Trent Monk
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Genre: Acoustic / Christian / Pop
Location Nashville, Un
Profile Views: 64365
Last Login: 4/10/2013
Member Since 5/6/2008
Record Label None
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
Trent Monk in the Here and Now... Revitalized Singer Flying Solo and Loving It At some point among the crashing plates and angry customers, Trent Monk realized he was missing his calling. "I was going to culinary school to be a chef. I was working in a restaurant and went, wait, what am I doing?" he said. "The learning curve was years ahead of me to become a great chef. Did I want to leave behind all 10 years that I had put into music? That's when I began to realize why I started doing music in the first place. God starting doing things with my heart." Monk's musical sabbatical ended there. He picked up his guitar and hasn't looked back. "It feels good, feels right. I have more passion and excitement than I've ever had." Monk had survived and thrived through the music industry grind for more than a decade. Success came through a pair of Nashville record label deals and Top 5 hits. He recorded Dancing with the Angels in 2005 and The Twenty-First Time in 2008 as half of the Monk and Neagle duo. The records drew industry acclaim. "I've worked on a lot of great records," said Ed Cash, Gospel Music's 5 time Producer of the Year, "and the special ones you can usually identify. From the beginning, the songs to me on this record are simply at another level... It's been amazing, watching these guys bring them to life." But a few years later, Monk says he was dried up and burned out. He walked away. "I've always said that I would give it up and go in a different direction if God wanted me to. I guess I had to get to that place and really prove it before I could be used by God." A re-energized Monk is enjoying life as a solo artist. He's touring and has a brand new record coming out Fall of 2011 He describes the music as "soulful acoustic pop with a message." And what is the message? "This record has a theme throughout it," he said. "Not that every song sounds the same but I think it's about allowing God to steer you in the right direction from an unpleasant place to a place of peace where you are supposed to be." All words spoken by an artist whose music has a mission larger than entrees and appetizers. "I would love for people's lives to change in some way and to be encouraged," he said. "What I've walked through in my life and the way that God has used those things, I feel like people can relate with their own stories and let God do something in their lives." .. .. ...................... -
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Patty Griffin, Harry Connick,Jr, U2, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel, Edwin McCain, Raul Midon, Billy Joel, Snow Patrol, Aerosmith, Bruce Hornsby, Butterfly Boucher, Gavin DeGraw, Green Day, Lenny Kravitz, Sting, and many many more! -
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- 3 years ago
- K-Dizz {Anthem}3 years ago
dude come back sooooon - south cakilacki you are soooooooooooooo missed!
- 3 years ago
- April O Dell3 years ago
Have a great weekend Trent!
- 4 years ago
- Amber Hurst4 years ago
Come back to Dallas!
- Dianna Chenevert4 years ago
HAVE A BLESSED EASTER!
- April O Dell4 years ago
Happy Easter to you and your family!
- Big Fat Heart4 years ago
Eh, Neagle was weighing you down anyway. Joking. Hey, I love Raul Midon!
- April O Dell4 years ago
Hate to sound like a broken record but would really love to see you in West Virginia! Have a great weekend.
