MUNK DUANE
Recording Artist | Film Composer | Producer
PlasticMag (UK) -
"With each release, Munk solidifies his position as a musical force to be reckoned with.”
Find No Enemy -
"Munk Duane brings a level of swagger, of groove, and of soulfulness... So defiantly unique.”
FV Music -
"Munk Duane is a supremely talented artist who is leading the indie-pop genre forward”
MUNK DUANE
Recording Artist | Film Composer | Producer | Songwriter
Recording artist, producer and film music composer Munk Duane has a style deeply rooted in late 60s and early 70s Soul and Pop, crafting a sonic atmosphere that is traditional in inception and modern in execution. Channeling spirits of the past and filtering them through a 21st century aesthetic, Munk manifests an evolution by daring to experiment in hybrids.
Munk was up for GRAMMY® Consideration last year for BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE for his song "Myths". This year, he is once again up For Your Grammy® Consideration for SONG OF THE YEAR for "We've Talked About This Before" in the 67th Annual Grammy® Awards.
"We've Talked About This Before" was written, recorded and performed by Munk Duane and recorded at Bad Stella Studios, in Whitman MA. The song was mastered by Grammy® winner Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering, LA. The song was released on March 1, 2024.
Munk Duane hasalso won two New England Music Awards (2018 PERFORMER OF THE YEAR, 2019 VIDEO OF THE YEAR "Another Day Another Bullet"). He us currently nominated for PERFORMER OF THE YEAR in the 2024 New England Music Awards.
MORE ABOUT MUNK DUANE:
Munk's music has been licensed to hundreds of television and film productions, including Dateline NBC, NCIS, CBS Sports, NFL on CBS (120 broadcasts), Super Bowl Half-Time Show, NCAA Basketball (29 broadcasts), March Madness, US Open Tennis, NCAA, The Herd with Colin Cowherd (70 episodes), The Sopranos, Atlanta, One Life To Live (45 episodes), The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd, Pam & Tommy, CBS promos for 70th Annual Tony Awards, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 60 Minutes, and to major network and streaming platforms such as ABC, CBS, NBC, A&E, Amazon Prime, Max, NatGeo and more.
Munk's recent projects include composing for Extreme Music (the production music arm of Sony/ATV Music), Bleeding Fingers (co-founded by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel), Pitch Hammer Music (trailer music for Disney, Marvel and more), the Bose Corporation, and Heavy Hitters Music.
Munk Duane has appeared in major press including a feature in Billboard Magazine, as well as The Hollywood Reporter and The Boston Globe. He has been a guest lecturer for the Professional Development Seminar at his alma mater Berklee College of Music and keynote speaker at the Massachusetts DECA Regional Conference.
"Munk Duane crafts the perfect blend of groove-oriented conscious-R&B. His music has a purpose and in today’s social climate the messages are all too clear."
