Artist description Darkmonki is Ridley McIntyre and a small growing collective of collaborators and remixers popping in here at darkmonki studios.

Music Style An mixture of alternative, industrial and electronica, creating a unique dance-alternative sound.

Musical Influences Stabbing Westward, Tricky, Econoline Crush, Korn, Wu Tang Clan, Meat Beat Manifesto, Front 242, Roni Size, 808 State, Prodigy, Propellerheads, Chemical Bros, Fatboy Slim, Buzz Fiend, BT, Human Resource, Bizarre Inc, Death In Vegas, Underworld, Crystal Method, Nine Inch Nails, Jean Michel Jarre, Pigface, The Grid

Similar Artists Gary Numan, Tin Star, Vast, Econoline Crush, David Bowie, Peter Murphy,

Artist History Ridley McIntyre began songwriting at the tender age of 14. He has written well over 200 songs since then and moved through various bands, including Earth Calling Angela and Burning Dolls. Ridley has also collaborated with many other artists, most notably with Paul Broome providing bass guitar for "The Weir" by Monica's Last Prayer, and lyrics for Fluid Power Society's "Mary's Last Love Song" and "This Lonely Platform". Since then, he has moved from Coventry, UK, to Sunnyside, New York, where he has concentrated more on electronic dance music. Experimenting with new loop software, he released a collection of his more accesible works under his own name on the DAM CD "About Time" found elsewhere on MP3.com. Changing direction slightly to a more edgy, guitar-based sound, Ridley has recorded two albums under the name of darkmonki, and is hoping to return to collaboration.

Group Members Ridley McIntyre: Vox, Keyboards, Programming. Joe Black: Rhythms.

Instruments All tracks created using vocals, synths, royalty-free loops and samples messed with via Acid Pro 4

Albums Steal Use Destroy, CDC Burn EP, It's All Downhill From Here, Transmission

Location Sunnyside, New York - USA

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