There's no mistaking the American artist MonoNeon. And it's certainly not just because of his bright neon way of dressing or the Dada-inspired bass guitar also decorated with neon duct tape or a sock on her head. He is mainly a damn great musician who was invited to work with such a great as the famous Prince.
MonoNeon (owned by Dywane Thomas Jr.) was born in 1990 in Memphis. He started playing the bass at the age of four, at eleven he was already playing with the legendary funky band The Bar-Kays. He spent a short time at Berklee College of Music, but then went his own way. His specific style derives from playing the bass guitar upside down - like a right-handed player playing an instrument intended for left-handed players, but without reversing the strings. The influences of Indian musicality are reflected in his music, he purposefully works with an element of chance - what would be a mistake for other musicians is just a step in another unexpected direction for MonoNeon.
A sought-after bandmate - he also collaborated with Judith Hill in Prince's studios, he also played with, among others, Mac Miller, the keyboardist of the stellar Jamiroquai Matt Johnson, the electronic duo Knower and the American rapper Nas - but he is also an unmissable solo musician. In his own discography, which offers three dozen titles, he shows his significantly more experimental side. MonoNeon is based on so-called radio art and conceptual art and is sometimes compared to such a legend of avant-garde music as John Cage.
