My Monkey Is Gonna Slap The Shit

The funky keyboard wizard Larry "Moogstar" Clemon acquired his nickname playing synthesizers for several funk and R&B bands, including two of the most influential bands in funk history, the Zapp Band and Cameo. A keyboard prodigy, Clemon came from a family with a musical pedigree - his uncle Teddy Clemon was Prince's keyboardist for many years. While working with Roger Troutman of the Zapp Band, Moogstar helped design a wireless vocoder to make it possible for Roger to walk into the crowd while performing. The death of Roger and his brother Larry in a bizarre murder/suicide in 1999, was particularly devastating to Moogstar, who found a great outlet for his grief in music. A year later he wrote several songs for Cameo's critically acclaimed "Sexy Sweet Thing" album and began a musical collaboration with the legendary Swamp Dogg that exists to the present day. Moogstar has had a hand in Swamp Dogg's independent productions for the last several years and has proved to be a supremely talented keyboardist, producer, engineer, and singer-songwriter in his own right, making himself invaluable in the recording process. On the aptly named full-length album "My Monkey Is Gonna Slap the Shit Outta Your Monkey," originally privately released in 2015, Moogstar lays down the hip-hop inspired funk in large doses with guest appearances from Swamp Dogg, Guitar Shorty, Charles Hayes and M.C. Jimmi Fats. The album has been newly remixed and remastered for wider release.