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Heavenly Peach Banquet by Monkey

Artist Biography For Monkey

There Are More Than One Musical Act That Use The Name Monkey. 1. A 'third Wave Ska' Band From San Francisco CA. United States
2. A Collaboration Of Chinese Actor And Director Chen Shi-Zheng 陈士铮 And Gorillaz Artists Damon Albarn And Jamie Hewlett
3. A Rapper From 67 * * * 1. Monkey Is A Third Wave Ska Band From The San Francisco Bay Area Of California Formed In Summ/er 1996. Current Band Members Include Curtis Meacham Guitar Vocals Donelle Cory Bass Micah Turney Drums Dustin James Keyboard Trombone Dan Root Tenor And Baritone Saxophone And Brian Lockrem Trumpet Backup Vocals . Musical Influences Include Skatalites Toots & The Maytals Desmond Dekker And Elvis Costello. Rocksteady And Ska Dominate Their Sound While Elements Of Rock Rockabilly Latin And Soul Music Are Also Present. As Of 2007 The Band Was Signed With Asian Man Records Also Based In The Bay Area. Monkey Has Released Four Albums As Of 2009. The First Two Were Independently Released And The Others Were Released By Asian Man Records. Their Debut Album ¡Changito! Has Sold Over 6 000 Copies Without Any Record Label Support Or Distribution And Was Listed As San Jose's Best Independent Release For 1998. The Band Has Had Songs On Over 20 International Compilation Releases Has Had Music On A PlayStation Soundtrack And Has Had Songs Added To Independent Film Soundtracks Including The Russ Meyer Tribute “Pervert The Movie” On Stag Films. Monkey Has Toured The United States Over 10 Times As Well As Touring Canada And Parts Of Mexico Bringing The Band's Big Beat Horn-Driven Dancehall Sound To People All Over The Continent. The Band Has Typically Performed Between 150 And 200 Concerts Per Year. As Of 2007 Monkey Was Performing Concerts In Several Parts Of California Namely Its Home The Bay Area. Monkey Has Earned Several Nominations And Awards Including The California Music Award Bammie 1999 . Monkey Continued Touring Internationally And Releasing Records On Labels Like Deluxe Entertainment And Asian Man Records Long After The Fall Of Third Wave Ska. They Have Recently Finished Their First Overseas Tour Which Took Place In The United Kingdom. It Is Believed That There Have Been At Least 30 Different Members Since The Band Was Initially Formed. 2. 'Monkey Journey To The West' Is A 2008 Stage Adaptation Of A 16th Century Chinese Novel By Wu Cheng'en. The Stage Adaptation An 'opera' Of Sorts Was Conceived And Created By The Chinese Actor And Director Chen Shi-Zheng 陈士铮 Together With The British Musician Damon Albarn Of Blur And Gorillaz Fame And British Artist Jamie Hewlett Also Of Gorillaz . An Album Based On The Opera Score And Sung In Mandarin Was Released On XL Records In The UK On August 18 2008. Although The Album Was Not Officially Credited To An Artist Named Monkey And Its Creators Didn't Use Monkey As A 'band Name' It Has Become Common Practice To Refer To The Album As Journey To The West By Monkey.

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