Check it out everyone, we will be live at Roxy's this Thursday for the night's SunFest after party. Then we are LIVE at South Florida's largest art and music festival SunFest 2008. VM will be performing Friday May 2nd on the Washington Mutual Stage at 5:45 pm. We are super excited to have Audrey joining us for both events. Don't miss it!!
VM Crew
NEWS!!!03/01/2008
Check it out everyone, we will be live at South Florida's largest art and music festival SunFest 2008. VM will be performing Friday May 2nd on the Washington Mutual Stage at 5:45 pm. We are super excited to have Audrey joining us as well for the event. Don't miss it!!
More to come!
VM Crew
NEWS!!! 02/08/2008
Vanilla Monk's Parallels will be included in this years Grammy gift bags to VIP presenters and promoters!! The Grammy's appear Sunday Feb 10th.
More News!!!
Matt Farr is showcasing with Hear Music recording artist Hilary McRae (Hilary McRae Website) in Los Angeles, CA this week in addition to shooting a music video for her up and coming album! Look for Hilary McRae's album in Starbucks April 15th!
Matt and Craig are also in the studio with local South Florida folk duo Rising Sky recording the duo's new album.
Vanilla Monk is featured in this weeks Home Grown section of MetroMix, South Florida's online entertainment resource. The write up can also be found in today's Sun Sentinel.
"Life Of The Eternal Variety" was ranked in the top 50 by listeners on Idol Undeground radio this week. The track moved from 199 to 29 in just one week thanks to all of you who voted!! Please continue to support us by visiting us on idolunderground.com and voting for "Life Of The Eternal Variety".
Our single "Life Of The Eternal Variety" has been distributed and is available for digital download to all US Adult Contemporary and Satellite radio stations. "Life Of The Eternal Variety" is the first single release from our ten song collection titled "Parallels" released earlier this year.
In addition college radio stations across the US will be able to download the entire "Parallels" album within the next week via digital distribution.
Please support this monumental release by requesting "Life Of The Eternal Variety" and spreading the word!!
More news soon!
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Vanilla Monk formed in the Ft Lauderdale, FL area, in the Summer of 2006, when singer/songwriter Matt Farr paired up with longtime friend and fellow musician Craig Stevens to record an original album. Envisioning a dynamic, well produced, and versatile selection of music that would appeal to a broad audience, “Parallels” was released in the fall of 2007. September 21st, 2007 marked the official CD release party and first live performance of VM at Dada in Delray Beach, FL. The full, six piece band, performed to a packed house at one of the areas most popular live music spots and was a huge success.
The original band was made up of the six talented musicians that recorded the album. Local drumming talent Matt Crowning was the first to help solidify the music on drums, both in the studio and performing with the band on a regular basis. Guitarists Rich Friedman and Vic Russo laid tasteful guitar elements on the songs for the recording. Nashville based singer/songwriter Audrey Assad played a key role in helping to produce, arrange, co-write, and record the albums vocal parts.
Since the early days of the band the live version of Vanilla Monk has changed and takes on a whole new life with the addition of lead guitarist Chris Condon and drummer Adam Piccoli. Chris is a musician with disciplines in jazz, blues and rock who recently moved down to the South Florida area after playing many years in Jacksonville. Adam, whose energy and groove is contagious on stage, has been playing drums since age 5. He currently graduated with his degree in jazz drumset from the University of Miami. Adam and Chris have worked together for many years on different projects and now bring their talents to VM. Audrey Assad continues to perform with the band. Her presence on the record and on stage is one of the more powerful elements of Vanilla Monk. Audrey, as an accomplished pianist, vocalist, and songwriter contributes melodic lead parts, rich harmonies, and unforgettable warmth.
The band has made South Florida home, frequenting numerous venues in the area such as City Limits, Dada, Cuillo Center, and more. In the spring of 2008 VM was selected to perform at SunFest, the areas largest music festival, sharing the stage with numerous national acts. In addition, the band was asked to perform in the Chicago area at The Crystal Lake Jazz Festival on November 31st, 2008.
With much potential on the horizon,Vanilla Monk is developing the unique character the group was hoping for. Departing from the norm, and bringing a new sound, a new vibe, that reaches out to a wide variety of music fans.
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Our EP will be released May 10th so please check back on our myspace as we will be posting new songs and content in these weeks leading up to it's release. Thanks for checkin us out!
hey VM - thanks for reaching out and introducing me to your music...a lovely treat...all the best to you...hope you liked mine too...chekc back in late spring fro some new tunes...
Thanks for requesting me as a friend. You are from my hometown so that, and the fact I'm loving your tunes, is the reason I accepted. I don't accept many artists. I'll have to come down soon to check you out. Hate that I'll miss the Jazz Fest.
It was nice to get your ad request on this rainy Wednesday morning in Nashville, TN. Audrey has a great voice....I like the song Daydream....and also Parallels....sounds like you will be out and about in the future....good for you! If you ever get to Nashville, let me know.....would love to hear you play. Warm wishes, Jenny
Thank you 4 finding me oversea :-) Keep up to what you're doing - and add some peace with your music! Keep moving on that way guys, and a special thanks if you post me a comment, too :-) Sending some love from Germany, diane
You have a great sound. I especially like the song Parallels. Cool concept with a nice blending of electronic and standard sounds. Ever playing in Chicago?
See you there!
