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“This prolific/eclectic artist/producer uses a spectrum of styles, generating entire concept albums. Turner is both daring and melodically gifted…”
-Music Connection Magazine
“You’ve got to love Monk Turner for creativity and witty lyrics. He combines various music genres and creates tracks suited for any type of music listener. Equipped with tongue-in-cheek lyrics about everyday life and social events that people encounter throughout their lives.”
-FrostClick
“Monk Turner is a musician of eclectic taste and an approach to releasing albums that involves Creative Commons licensing…”
-Creative Commons
“Part musical genius, part escaped mental patient…:”
-Is Good Music
L.A.-based songwriter Monk Turner is an artist. His medium is the concept album.
Turner has released over 20 albums in collaboration with Creative Commons artists who share a “copyleft” vision of breaking through the constraints of copyright and distribution to deliver free music to the people.
Turner got his start as a principal songwriter and performer in various music groups. After the break up of his last band, he found he preferred working with musicians as part of a freeform collective and began recording concept albums at home on his four-track. Almost a decade later, he is still at it with an ever growing audience of listeners. Turner’s albums are designed to stand alone as concept art therefore live performances are a rarity. However, almost 100 free songs are available for free download at: http://www.monkturner.com/
All tracks Creative Commons-BY-NC-ND
-Music Connection Magazine
“You’ve got to love Monk Turner for creativity and witty lyrics. He combines various music genres and creates tracks suited for any type of music listener. Equipped with tongue-in-cheek lyrics about everyday life and social events that people encounter throughout their lives.”
-FrostClick
“Monk Turner is a musician of eclectic taste and an approach to releasing albums that involves Creative Commons licensing…”
-Creative Commons
“Part musical genius, part escaped mental patient…:”
-Is Good Music
L.A.-based songwriter Monk Turner is an artist. His medium is the concept album.
Turner has released over 20 albums in collaboration with Creative Commons artists who share a “copyleft” vision of breaking through the constraints of copyright and distribution to deliver free music to the people.
Turner got his start as a principal songwriter and performer in various music groups. After the break up of his last band, he found he preferred working with musicians as part of a freeform collective and began recording concept albums at home on his four-track. Almost a decade later, he is still at it with an ever growing audience of listeners. Turner’s albums are designed to stand alone as concept art therefore live performances are a rarity. However, almost 100 free songs are available for free download at: http://www.monkturner.com/
All tracks Creative Commons-BY-NC-ND
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Video: Emergency Songs Live at Tuesday Night Cafe
9 Nov 2011 | from monkturner.wordpress.com
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Recent Activity
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Video: Emergency Songs Live at Tuesday Night Cafe’. November 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Emergency Songs Live at CicLAvia’. October 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Emergency Songs Live at El Cid’. October 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Emergency Songs Live at LADWP’. September 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Ahh Summer…’. September 2011
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MaelDilla added Monk Turner to MaelDilla’s library. August 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Getting Retrospective’. July 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Emergency Songs live at TNC’. July 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘10 Years and 22 Albums Later’. June 2011
- Monk Turner posted a news item ‘Emergency Songs Reviews’. April 2011
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