Monty Oxymoron

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Monty Oxymoron b. Cambridge, Sept 27th 1961 - keyboardist for the Damned since 1996, Monty is a multi-instrumentalist and can also play (in addition to Keyboards) Guitar, Bass Guitar, Marimba, and all sorts of hand percussion. Has also been known to play objects not designed as musical instruments.

Monty has also performed with Captain Sensible, Dr. Spacetoad Experience, Sumerian Kyngs, The 2nd Attic, The Trevor Kaye Quintet, The Sweetcorn Experience, Improvising Duo (ID) with Rod Paton, Captain Stupidt (sic), Yvo Luna, Tim Burness and the "Celebration" Jazz duo with Dee Byrne (sax). He also plays with The Vitamin B12, appearing with them live at "All Tomorrow's Parties" festival 2005.

A keen musical improviser since an early age, today he continues to improvise with the Brighton "Safehouse Collective" in both open sessions and gigs.

In addition to playing in Rock bands, solo gigs and a Jazz band, he has also accompanied contemporary dance classes and performances, worked with poets and with a theatre company. In 1987 he performed in cabaret with Ian Smith of the "Zap Club" for ITV's P.O.V. broadcast.

Between 1989 and 1992 he attended West Sussex Institute for Higher Education and obtained a BA in "Related Arts". After this he co-ran a music group for adults with special needs with Rod Paton, and also played percussion in his monumental "Jazz Mass". Monty then went on to study Art Psychotherapy at Goldsmith's College London while retaining an interest in music and dance therapies. After this, personal study researching the phenomenon of synaesthesia deepened the interest in the interplay between visual and aural phenomena, art and music.

Since joining the Damned professionally in 1996, Monty has continued to study the history, philosophy, neurology, and psychology of music, making use of the vast resources of the Internet to continually expand his musical experiences and knowledge.

When not playing or studying music Monty works as a psychiatric nurse.

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Monty Oxymoron - Discography

Acorn Beer and Chestnut Wine (1984) as Monty the Moron Acid Tapes Tune into Channel Z (1984) as Monty the Moron Acid Tapes Tales from the Second Attic (1985) as Monty the Moron Acid Tapes 18 Symptoms of Musical Insanity (2005) as Monty the Moron Bendi Records Living My Life Backwards (2005) Limited Release but available for free at Last.fm Mad Hatti's Reunion With Paradise (2007) Limited Release but available for free at Last.fm Visions of the Ecstasy Aunt (2010) AWAL (download only)

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WITH THE DAMNED

Grave Disorder (2001) Nitro Records Little Miss Disaster (2005) Lively Arts The Damned Return To The 100 Club (2007) Liveherenow So Who's Paranoid? (2008) (Monty wrote "Nature's Dark Passion" and "Since I Met You" on this album) The English Channel Nation Fit For Heroes/Time (2008) (Vinyl single on The English Channel) 35th Anniversary Tour Live (2012) 4worlds Media

With The Damned - Photo: Violet Black

DVDs

Tiki Nightmare (2002) Salvo Sound & Vision M.G.E.25 (2005) ILC Music

OTHER APPEARANCES

Time Machine - The Dr. Spacetoad Experience (1996) Blueprint Mad Cows and Englishmen - Captain Sensible (1996) Scratch Records Finding New Ways To Love - Tim Burness (2004) Expanding Consciousness Vision On - Tim Burness (2007) Expanding Consciousness This is Bon Bon - Gilly Bloodaxe (2010) with Tony Gill, Adrian Newton and Geoffe Hearne Bloodaxe The Madcap Laughs Again! (2010) Track 7 "Octopus" (with Cpt. Sensible) Free with MOJO Magazine March 2010 Portobello Shuffle (Pink Fairies Tribute CD) (2010) Track 7 "Say You Love Me" (with Cpt. Sensible - Monty played drums) Easy-Action

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