PATIENTLY WA ITING
Montana Da Mac A Atlanta, GA
s one of Koch Records new est signees, Montana Da Mac is climbing urban rad Rock movement. In fact, io charts with his guitar according to Montana, the laced contribution to the immediate popularity of including him. With an air Hiphis single “Rock On” fea of hum bleness, the 19 year old grinding it every Tuesda turing Unk surprised eve East ATLien explains, “It y night at the Libra. Every ryone, took exactly 75 days to club we went to we was with the record. I wasn’t get radio play. We started grinding the record. I eve even in the club and the n had some of my homebo y would ask the DJ to pla ys going out y it. Everybody was grin din g like it was they song.” In less than three month s after releasing the fini shed product in the streets, and that was before inking Montana had managed to a deal with Koch. Now wit land the record on 19 rad h a televised video to acc Man dance. io stations, ompany the airplay, “Ro ck On” has everyone doi ng the Rock Although he’s admittedly aware of his young age, Montana Da Mac possesses wisdom beyond his teenag e years. “I feel like age don’t matter,” he states. “Someone that’s 15 or 16 can do the same thing as someone who’s 30 years old. It’s all about who you be around and how you take in information.” And Montana has been soaking in knowledge of music his whole life. “When I was little I used to listen to music a lot. When I was about 15, tha t’s when I really started spitting. From the day I was born I took a personal liking to music. I would just zone out and be rapping to myself.”
Now that he has transfo rmed his interest into a profession, Montan a has compiled an album’s worth of materi al he feels will expose his multi-dimens ional character. The Life I Chose is scheduled for release this fall and while it features sev eral club targeted songs, Montana’s person al favorites are those that explore more personal topics. “Take a Walk in My Shoes” is one of these records. He says, “I’m tell ing people to take your shoes off for a minute and step in mine. Go through wha t I go through, besides the fame, the gla mour, besides everything you see on TV. Come to the neighborhood I grew up in and kick it with me.” While fame and glamour are not at the top of Montana’s must-hav e list, being financially secure is. Alo ng wit Montana launched Wild Life h his uncle, Productions and plans to own a label. He also wants fans to know there’s more to him than just being a rock star. “I want people to really look at me. Don’t look at the vid eos, just look at me. I know it sounds cra zy, but take a look in my eyes. See if you can see the pain; see if you can see the happin ess.” // myspace.com/montanadam
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Words by Ms Rivercity Photo by Chris Stanford
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