Brass Monkey is a unique vocalist from North East England, on air & charting in various countries including 3 no 1 spots. Known for bluesy, grunge inspired rock he also records & releases in other genres.
He previously supported Ryan McCombs of Soil & Drowning Pool at Think Tank and is headlined at Riverside, Newcastle. He can also perform a wide range of cover songs for your event as needed. Get in touch with any enquiries or to book.
"Using the post industrial, mid austerity backdrop of North East England as inspiration, Brass Monkey is breaking into the Northern music scene with distinctive vocals and his own brand of bluesy, grunge inspired rock." Breaking his teeth on the open mic circuit before becoming known as a gigging acoustic soloist, he released his first 2 singles "Breadline" and "Nowhere" in 2019 to wide acclaim including no 1 & no 3 spots on the WKW CRAM Top 40, KB Radio Top 25 & eTunes UK Top 20. "Miracle" & "Another Day," released in 2021, hit no 1 on the Radio TFSC top 24 & no 14 on the Museboat Live Channel Song of the Year respectively. "Sandy," out 02 Feb 2024, hit no 1 on the Valley FM 89.5 Top 10.
"Breadline" was debuted almost simultaneously by Valley FM (Australia) & Spark Sunderland (UK).
It received its national debut on Union Jack Radio's Underdogs & was added to the "9 at 9" rotation, played up to four times within the hour.
It was then added to the rotation for stations including Fantasy Radio UK, KB Radio Canada, Only Rock Radio, Good Music Radio, Smile Radio & others including Radio TFSC where, along with "Nowhere," it was included in "Pick of the Week."
It then reached number 1 in the WKW 98.6 AM CRAM Top 40 Chart & number 3 on the COOLTOP20.
"Nowhere" reached number 3 in both the CRAM Top 40 and the KB Radio Canada top 25, number 4 in both the etunesUK Top 25 and the Banks Radio Australia Top 15 and number 7 in the @Coolcast8 COOL TOP 20.
"Miracle" is receiving similar airtime & reached number 1 on the Radio TFSC Top24.
Before it's Feb 2024 release Sandy hit no 1 on the Valley FM 89.5 Top 10 & was added to the rotation on stations including Black Cat Radio, My Indie Radio, WCZR, Black Country Radio, Belter Radio, Sound of Spitfire Radio, MM Radio & Music City Digital Media Network.
Brass Monkey was voted Artist of the Week on SLE Radio, featured artist on The OFI Monday Radio show & featured artist on Decades Best Radio. He continues to be added to the rotation for stations around the world.