Monkification

A gorgeous, soulful ballad with a "Muscle Shoals" style arrangement, and spectacular performances by a bunch of A list musicians:  Steve Nathan on keyboards (also did the arrangement),Tim Pierce on guitars, Matt Bissonette on bass and John Ferraro on drums.  Killer vocals by Will Russ Jr, with backing vocals by Sue Lowery.

Your Blue Eyes

This track was recorded a few years back with kind of an urban edge to it, but it didn't really work because I wrote it to be a rock song...

...and now it is.

Rock out with your frock out!

Rockin' Wid De Woogman

An instrumental electro-prog extravaganza by Funky Young Monks with maybe  just a hint of Pink Floyd-esque psychedelia.  It even has a Monk chant!

...and yes - that opening "vocal" solo is a synth - specifically, a Roland  Jupiter-8, if you must know...

Syzygy

Digital decoupage!  Serious audio manipulation with delicious intent to distribute copious amounts of extreme groove.

Don't Say Nothin'

This started as a grumbly little bass synth thing we came up with  back in 1985. Brother dB fell in love with the groove and wrote this song, adding the lyrics while driving in a truck to work a gig for Miles Davis in Minneapolis. 

We recorded it in the late 80's, but this version is better.

The Poison Of Desire

Because what self respecting monks don't know their Genesis?

UltraMaroon

The Light Dies Down on Broadway

David Bryce is a composer/producer living in the Thousand Oaks area of California. Specializing in keyboards and synthesizers, Bryce is also comfortable with guitar, bass and drums. He can (sort of) play some horns, and enjoys singing...but wishes he was better at both.

He has played with and/or done programming for such diverse artists as Keith Emerson, Miles Davis, Lindsay Pagano, Suzanne Ciani and Joe Satriani. He currently plays keyboards for LA area party band Marilyn's Last Supper, is a member of the rock and roll roots band BigTown, co-founded the Funky Young Monks recording project and runs the semi-acoustic classic hits band Rabbit Valet.