Born and raised in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Grandmaster Monk showed interest in music from a young age. Cultivated from his "Rocker" parents, he took up the guitar at the age of ten. With the electric guitar on his side and the great help of the internet, he broadened his music horizons and eventually, after wanting to make music without the need of a band, bought his first sampler in 2014. Grandmaster Monk's music draws heavy inspiration from Rock, Rap, Electronic and Experimental music.