Chip Bit Day 19: Monodeer Interview

To kickstart this series of interviews for Chip Bit Day 19, let’s begin with our headliner, ‘Monodeer’. Monodeer is the alter ego of Dutch electronic musician Mark van den Heuvel, who combines his eternal love for 8-bit, hard hitting beats and basslines into inimitable live sets. Using two classic Nintendo Gameboys as instruments, he energetically explores, challenges and breaks through the pixelated boundaries of the micromusic scene. Monodeer’s own brand of heavy, noisy, lo-fi mastery will get you moving to the sounds of deep chip-bass and melodic hooks.

https://www.facebook.com/monodeer/
https://soundcloud.com/monodeer
https://monodeer.bandcamp.com/

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Mark van den Heuvel a.k.a. Monodeer from ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.

Hard hitting chip-bass bangers, produced and performed on Nintendo Gameboy Classics running Little Sound Dj.

In 2008, I saw Dj Scotch Egg wrecking a stage on a huge festival in the Netherlands with a single Gameboy. It blew my mind! One day after I got home, I began to look online for ways to compose on the actual hardware and discovered the chip music scene. In the beginning of 2009, I got my hands on all the equipment I needed and started making chip music myself.

At first, I started making more uplifting tunes because it felt like a natural start to explore the hardware and software. But since I always had an interest in moody melodies and bass music, I quickly began to make more deep and heavy tracks and see how far I could go.

All over the world. From Tokyo, NYC, Moskow, Melbourne, Washington, Amsterdam, Rome and many more…

Koenji High Tokyo (JP). Square Sounds Tokyo hosts their festivals there.

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My collaboration with Mega Ran at MAGfest 2017 was great.

Everything from Lorn. He is an American music producer who creates IDM music (Intelligent Dance Music).

Make at least 100 songs first to find your own sound.

Metroid.