08/01/2025
In case anyone's wondering what Joey's been up to - have a listen!
https://soundcloud.com/joeyalkes/1-01-boomboomheart Papa Joey Alkes is joey alkes of DJ Monkey This is a preview track for the upcoming album of Theatrical Spoken Word & Music called Straight Talk, Produced by LorDemetrious 2025
Joey Alkes is a versatile songwriter and artist, best known for his work with the alternative hip-hop group DJ Monkey, Alkes co-founded DJ Monkey with Mick McMains, blending spoken word, rap, and eclectic musical styles to create a unique sound. The group is acclaimed for their thought-provoking lyrics and innovative compositions, with notable albums like "Another Evolution" and "3rd World War" Before DJ Monkey, Alkes was part of the prolific 80s songwriting duo Alkes/Fradkin, co-writing hits like "A Million Miles Away, “heard in movies like Valley Girl, Valley Girl 2020 and Speed, with Peter Case for The Plimsouls, Paul Collins’ “All Over The World,” Phil Seymour’s “Talk To Me” and legendary Alexis Korner’s “The Sphinx.”.
LorDemetrious is an African American composer, songwriter and record producer based out of Hollywood, CA. An award-winning viola player LorDemetrious honed his ear at the AME Zion Church which led him to come to Los Angeles to study at the Los Angeles Recording School, which in turn led him to the production-songwriting team The Kore. The Kore would go on writing songs for the Chip-Monk 3 movie, Ian Thomas, Quincy Brown and many others. His works have been used in many reality tv shows such as love and hip hop, animal planet, Amanda to the Rescue, 2021 movie Warning and much more.
