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ArtistLover of all those that love me.Simply put.....AMAZING!!!!!!!“DJ Monty†has been a friend to music since he was born. From a young age, writing, drawing, and making sounds all came very naturally to him. Gifted with art, he began to explore his love of music more deeply in his senior year of high school. Buying records and having nothing to play them on but a home record player, This young man decided to embark on the musical journey of deejaying. He began researching all the music he could and had always been an avid lover of “Dope sound.†He coined himself “DJ Monty†after many people heard his talent and kept mispronouncing his name “Lamonteeâ€â€”so the name stuck and he emerged as DJ Monty in 2001.BORN AND RAISED IN WASHINGTON DC WHERE CHUCK BROWN AND MUMBO SAUCE DOMINATE DJ MONTY GIVES YOU THE FULL SPECTRUM, FROM HIS WORK WITH THE WELL KNOWN FOUR MAN DJ GROUP “THE SOUL CONTROLLERS" TO BEING AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE NAT TURNER REBELLION BASED IN WASHINGTON DC TO BEING THE OFFICIAL DJ FOR DC'S OWN ARTIVIST PRINCESS OF CONTROVERSY.A deejay/songwriter/poet/producer, DJ Monty hit the historical “U Street†corridor to hone his talents. Through his life’s experience he decided he would use his deejaying skills to encourage and motivate young men and show them how to live and work as an artist in front and “behind the scenes.â€DJ MONTY COMES FROM A LONG LINE OF MUSICAL TRADITION THAT STEMS FROM GOSPEL TO HIP HOP TO GO GO, STAYING TRUE TO THIS HE IS THE PRODUCT OF WORLDLY AND HEAVENLY SOUNDS.WITH SONIC COMPOSITIONS TO MAKE A DEAF MAN'S HEAD NOD DJ MONTY PUSHES THE ENVELOPE TO BREAK THE MOLD OF NOT ONLY WHAT MUSIC IS BUT WHAT MUSIC WILL BE.Currently, DJ Monty is working on mixtape projects, his debut album and as always his freelance deejaying. He is one the of the main producers and artistic advisors for national DC artivist, Princess of Controversy (upcoming album, Loving Me, Myself and Me). DJ Monty has worked throughout the Washington, DC area on many music vignettes including being co-founder of the Nat Turner Rebellion, an organization formed to expose political prisoners who were unjustly incarcerated. Through the Rebellion, Monty used music and art education to draw the community to the awareness of these issues.DJ Monty sharpened his music education through being a volunteer with WPFW FM radio station, serving on the Community Advisory Board to oversee what decisions were being made about radio play in the metro area and introducing innovative ideas, such as creating youth workshops, for young men to learn the skills of deejaying and radio production.DJ Monty is very passionate about teaching that anyone can learn and “make it.’’ He tells the story of his life from all angles and how he made a conscious decision not to be a statistic, but a success. Music became his voice for how to survive life’s challenges and he exposes that by not “just being a dj†but showcasing how to be an “all-around†artist. His motto in life is that “listen to your own voice and you will never go wrong".In 2007, he teamed up with Princess of Controversy to form ARTSPERTS an artistic talent agency that creates the fusion of art and professionalism, and how it works in the community. Look for more on ARTSPERTS workshops soon!! To find out more about DJ Monty “Not JUST your average DJâ€, visit him on the web at www.myspace.com/djsmash79 or www.myspace.com/beatmachine2006 and book him for your upcoming birthdays, graduations, proms, barmiztfahs, rites of passage ceremonies, or just any celebration where you want MORE than just music, but a life experience!!!For booking please call Arsperts Inc. at 240-487-6175or email: [email protected].
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