Sick Monkey
Sick Monkey lives in the grey - whether experiencing the ecstasy of love or the blatant truth of death and mayhem. Taking an unashamed view of the world we live in.
Sick Monkey Rocks Hard and Rolls Sweet. Not defined by a genre, rather molded by an attitude.
Bringing together over a century of experience and talent, with passion and professionalism, entertaining the crowds with powerful rhythms, intricate melodies and well crafted songs.
All original material that is new, yet familiar, loud and exciting, no one gets away from the infection.
With a growing legion of "Sickos", Sick Monkey is ready to rock with the best, you and your quests will never be disappointed: Catch the disease that is - Sick Monkey
References for Sick Monkey performances are available upon request.
Sick Monkey is…
Grace McDonald – the band’s music director, lead guitarist and songwriter. Grace has sang and played lead guitar, bass guitar, banjo, piano, and much more since she was a teenager and has been a member of leading rock bands for over 30 years. Sensing a need for a harder-edge rock sound on the west coast, Grace formed Sick Monkey. In high demand for her abilities as a song writer/guitarist, her playing brings a tight, intricate, hard-driving feel to every song the band performs. A perfectionist, Grace’s musical expertise is the driving force behind every Sick Monkey performance. Grace is always writing new songs, rehearsing and working hard to keep Sick Monkey cranking out the tunes. Grace performs with Gibson guitars, Marshall amplifiers and Shure microphones.
Eric Smith – prankster, bassist and lead vocalist for Sick Monkey. Like all the band’s members, Eric has a full time job as a business owner. When not working or participating in numerous sporting events, Eric is spending long hours rehearsing with the band and on his own and it shows in every performance. Equally at home singing a ballad or rock tune, Eric lets the words guide his voice throughout a song. His seasoned style brings both the sound and story of the music together. His rocking delivery pulls our audiences in, and then vocally tells them a story through every Sick Monkey performance. Eric performs with Sennheiser microphones and audio monitoring equipment.
Jesse Minick on drums. Life-long Metal enthusiast and multi-instrumentalist has been performing and recording music for nearly 20 years.Writing and playing guitar in Seattle area bands Vitamin Fat, Mabel, and The Flood. The Flood released "A Fragile Mind" in 2005 putting the band on the map.Jesse also played drums for the black metal outfit Vinland Ghost for a short period of time. After sabbatical in the wilds of Wyoming, Riverton based Death metal group Pound Foolish recruited Jesse for rhythm guitar and recorded an album in 2010. 2018 Jesse Joins Corvallis Oregon based hard rock band Sick Monkey filling out the lineup as drummer. Jesse plays Mapex drums, Zildjian cymbals, and Pearl double pedals.
