Monkey Business (band)
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Monkey Business | |
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.jpg) Monkey Business performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Czechia |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | monkeybusiness |
Monkey Business is a Czech funk band formed in 1999. It is one of the musical projects of keyboardist and singer Roman Holý, the other being J.A.R. The band also includes vocalist Matěj Ruppert, guitarist Oldřich Krejčoves, bassist Pavel Mrázek, drummer Martin Houdek, keyboardist Ondřej Brousek, and vocalist Tereza Černochová. As of 2024, they have released nine studio albums.
History
[edit]Monkey Business formed in 1999. Their debut album, Why Be in When You Could Be Out, was released in 2000.
Notable guests
[edit]Percussionist Imran Musa Zangi is a regular guest. Other musicians featured on the band's records include Fred Wesley and David Williams (Why Be in When You Could Be Out). More guests followed on Save the Robots: Dr. Robert from the Blow Monkeys, Raymond Davis, Clarence Haskins, and Dennis Chambers. On Resistance Is Futile, guests include Hiram Bullock, Iva Bittová, Jiří Stivín, Roman Dragoun, Filip Jelínek, František Kop, Radka Kaspar, Jaroslav Halíř, František Tomšíček, Tomáš Křemenák, Nada Weppereová, Petr Dopita, and Michael Fišer. Kiss Me on My Ego features Hiram Bullock, David Sanborn, and Glenn Hughes. Freak Power singer Ashley Slater supported Monkey Business during some of their 2008 live shows, and he appears on guest vocals on Twilight of Jesters?, as does Glenn Hughes. The album Sex and Sport? Never! features Mike Stern and Gábor Presser.
Band members
[edit]Current
- Matěj Ruppert – vocals
- Tereza Černochová – vocals
- Oldřich Krejčoves – guitar
- Ondřej Brousek – keyboards
- Roman Holý – keyboards, vocals
- Pavel Mrázek – bass guitar
- Martin Houdek – drums
Past
- Tonya Graves – vocals
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Why Be in When You Could Be Out (2000)
- Save the Robots (2001)
- Resistance Is Futile (2003)
- Kiss Me on My Ego (2005)
- Objects of Desire and Other Complications (2007)[2]
- Twilight of Jesters? (2009)
- Sex and Sport? Never! (2015)
- Bad Time for Gentlemen (2018)
- Freedom on Sale (2020)
DVDs
- Lazy Youth Old Beggars (2004)
- Peeing with the Proletariat (2007)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2000 | Themselves | Anděl Awards | Group of the Year | Winner | [3] |
| 2000 | Themselves | Anděl Awards | Discovery of the Year | Winner | [3] |
| 2003 | Resistance Is Futile | Anděl Awards | Pop Album of the Year | Winner | [4] |
| 2004 | Lazy Youth Old Beggars | Anděl Awards | DVD of the Year | Winner | [5] |
| 2005 | Kiss Me on My Ego | Anděl Awards | Pop and Dance Album of the Year | Winner | [6] |
| 2007 | "Kit Bike" | Anděl Awards | Music Video of the Year | Winner | [7] |
| 2007 | Objects of Desire and Other Complications | Anděl Awards | Pop and Dance Album of the Year | Winner | [7] |
| 2007 | Objects of Desire and Other Complications | Anděl Awards | Packaging of the Year | Winner | [7] |
| 2009 | Twilight of Jesters | Anděl Awards | Group of the Year | Winner | [8] |
| 2009 | Twilight of Jesters | Anděl Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | [8] |
Other awards in Czechia:
- 2000 Rock & Pop Volby rocku – domestic discovery[citation needed]
- 2001 Rock & Pop Volby rocku – domestic band of the year[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tonya Graves v Monkey Business končí, nahradí ji Tereza Černochová". iReport.cz. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Wiser, Danny (29 May 2021). "Czechia: Objects of Desire and Other Complications – Monkey Business". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ a b "O Andělovi pro skupinu roku se hlasovalo dvakrát". idnes.cz (in Czech). 19 March 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Anděl 2003". ihned.cz (in Czech). 22 March 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Langerovou, Bártu i Tata Bojs těší ceny Anděl 2004". novinky.cz (in Czech). 21 March 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Dva Andělé pro Lenku Dusilovou a Clou". novinky.cz (in Czech). 12 March 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Obrazem: Nejvíce Andělů získali Monkey Business". denik.cz (in Czech). 3 April 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Nejúspěšnějšími v Andělích byli Charlie Straight. Získali tři ceny". idnes.cz (in Czech). 17 April 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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