Urban Monkeys:::
The Urban Monkeys are James Whitehead and Adam Giardina, two Dj/producers from Australia. James and Adam have been writing music together for the past four years, merging their musical talents to produce their own original style of gritty techno/electro.

With both their roots planted firmly in the outdoor festival scene it was at an outdoor gig that the pair first met. James was already an established Dj and had been producing under the alias of ’Souljam’ whilst Adam had just completed a diploma in music studies. Their mutual love for many styles of music and a passion for experimenting with sound created the perfect foundation to build on, and thus Urban Monkeys were born.

Their explosive live sets, focused approach in the studio and unusual production skills have bought much attention to the Monkeys of late. Most recently they have played at Melbournes 'OnesixOne', 'Brown Alley' and 'Rainbow Serpent(renegade)'.They have also supported the likes of 'Bass Kleph', 'Deepchild','Simon Posford', 'Gavin Martin' & 'Phonecia' amongst others.

Taking note of the Monkeys interesting new sound was U.S label Hardplace Records who in 2007 started to license and release them. The first release with Hardplace was titled ‘AvTv’ and was received extremely well from all corners of the globe and charted in 'Kid Dubs' Beatport Top ten. In addition to working with Hardplace the Monkeys have also released with 'Bus Records' & 'Open Records'.

There are many more exciting new projects underway for the Urban Monkeys, and it is easy to see why these urban forest dwellers are becoming much in demand. In 2008 you can expect to be hearing and seeing a whole lot more from these tech-tweaking monkeys.
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