Montrose-lead vocals, guitar, piano and keyboard and a little bit of bass.
The main players on live performances are:
Rhonda Nicole - Vocals, tamborine, my partner in crime.
Ray Flippen - Bass, the smooth one
Jirard-keyboard, the most insane or Larry Davis - keyboard, big daddy LD
Danielle "Pockett" Brown - Drums, big pimpin'
Influences
Prince, Black Crowes, Funkadelic, The Time, John-Michel Basquiat, Sanada Maitreya, Seal, Meshell Ndgeocello, Joni Mitchell, Jesse Johnson, Sly and the Family Stone, The Psychedelic Furs, Sting, Ben Harper, Gil Scott Heron, Mozart, The Police, The Doors, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Klymaxx, Vanessa Daou, Smashing Pumpkins, Wendy and Lisa, Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music.
HEY EVERYONE! Just wanted to let you know that I'm NOT one of those artists who doesn't accept friend requests from other bands...I dig all types of music and welcome your requests and your comments...HOWEVER, please don't use this page to simply advertise your band or your business or whatever. If I see something like that on my comment page I will delete it...we have to be REAL COOL for you to do that...peace........................................................................................
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Montrose is a Texas-based currently promoting his sophomore release, Inertia. The CD features eleven stunning tunes written and produced by the artist. The growth and maturity in Montrose's songwriting and musicianship can be found in each vibrant track. Released on his independent label Candlehouse Records, Inertia is the follow-up to the debut album "Invisible Milk," released in 1998. Inertia has reached music lovers as far away as China, Japan, Australia and the U.K. It showcases Montrose's mature and developed songwriting, his cool vocals as well as his blissed out guitar playing. Inertia has a variety of textures and moods. From mellow psychedelic, P-Funk spaciness, and old school soul, it is all there.
The intro track "Eureka" is a stellar introduction to his strong songwriting talent and musicianship (yes, on several tracks he is a one man band), and muscular guitar work. "Deep Within" exhibits a knack for a catchy hook, strong melody, and Sly and the Family Stone like female vocals. "Never Be Mine" is a timeless rock and soul ballad and Montrose also delivers a stirring arrangement of Terrence Trent D'Arby's "Surrender" that moves from the ethereal to a guitar driven climax. The haunting song "Down" was used in an episode of The Discovery Channel special series "Urban Explorers" and his song "A Different Story" is featured in the upcoming independent film "Photoshop."
As a performer, Montrose was the only indie artist to play on the "2008 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage." He also had the opportunity to perform in Nanjing China in 2007. He created a local buzz and loyal fan base, performing with his band as the opening act for the Dallas leg of the MP3 National Music Tour as well as a featured artist at the North Texas New Music Festival. His acoustic performances are a popular draw at Opening Bell, Dallas premier singer/songwriter venue. He has also performed at the Hard Rock Café, The Dallas City Arts Festival and The Taste of Dallas, in addition to other venues in the Dallas and Houston area. Montrose was featured in The Dallas Morning News daily publication "The Quick" as the band of the week. In March of 2000, Montrose graced the cover of the Houston Press music section when he and his band kicked off a four-day tour of Houston area venues. From its reflective lyrics, smooth vocals and funk/rock/acoustic guitar, covering various moods and textures, Inertia is a combination of rock, soul and funk that doesn't disappoint. You will find that after several listens to Inertia, you have discovered a soul treasure in Montrose.
Check out Montrose's music at www.myspace.com/montrose and www.montrosemusic.com and
See videos of the performances from the Fantastic Voyage at www.myspace.com/montrose
Check out Montrose performing at the Tom Joyner Studios for Black America Web at
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/studiojam/instudiomontrose
Thank you for your support...I appreciate it and I am humbled...please stay tuned for more Jesus Hip Hop Music this Fall....Also the Crossroads EP will be released July 21st...and as always you can download my EP's for FREE or if you choose to you can download from your favorite online retailer like iTunes, Napster, Amazon, and Rhapsody to purchase the EP for around $5.00...the nice things is that the proceeds from your purchase will go to Feed My Starving Children www.FMSC.org. For every EP sold...we can feed 2 starving children for a MONTH!!! There are a lot of starving children in the world and together we can help them.
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