Tracy Monaco

"More than anything, I enjoy composing, song arrangement, and doing what I call piano ninja performance (which is just showing up at a place that has a lonely piano and start playing). Bass guitar performance is still my favorite when I play live shows with other musicians. Some of the instruments I play (some way better than others): piano, bass guitar, violin, mandolin, guitar, standard drum kit, and percussion."
-Tracy Monaco

Tracy Monaco is a solo artist based in Sarasota, Florida who formed Neptune's Daughter in 2007.

Music

She began playing the piano and violin at age nine, eventually performing and competing in the local school orchestras and Prince George's County Jr. Orchestra in the Washington, D.C. metro area. In her twenties, she taught herself the bass guitar and went on to join several bands in the D.C. area, including The Passion Flowers. She's performed, written and recorded music under the stage name, Roxy DelMonaco, with Boulder, Colorado based bands Yukon and The G-String Theory. She's also had the privilage of performing with such talented, independent music artists as Laurie Dameron, Matti Ardison, and Maxim Velour.

Photography

At age eight, she received a 120 cartridge camera from her grandfather and has been taking pictures ever since. Her main photographic subjects are nature, landscapes, and architecture. Every page of the web site features her photographs, including the album covers.

Creative Writing

Tracy began writing poetry in college after taking several English and creative writing courses. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland and two "Editor's Choice Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry" from the National Library of Poetry.

Photo Gallery

2018 Hanging out with friend , renown costume designer, Kathleen Geldard.

2017 Receiving the first proof of Rush Hour Flowers. Sarasota, Florida

2017 Meeting journalist Ann Curry at a hospice event at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Sarasota, Florida.

2016 Hanging out with friend Carmela Pedicini of the band Passerine at WSLR 96.5 Community Radio, Sarasota

2016 Mutual fans! Baltimore Orioles Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, Florida.

2015 Playing in front of restaurant Louies Modern thanks to the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Sarasota Keys Piano Project.

2014 Playing in front of the Art Uptown Gallery thanks again to the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Sarasota Keys Piano Project.

2014 Tracy and American Idol (season 5) top 12 finalist Melissa McGhee at Salty's in Gulfport, Florida

2014 -Promo picture. Port Charlotte, Florida

2012 Tracy & Styx!!! "LADY, when you're with me I'm smiling!!!" Charlotte, North Carolina

2009 Having fun on the drums. Fort Myers, Florida

2006 Relaxing by the pool. Port Charlotte, Florida

01/31/2005 Rocking out on the bass, live on "Rock the Nation" KGNU Radio Boulder with -YUKON-> Boulder, CO

01/31/2005 Performing live on "Rock the Nation" KGNU Boulder with -YUKON->, Boulder, Colorado

2005 Roxy DelMonaco, — in Denver, Colorado.

2005 — Denver, Colorado.

"New Year's Eve Alive 2005!", -YUKON->, Oriental Theatre, Denver, Colorado

2004 -YUKON->: L to R: Roxy DelMonaco, Matti Ardisan, & Kristen Starra at The Oriental Theater. Denver, Colorado

2004 -YUKON->: L to R: Kristen Starra, (Raven on drums), Matti Ardison, & Roxy DelMonaco at the Oriental Theatre. , Denver, Colorado

2004 -YUKON->: L to R: Kristen Starra, Matti Ardison, & Roxy DelMonaco at the Oriental Theatre, Denver, Colorado

2004 Show in Denver

2004 Promo picture. Fender Aerodyne J Bass(red Japanese model; it only comes in black in the U.S.) Boulder, Colorado

2001 Hanging out with Indie Artist Laurie Dameron and friends. Boulder, Colorado

1990's The Door's drum set. Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas, Nevada

1990's Practicing, College Park, Maryland

1990's Partying with WWF Champion Sgt. Slaughter! Daytona Beach, Florida

1980's: Front Row, 3rd violinist from left: Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Orchestra, Beltsville, Maryland.

Banging the crap out of grandma's piano.

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