Mon Khmer

Having met at Berklee College of Music in Boston, the five friends found home in Brooklyn and formed Mon Khmer, following a summer of session work that included Hammarsing (vocalist/guitarist) joining Albert Hammond Jr. on a world tour.
Assembled from a wide range of backgrounds, the band shirks identification with any one genre. Dave Cole (drums/synths) and Mathew Scheiner (aka Von China) (bass/synths/vocals) draw heavily from Motown Records, Shuggie Otis and Steely Dan. The band is complemented withElias Meister’s (Guitarist/Synths) jazz upbringings as well Hammarsing’s, Durutti Column, George Harrison and David Bowie songwriting influences. Dave Kaye equips Mon Khmer with a devastating secret weapon, by adding his pedal steel touch layering the songs with beautiful sweeping hooking sounds.
Praise has indeed been high for the band's live shows, slowly captivating listeners sending them into a groove/trance/dance mode that is legitimately hard to resist. Being around for slightly over a year, Mon Khmer has shared stages with prodigious and unconventional Micachu & The Shapes from the UK and “auto-physio-psychic” Brooklyn locals Dragons of Zynth previously this year, and has performed at various exciting CMJ showcases with Savoir Adore, Naked Hearts & Rumspringa.
Mon Khmer are gearing up to trigger more mesmerizing tracks to be played at their Pianos Residency on Tues. Nov 10th w/ Midnight Masses and Tues. Nov 17th w/ Deleted Scenes as well at this years newly created Hex Fest sponsored by SPIN & American Apparel with exciting secret guest performances. Don’t miss a chance to see them this upcoming winter for indie street cred.

"Mon Khmer's songs feel heavy and dense, but in the best possible way - you can pick up something different with each listen. Lots of influences are at work, swirling together into a mass of current trends and classic indie-rock tradition, making for something you can really sink your teeth into. Yet another Brooklyn to watch out for." - L Magazine (NYC)