Monotone is my small basement recording studio in Madison, WI.  This Soundcloud page regularly features some of my favorite projects that I've been working on.  Often it is just me working alone, other times my friends are involved.  All for the love of music.

Greetings!

Music has always been a fundamental part of my life, even if not always at the immediate forefront of my activities. I've studied classical guitar, and had some keyboard lessons early in life, unfortunately from an uninspiring teacher. I disappointed my guitar instructor when I bought my first electric guitar. In the late 70s through the 80s I played with friends in various bands with varying levels of ability and seriousness. During the 90s and into the 2000s I focused my life on other things. Then, beginning about 2015, I began building up a home studio, trying to renew my ability to play multiple instruments, and working on writing and recording my own music as a creative outlet. I've always enjoyed writing, and want to become better at integrating music and words to express thoughts, ideas, and emotions in a way that others might appreciate. Good music has the power to move people, to communicate at a deeper level than words alone. I hope I can create some music that others might consider good! Also, It's just damn fun to rock out and create new things. I plan to work up a coherent set of tunes to play live and record for the world to hear, or at least a few people!  

a bit of  beatboxing,  ethereal vocals layered from time to time,  mixed with a few guitars, kaossilator beats making a bit of ambient  minimalist pop. 



I've been making and releasing music under this moniker since 1998. 
Becoming more inspired with live improvisational approaches which are posted here and/ or on YouTube, alongside other tracks produced using Ableton and various hardware & software instruments.
Also release music as "The Rosen Corporation" & "Non Dreamers", and have several collaboration projects on going.

Followers of The Awkward Sleep