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Monty Smith (New Synth Solo!)

About Me

About Me:
I Like Music. The only reason I don't say I LOVE MUSIC or I WOULD DIE WITHOUT MUSIC is because it sounds so grossly cliche that it makes me want to tear off my face. I will say, though, that music is pretty much all I do.
I'm mostly known for playing the piano. I also enjoy keyboards (you know, those electric ones), guitar (also electric, acoustic is fine too), some drum-type-things, and I'm starting to get into analog synthesizers (digital ones have too much computer). I also enjoy recording stuff and running sound for concerts and things. I'd like to learn some other instruments (violin, cello, saxophone, chapman stick, etc.) but those are expensive, and as a typical musician, I do not have any dollars.
I'm usually busy writing or practicing or anything like that. I also spend time with friends, or maybe eating delicious food. Oh, and I work on occasion so I can have dollars to buy more instruments with. Eventually I'll go to college and learn more stuff about music. I'm not entirely sure what I want to do with myself right now, but I think I will figure it out soon.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/06/2006
Band Website: youtube.com/user/MontySmith88
Band Members: Monty Smith = pretty much everything.
Influences: Influences/Bands I Like: Agalloch
Agalloch
Amon Amarth
Angra
Apocalyptica
Avantasia
Ayreon
Baroness
Blind Guardian
Blue Man Group
Celesty
Crossfade
Dethklok
Devin Townsend
Dream Theater
Dreamscape
Edguy
Elvenking
Enchant
Ensiferum
Epica
Epicurean
Evergrey
Exodus
Falkenbach
Fates Warning
Fear Factory
Freedom Call
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Hammerfall
Iced Earth
Isis
James Labrie
Joe Satriani
John Petrucci
Jordan Rudess
Journey
Kamelot
Katatonia
Lacrimas Profundere
Lacuna Coil
Lake of Tears
Liquid Tension Experiment
Lordi
Lost Horizon
Mistheria
Moonsorrow
Muse
Nevermore
Nightwish
Nile
Nocturnal Rites
Opeth
Pain of Salvation
Planet X
Porcupine Tree
Pyramaze
Rhapsody of Fire
Rotting Christ
Shadow Gallery
Sonata Arctica
Steve Vai
Stratovarius
Symphony X
Tad Morose
Testament
Therion
Tyr
Wintersun
Wolverine

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Sounds Like: Like some guy who has no idea what he is playing and neither does anybody else. But it is apparently pretty good and cool, so there you go.

Words People Have Said:

"Montel Smith: one who creates montels in a hot forge" -Paul

"meh jeez. you're cool, monty. in case you were wondering" - Christy

'You are an inspiration to humanity." - Jay

"You scare me sometimes...you're a freakin music GENIUS!" - Jocelyn

"cool! i like it! it sounds kind of like Jerry lee lewis on acid playing right in front of the pearly gates of heaven. but only kind of..." - Jamieson Tobey

"Man, I love it; that piece rocks the shit outta my socks" - Alex

Heroes: Jordan Rudess
Steven Wilson
Jens Johansson
Mark Jansen
Tuomas Holopainen
Mikael Akerfeldt
Tobias Sammet
Record Label: Is something that would be very nice, yes

My Blog

Time to Have a Do-Over

Alright, I'm starting this crap all over again.I've taken down most remnants of the old music I've done. It was half-assed crap that I figured was just "good enough" to post, which people kinda enjoye...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:33:00 GMT

I am NOT a normal person

I am not a "Normal" person. I am a musician. Allow me to point out some of the subtle differences:-I get inexplicably frustrated over the smallest things that don't bother me the next day-I'm really, ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:47:00 GMT

Paying for Music (Well, I’d LIKE to)

I've been reading the internets general opinion on music downloading culture. I have to say, I'm fascinated. The general consensus seems to be that people would pay for music, if it wasn't such a pain...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:47:00 GMT

Everything is Different Now

LOL I BALEETED EVERYTHING. Yea, while adding some new pictures, I realized I hadn't deleted pictures from a relationship that ended months ago. Then I realized I hadn't removed bands I was in that hav...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:22:00 GMT