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
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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...
BUY "PLAYIN AND SIMPLE" NOW AT www.cdbaby.com/cd/monophonicsmusic!
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
"The R.V" @ High Sierra Music Fest
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The Bay Area music scene has been setting standards for many decades. The Monophonics are another prime example of the talent spewing forth from the streets of San Francisco and surrounding areas. Since forming in 2005, The Monophonics have evolved into SF Weekly's "Best of the Bay" winners for their retro sound, style, and approach. They have become one of the hottest upcoming live instrumental funk bands with inspirations stemming from the late 1960s and 1970s. Their popularity has continued to grow since their first album "Playin and Simple" was released in September 2007. Their goal – to spread the funk and maintain the classic Bay Area funk sound – has gained them recognition as young heavy-hitters in the soul, jazz, and funk community. Their musical intelligence and funky sound has landed them guest appearances by saxophonist Karl Denson, vocalist Marcus Scott, and Tower of Power's own Mic Gillette on their second album, due to release this year.
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"Voted Best Funk/Soul/R&B band in SF Weekly's Best Of The Bay Awards 2007"
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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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"Never one to offer audiences a breather, Monophonics, looking like they'd raided the Art Ensemble of Chicago's closet and make-up drawer, funneled nasty strangeness into funky frames after the Hips. Monophonics have clearly studied up on their James Brown but don't genuflect to any orthodoxy. Like the best funk units, they go by feel, and in Tuolumne Hall theirs was a sweaty, grabby sort of Braille read. One felt them, shining out from a central chakra, limbs illuminated with youth and raw gusto. In their eyes shined a single message: "I'm gonna get some." How you define "some" may vary wildly but the sheer lust of their playing was undeniable and intensely palpable."
Are you coming? W2O is every thursday at WET nightclub.
- W2O - (every thursday night @ wet nightclub)
Looking for a thursday night HOT SPOT? WET Nightclub is the place to be! It's luxurious place is perfect for a great night downtown. With three levels of excitement & four fully stocked bars, this place is marvelous. Come check it out and party with us!
AT WET "W2O" EVERY THURSDAY, YOUR WEEKEND STARTS HERE!
Pretty cool to get to dance to you at the ballpark yesterday! Glad I made it out to jelly's too...great time dancing my ass off, as always! can't wait to get the new album. you guys just keep getting better, and better...
Absolutely love your sound! I need this new album. How soon? Maybe you can make it to the midwest someday. Lafayette, Indiana would loooooove some Monophonics!
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