt, Ger), U-Bar/U60311 (Frankfurt, Ger), Cumberlansche Galerie (Hannover, Ger), Schocken (Stuttgart, Ger), Gotec (Karlsruhe, Ger), MS Stubnitz (Rostock, Ger), Monza (Frankfurt, Ger), International Jazz Festival (Heidelberg, Ger), National Art Museum (Mannheim, Ger), National Theater (Mannheim, Ger.), Le Fonque (Stuttgart, Ger), Club Mobilat (Heilbronn, Ger), Schlachthof (Wiesbaden, Ger) 603qm (Darmstadt, Ger), Loft (Ludwigshafen, Ger), Schlosskeller (Darmstadt, Ger.)...to name a few
has produced 12"es / album
as Flamin Trees 'The World Is Yours' (Styles Kickin', Ger) / 12“
as Flamin Trees 'The Chrome Runner Ep' (Styles Kickin' Ger) / 12“
as Future Type Joint 'Big M' (Backyard Entertainment, Ger) / 12“
as Monophonic 'Ish / Ism' (Ward Records, Jp) / Album
as Third I Vision (w/h Whizcutz) 'Somewhere There’s Music' (Argus Label, Jp) / Album
has remixed Paulus 'Opium' (Mijo Discount, Ger)
DePhazz ‘How High The Hat’ (Phazzadelic, Ger)
Thomas Siffling & The Public Sound Office 'Jazzy' (Phazzadelic, Ger)
Kabanjak ‘Clap Ur Handz’ (Switchstance Recordings, Ger)
Dublex Inc. 'Nifty Night' (Pulver Records, Ger)
Eminem & Royce 5“9’ 'Scary Movies' (Mole Listening Pearls, Ger)
Bossa Boutique ..The Night, The Streets And Me.. (Mole Listening Pearls, Ger.)
Charles Afton - 'Jaguba' (Kriztal Entertainment, Usa)
Geb.el - 'Love From The Sun' (Mole Listening Pearls, Ger)
Kurtis Blow - 'The Breaks' (Mole Listening Pearls, Ger)
Homegrown - 'My Kinky Pink Room' (Mole Listening Pearls, Ger)
footage of the latest puzzle video / monophonic remix of kabanjak
footage of "follow up" dvd / monophonic remix of kabanjak
Die Jungs von La Famiglia kommen mit ihrem niegelnagelneuem (und seeeehr geilen) Film in Kölle vorbei um auf der letzten T&F Party für dieses Jahr so richtisch die Bude abzureißen! Bogen2... place to be!
Location: BOGEN2,Trankgasse 20, 50667 Köln ab 22.00 Uhr: Einlass ab 23.00 Uhr: "Serious.... NOT!" Premiere
DJs: - Discodogs (Shredbuddies) - Ancient Astronauts (Switchstance / ESL Music) - Funk Pauli (Banana Split)
hi Mono, mir geht's gut soweit,danke der Nachfrage,hoffe Dir auch?! Letztens im Sohio mit Dir war's funky,hat Spaß gemacht. Wann legst'n Du mal wieder wo auf?
thanks a lot man. Appreciate it, and glad your diggin it. I like the Listen to the Rain a lot, and also enjoyed the kabanjak remix skate and snowboard videos.
Hahaha wie geil ist das bild,wie hat das die Emma geschafft????Sie sieht jetzt wie nen DHS aus;-) Danke für..s Logo und mukki :-) Bekomme ich noch von Hooded Records :-)???? Bussis lieblings Fatze ;-)
