Alex Baky
*Saxophone
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Kyle Middlebrooks
*Percussion
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Myles O'Mahony
*Bass
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Austin Bohlman
*Drums
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Ian McDonald
*Guitar
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Colin Brown
*Hammond B3
*Fender Rhodes
*Honer Clavinet
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Ryan Scott
*Trumpet
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Marcus Scott
*Vocals
Influences
Bernard Purdie
Blue Mitchell
Booker T & The MG's
Bootsy Collins
Fela Kuti
Grahm Central Station
Grant Green
Herbie Hancock
Idris Muhammad
Isley Brothers
Isaac Hayes
James Brown
Jimmy Smith
Les McCann
Lonnie Smith
Maceo Parker
Mandrill
The Meters
The Neville Bros.
Ohio Players
Otis Redding
Parliament/Funkadelic
Ramsey Lewis
Sly & The Family Stone
The Crusaders
The Wild Magnolias
The Headhunters
The Nite Liters
The Gaturs
Tower Of Power
And of course...
NEW ALBUM "PLAYIN AND SIMPLE" NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH CDBABY.COM!
You can also buy our album from The Plant Studios Greenhouse iTunes store and you’ll be putting your "two cents in" to keep the funky sounds flowing from the Bay Area! www.plantstudios.com
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"Funky Bone" Live with guest singer Marcus Scott
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Monophonics’ sound, a unique blend of old school soul/funk and rare groove, began in the summer of 2005 when drummer Austin Bohlman was asked to bring together "The funkiest players you know" to open for the legendary jam band, Vinyl at San Francisco’s historic Boom Boom Room. Since then, Monophonics have quickly evolved into one of hottest upcoming live instrumental funk bands in the Bay Area. Recognized for their retro sound, style, and approach (primarily inspired by late 60’s and early 70’s artists like The Meters, The J.B.’s, The Crusaders, and Tower of Power) members of Monophonics continue to rep. the name through performances, sit-ins, and collaborations with local and touring acts in The Bay Area. The Monophonic Horns have performed with Russell Batiste and his Orchestra from Da Hood (members of Galactic, Papa Grows Funk, The Funky Meters) and recorded for Eric Krasno (Soulive/Lettuce). Members of the rhythm section are involved in a collaborative turntabalism/live music project with Bay Area DJ Crew, 4OneFunk, called 4OnePhonics. Monophonics debut album, "Playin and Simple" - a full length, all original recording was released September 8th, 2007 and is available for sale at shows, online, and will be in stores soon. These young heavy-hitters aim to spread live, instrumental dance music as well as represent and continue the tradition of California/Bay Area soul, jazz and funk.
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"Since forming in 2005, Monophonics quickly made a name for themselves, keeping the big horn-driven instrumental funk sound of the ’60s and ’70s alive with countless gigs around the Bay Area and beyond."
-SF Weekly
SFWeekly.com
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"The power and the freshness of the sound knocked me out. Always great to hear horns over a funky groove, these boys are bad."
-Narada Michael Walden
nardamichaelwalden.com
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"Monophonics has been stirring quite the buzz throughout the bay area over the last few years with their organic seven piece funk outfit that sends the dance floor into a fury with their horn section that never disappoints."
-Falcore & Friends
Jambase.com
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"Solid"
-Sterling James
Alice 97.3
Radioalice.com
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"The acclaimed Horn Driven funk unit, *MONOPHONICS* is an electrifying band with unforgettable music. A Funky Bay Area sensation that will burn it down..."
-Sunset Promotions
sunsetpromotions.com
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"The hottest horn-driven Funk this year"
-Alex Andreas
The Boom Boom Room
BoomBoomBlues.com
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"It’s no secret I’m fond of Vinyl, the Greyboy Allstars, and Herbie Hancock’s fusion era, and the Monophonics, to my ears, are sonically reminiscent of each while creating something fresh and funky."
-Matt Kramer
Marin Scope
Marinscope.com
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"One of the best bands to come out of Marin in 10 years."
-19 Broadway Nite Club
19Broadway.com
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"Marin County’s "band of the year," the fabulous Monophonics, featuring their powerfull trademark horn section - and rhythm section. This band knows how to get a party started. The ecstatic fans were jumping all over the place until the show ended and since nobody was ready to go home, they begged for more."
-Mike Ghiringhelli
Ross Valley Reporter
Marinscope.com/Rossvalleyreporter
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"This up-and-coming young band takes influence from the classic funk era of the 1960s and 1970s, and the dance floor is sure to fill up fast."
Pacific Sun
Pacificsun.com
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"This band is a band on the rise. These young players are cooking up a hearty stew of funky rhythms. Catch them now and you will be able to say you were there when the party was just getting hot -- of course they have had more of a year of being hot and show no signs of cooling down. Its a bold beat and a fun time."
-Guy Myers
Bandlands.com
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This is kind of random, but I was at the Sierra Nevada Music Festival a couple weeks back and saw Midnite...I SWEAR I've met their guitar player and it's killing me, I can't figure out where. Do you guys know him? Maybe I met him through you? Just thought I'd ask!
What up fellas. I dig the sounds of course. Hey my dad really wants a cd. He spoke to you guys, when you played my wedding in Tahoe. The band was so perfect for the event, Much thanks. Sunny and I would love a cd as well. send em to po box 2626 stateline Nv, 89449. See you soon. Let't do a show with Something Different and Monophonics whoo hoooo!
Thanks for supporting our efforts to drive the movement for a more sustainable bay area music community - and thanks for your perpetual pursuit of the groove!
hell Fn yeah you guys. its so sick your gonna be at high sierra! youll have one of your strongest fan basses there to make sure there aint a still body in da party. congratulations!
Hi ! We’ll be playing Slims SF April 25th Friday night! Check the video to get a glimpse of the explosive SF Bay Area lineup! CLICK HERE TO BUY TIX ONLINE !!
