Based: Cape Town
Timothy De Monk discovered a passion for music in 2014, when he learnt how to play the guitar and found that he could not put the instrument down. “We were at a family gathering and my
cousin was playing guitar and singing, and I thought it would be amazing if I could do that. He then asked me if I would like to play the guitar and I received my first lesson on that day, says Timothy.
After grasping the basics of the guitar, he then began his music career by performing at various restaurants in Cape Town.
Timothy’s turning point came after a guest spot performance at the Octopus Garden restaurant in Muizenberg, when he was spotted by music producer, Jahn Beukes and was booked into the
recording studio soon thereafter. Timothy recorded his debut EP, “Hazy Days”, which was recorded at Mighty Music Studios and released on 5 December 2015. He describes his EP as:
“expressing myself through my music. It is about my emotions put into songs. It is about what I love most: the people in my life, life experiences and the things I enjoy most in life.”
In 2016, whilst still in high school, Timothy spent the year writing and recording demo’s which would form the start of his professional recording career.
He released his debut single “Everyday” on 3 April 2017, which became an instant hit on most of our local radio stations. The hit single was on the 5FM Top10 Pop Chart for 18 weeks.
The release of “Start A Fire” on 12 May 2017 and “On Our Own” on 19 May 2017 followed suit. “I Never Want To See Her” was released on 24 July 2017, debuting on Jacaranda SA Top 20 on 6 August 2017 and remained on the chart for 14 weeks. It was No 1 for eight weeks on the 5FM Top 10 Pop Chart and remained there for 18 weeks.
More recently, he launched “No Stress Moment”, which has been playlisted all over South Africa and is available for streaming on all online music platforms.
