Urban Monk
"He has the Heart of Bruce Lee, and the mind of Mozart.."
Born and raised in Brum City Urban Monk first got into music when his reggae singing mother took him down to the studio to watch her and the band jam. It was here where he built his first beat using a Yamaha drum machine and a DX7 keyboard. A few years later on during his college years Urban started to take his music seriously. It was his rugged approach to life and his love for martial arts that earned him his name. He became part of a collective called Full Metal Jacket which eventually linked him to Moorish Delta 7 and the Black Samurai projects. Since then he has worked with a range of artists and producers such as Baby J, Talvin Singh, Tim Delux, JD, Mitchell Bros, Akala and Estelle.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes.
Your musical influences
KRS-One, Wu-Tang Clan and a lot of old school hip-hop
What equipment do you use?
Everything and anything. This will be updated soon.
Anything else?
Check out some other of my beats on:
www.myspace.com/urbanmonkproductions
