Mono/Poly
Dickerson (born February 5, 1987), better known by his stage name Mono/Poly, is a Grammy Award-winning electronic music producer from Bakersfield, California.
Mono/Poly
- Name
- Mono/Poly
- Birth Name
- Charles E.
- Born
- 5 February 1987
- Birthplace
- Bakersfield, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Producer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- electronic · alternative hip-hop · experimental · glitch
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Key facts
• Name — Mono/Poly • Birth Name — Charles E. Dickerson • Born — 5 February 1987 • Birthplace — Bakersfield, California, U.S. • Genre — Electronic, experimental, alternative hip hop, glitch • Occupation — Producer • Years Active — 2008-present • Label — Brainfeeder Vision Recordings Faces Records Fat City Records • Associated Acts — Thundercat
Career
Career
Mono/Poly joined the record label Brainfeeder and released the Manifestations EP in 2011. He self-released the free EP, Killer B's, in 2012. The Golden Skies album was released on Brainfeeder in 2014.
Albums
Albums
• Paramatma (2010) • Golden Skies (2014) • Monotomic (2019) • Messages from the Cosmic Sea (2020) • Moonlight To Sunlight (2024)
EPs
EPs
• The George Machine (2009) • Manifestations (2011) • Killer B's (2012) • Cryptic (2016) • Union (2017) • As Long As That Love Is Divine (2020)
Singles
Singles
• "Bubble Sort" b/w "For Progressive Minds" (2008) • "Oil Field" b/w "Medusa" (2009) • "Stacking’ Ones" b/w “Teach You All A Lesson” (2019)
Productions
Productions
• Flash Bang Grenada - "In a Perfect World" from 10 Haters (2011) • Thundercat - "Heartbreaks + Setbacks" from Apocalypse (2013) • Thundercat - "Oh Sheit It's X" from Apocalypse (2013) • Busdriver - "Upsweep" from Perfect Hair (2014) • Tha Dogg Pound - "Skip Skip" (2015) • Ne-Yo - "Religious / Ratchet Wit Yo Friends" from Non-Fiction (2015) • Thundercat - "Song for the Dead" and "Lone Wolf and Cub" from The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam (2015) • Busdriver - "Hyperbolic 2" from Thumbs (2015) • Kendrick Lamar - "Untitled 08 | 09.06.2014" from Untitled Unmastered (2016) • Thundercat - "Friend Zone" from Drunk (2017) • Thundercat - "Black Qualls" from It Is What It Is (2020) • Thundercat - "Funny Thing" from it Is What It Is (2020)
Remixes
Remixes
• Flying Lotus - "Melt!" from L.A. EP 2 X 3 (2008) • Take - "Quartz for Amber" from Only Mountain: The Remixes (2011) • Lorn - "Weigh Me Down" from Weigh Me Down (2012) • S.Maharba - "Nice to Meet You" from S.Maharba: Remixed (2013) • Nocando - "Zero Hour" from Jimmy the Burnout (2014) • Sofie Letitre - "I Need" from Uncanny Valley (2015) • Seven Davis Jr. - "Try Me (I'll Funk You)" (2015) • Saul Williams - "Down For Some Ignorance [Mono/Poly Remix]" from "These Mthrfckrs: MartyrLoserKing - Remixes, B-Sides & Demos" • Noisia - "Miniatures" from Outer Edges: Remixes (2017)
Compilation appearances
Compilation appearances
• "For Progressive Minds" on Circulations & Jay Scarlett Present: New Worlds (2008) • "Red and Yellow Toys" on Wild Angels (2009) • "The Nomad" (with Noisia) on Division VA EP 002 (2016) • “Funkzilla” (with Seven Davis Jr) on “Brainfeeder X” (2018)
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- 1.Deviant. Review: Mono/Poly - Paramatma - Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic. September 9, 2010.
- 2.Omar Ghaznavi, Muhammad. Q&A with Mono/Poly - Sound Colour Vibration. Sound Colour Vibration. July 3, 2012.
- 3.Walby, Sam. RA Reviews: Mono/Poly - Manifestations EP (Single). Resident Advisor. April 4, 2011.
- 4.Otis, Erik. Mono/Poly "Killer B's" - Sound Colour Vibration. Sound Colour Vibration. April 21, 2012.
- 5.Patrin, Nate. Mono/Poly: Golden Skies. Pitchfork Media. September 2, 2014.
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