MonoNeon Booking Agency Profile
American bassist and experimental musician Dywane Thomas, Jr., popularly known as MonoNeon, is a Memphis native. He is well-known for playing bass guitar on YouTube and for being one of Prince's final collaborators. Thomas won a Grammy Award for his work on the NAS studio album King's Disease.
Thomas is right-handed, yet he plays a right-handed bass guitar with his left-hand upside down, allowing him to apply strong string bending on the top strings. Thomas utilizes the thumb for slaps and fingers for pops, which is a unique slapping method because he performs everything upside-down.
To produce a warm, muted timbre and have a bit more control over note length, he additionally mutes using his fingers and palms. Listeners may hear the usage of Indian melodic inflections/embellishments in his playing, particularly the use of gamakas, in a free/improvisational environment. Another characteristic of Thomas' playing style is the use of unpredictability and individual errors, which transform mistakes from inconsequential to meaningful over time. Thomas' bass playing might be characterized as "funky with distinctive qualities". Marcus Miller and other musicians have taken notice of his playing style. Southern soul, blues and funk have a big influence on his musical heritage. Thomas was one of several "young bad cats" as Miller described him in an interview with Bass Player magazine..
Thomas is right-handed, yet he plays a right-handed bass guitar with his left-hand upside down, allowing him to apply strong string bending on the top strings. Thomas utilizes the thumb for slaps and fingers for pops, which is a unique slapping method because he performs everything upside-down.
To produce a warm, muted timbre and have a bit more control over note length, he additionally mutes using his fingers and palms. Listeners may hear the usage of Indian melodic inflections/embellishments in his playing, particularly the use of gamakas, in a free/improvisational environment. Another characteristic of Thomas' playing style is the use of unpredictability and individual errors, which transform mistakes from inconsequential to meaningful over time. Thomas' bass playing might be characterized as "funky with distinctive qualities". Marcus Miller and other musicians have taken notice of his playing style. Southern soul, blues and funk have a big influence on his musical heritage. Thomas was one of several "young bad cats" as Miller described him in an interview with Bass Player magazine..
How to hire MonoNeon for an event
Learn how to hire MonoNeon or research availability and pricing for booking MonoNeon to perform at a corporate event, fundraiser, private party, social media campaign, fair or festival, tradeshow or conference, endorsement project, or hire MonoNeon as a guest speaker, please submit the form to our agency.
Frequently Asked Questions about booking MonoNeon to perform.
Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like MonoNeon in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking MonoNeon or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
MonoNeon's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking MonoNeon for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book MonoNeon, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing MonoNeon. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate MonoNeon booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book MonoNeon for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final MonoNeon booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will MonoNeon charge for an event. An example fee to book MonoNeon is in the starting range of $40,000-$74,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the MonoNeon agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The MonoNeon manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book MonoNeon for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the MonoNeon agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book MonoNeon, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the MonoNeon booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for MonoNeon, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Performer
Style
R&B
R&B
Range
Alternative, Alternative-Electronic, Grammy Award Winner Or Nominee, R&B, R&B-Funk, Male, Age Group-18-30's, African American
Alternative, Alternative-Electronic, Grammy Award Winner Or Nominee, R&B, R&B-Funk, Male, Age Group-18-30's, African American
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