Looking Up by Patrick Monnius

I have dreamt about recording and releasing a record of my own for as long as I can remember. Growing up, before I even started playing viola, my secret dream was to be a singer and songwriter. As I got older, I kept pushing it down and telling myself that my energy was better spent doing other things. But no matter how deep I tried to bury it that dream never went away and would always come crawling back up to the surface!

At its core, this record is about trauma. No one’s done that before, right? In all seriousness, I use songwriting as a processing and coping mechanism and therefore all of these songs were born from some type of stressful situation. Whether it was a retrospective on the pandemic like Normal Again or trying to capture the anxiety I deal with surrounding my sister’s health issues like Without You. It’s my hope that these songs, although not necessarily all happy or uplifting at face value, will bring people some amount of comfort.

When I set out to begin this project, I knew that money was not my main goal. It cost a lot to create this record and I don’t ever expect to recoup it all. But that was never my goal! Throughout my life, music has been one of the greatest constants. It has always been there for me. Music has gotten me through some of the hardest times of my life. It’s my dream to create something that has the potential to do that for others! If my music helps just one person I consider that a success!

Patrick Monnius is an Americana singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio he spent most of his time playing classical music. It wasn’t until his college years that he discovered his love for the fiddle and for sharing his life and experiences through songs. This drove him to move to Nashville and throw himself head first into the world of fiddling and songwriting.

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