Monkey Majik

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Monkey Majik
Monkey Majik at Webster Hall, New York City, in November 2012
Background information
Origin	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Genres	Pop rock alternative rock
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Under Horse Records (2000 - 2005) Binyl Records (2006 - present)
Members	Maynard Plant Blaise Plant Tax Kikuchi Dick Mori
Past members	Misao Urushizaka Chad Ivany Jan Kuypers Tom Prichard
Website	http://www.monkeymajik.com/

Monkey Majik (stylised as MONKEY MAJIK) is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2000 in Sendai, Japan. The band consists of Canadian brothers, Maynard Plant and Blaise Plant, each acting as lead vocalists and guitarists, and two Japanese members: Tax on drums, and Dick on bass. Monkey Majik is signed to Binyl Records, a subsidiary of Avex Records.

The band rose to mainstream success after the 2006 success of their singles "Fly", and "Around the World" from the album Thank You, eventually reaching the top Oricon charts and collaborating with major Japanese sensations such as m-flo and SEAMO. As of 2012, they have released seven studio albums, four EP's, three physical live albums, three digital live albums, and three compilation albums, and have certified five singles through the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Since the debut of Monkey Majik, Maynard and Blaise have both simultaneously worked solo ventures into the music industry to much acclaim^{[by whom?]}.