Mona-SLC
Mona is about simple, understated melodies. Our focus is on writting music we enjoy playing and believe in.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Fall 2002, two musicians made a pact. To create music they loved without worrying about what anyone else thought. Hyrum Summerhays and Chad Dorton established Mona after a split with their band Elsewhere left them craving.
The two wanted to play music with simple melodies and moody lyrics reminiscent of Low, Red House Painters, and Belle and Sebastian. Six months searching for the right singer turned-up Mandy Jeppsen, formerly of Gerald Music, and the concept was realized. With the addition of Elledge Bowers on drums and Miles Biddulph on bass, the band was complete. Like a quiet moment listening through headphones, Mona's luscious unpretentiousness draws the ear inward, beckoning an audience to relax and just listen.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes. Yes. Todd's Bar and Grill, Albee Square, Monk's House of Jazz.
Your musical influences
Belle & Sebastian
Velvet Underground
Yo La Tengo
Luna
Red House Painters
Azure Ray
What equipment do you use?
we are fairly lo-fi
premier drums
fender bass
fender amps
Rhodes Stage Piano
Korg Organ
Gibson Guitars
Anything else?
Sometimes mellow really is OK....... really.
