MONONEON
Genres: Funk, RnB, Nu Jazz • United States

Dywane Thomas Jr. (born August 6, 1990), also known as MonoNeon, is an American bassist, experimental musician and songwriter. He is known for his presence on YouTube playing bass guitar and known for being one of the last people to work with Prince. It was his eclectic artistry on the bass that first caught Prince's attention in 2014. Mono and Prince performed a number of concerts at Paisley Park, and also recorded and released the track, “RUFF ENUFF.” MonoNeon was the last bassist Prince hired before he died. MonoNeon has become known for his speech to music multitracking videos and compositions.Thomas also played with Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Ne-Yo on his fourth studio album. He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. Thomas was raised in a musical family, the son of a bass guitarist. He began playing bass at the age of four years, independent of formal lessons (self-taught). When he read more...