Artist description Stone Monkey utilizes synthesizers, trackers, 6-string guitars, basses, and percussion to create a technoindustrialist landscape of love and hate, action and consequence, decisions and regrets.

Music Style Industrial hardcore to techno ballads

Musical Influences Nine Inch Nails, KoRn, Staind, Prince, the Cure

Similar Artists Pretty much a combination of NIN, KoRn, Staind, Prince, and the Cure...

Artist History Started getting into music under the influence of pre New Power Generation Prince, and for some reason I decided to try and learn the saxophone. I found I was absolutely awful at wind instruments, and I decided to try out percussion instruments. I loved it, and for four years, I learned to play percussion in elementary school. In junior high, I was band leader in the 8th grade year (skipped 7th grade band to do art and technology classes) in the percussion section, and ended up playing 6 percussion instruments. During those years up til now, I thought myself how to use the keyboard, and I also discovered Nine Inch Nails. Trent`s music changed my direction in life, and also changed how I viewed music. I studied and practiced his songs and lyrical stylings, and also was interested in bands such as Metallica and KoRn, but nothing moved me more than NIN. For the past year, I`ve been writing my own music after teaching myself percussion, synthesizers, guitar, bass, and even the kazoo (the only wind instrument I can play). Besides writing songs for myself, I`m also assisting some friends of my own in producing tracks. Also part of a traditional band (as a guitarist). Lately also rediscovered the Cure with their latest release Bloodflowers and have been enthralled in Robert Smith`s band ever since...my second favorite band now after NIN. Disintegration is pure genius. And now, Billy Howerdel`s guitar playing in his band, "A Perfect Circle" has inspired me to further explore the hunk of wood and wire called a guitar mixed with effects galore.

Group Members Monkey13 - programming, drums, guitar, bass, vocals. I sometimes bring in the assistance of others.

Instruments Guitar, bass, percussion, synthesizer, drum computers, trackers

Additional Info Abuser has been rewritten, with much more of a deep groove and added synth patterns. The remix should follow soon.

Location Sacramento, California - USA

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