Machel Montano

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Machel Montano (2007)

Machel Montano (born November 24, 1974 in Carenage ) is a Trinidadian singer, producer and songwriter of soca and calypso music.

Career

Montano was promoted and produced by his parents as a child. In 1984, together with his older brother and a few neighbors, he was a founding member of the Socaband Panasonic Express, which was renamed Xtatik in 1989 and still exists today with Montano's involvement. Montano recorded his first solo album in 1985 at the age of eleven. In 1986, when he was twelve, he appeared on the US TV show Star Search . In 1987 he became the youngest participant of all time to win the Caribbean Song Festival , the Caribbean equivalent of the Eurovision Song Contest . In the early 2000s, Montano co-hosted the radio show "International Sounds of Soca" on BBC Radio 1Xtra for four years . The show band with which Montano performs live these days is called "The HD Family", where "HD" stands for "High Definition".

As a songwriter and singer, Montano, in contrast to most other Soca artists, regularly collaborates with other musicians from the fields of calypso and reggae, such as Beenie Man , Buju Banton and Mighty Sparrow, for individual songs .

Soca and calypso music are competitive; In the Caribbean carnival season in particular, the artists compete against each other with their songs written for these occasions in a good dozen national and international competitions, some of which are decided by jurors and some by public votes, the most important of which are the International Soca Awards and the International Soca Monarch. Montano won the following titles in the course of his career:

year competition Title or category
1984 Junior monarch (Following the Footsteps of) My Teacher
1987 Caribbean Song Festival
1991 Young King 1st in the party
1997 Road March Big truck
2006 Road March Band of D Year
2006 International Reggae and World Music Awards Best Calypso / Soca Entertainer
2007 Road March Jumbie
2008 International Reggae and World Music Awards Wins in 3 categories
2009 International Reggae and World Music Awards Wins in 2 categories
2010 International Reggae and World Music Awards Wins in 3 categories
2011 Road March Advantage
2011 International Power Soca Monarch Advantage
2011 International Reggae and World Music Awards Wins in 5 categories
2012 Road March Pump Yuh Flag
2012 International Power Soca Monarch Pump Yuh Flag
2012 International Groovy Soca Monarch Mr. Fete
2012 International Reggae and World Music Awards Best Calypso / Soca Entertainer
2013 International Power Soca Monarch Float
2013 International Groovy Soca Monarch The fog
2014 Road March Ministry of Road
2014 International Power Soca Monarch Ministry of Road
2014 Soul Train Music Awards Best international performance
2015 International Power Soca Monarch Like Ah Boss
2015 Road March Like Ah Boss
2016 Road March Waiting on the stage
2018 Road March Soca Kingdom (with Superblue )

In addition to its musical activities, Montano runs a music store called "The M Store" at Piarco International Airport . He is also a partner in 3 Zero Ltd., a rum manufacturer that has won several design awards. In 2016 he starred in the feature film Bazodee by American director Todd Kessler, for which he also wrote the soundtrack.

Private

Montano was born dead and could be resuscitated immediately after birth. In his early childhood, his family moved from Carenage to Siparia, where he grew up and attended Siparia Boys' RC Elementary School. As a secondary school he attended Presentation College in San Fernando , where he joined the local choir. Montano is a devout Christian, but practices a mixture of Christianity and Hinduism and names Rastafarian as an influence. Montano now lives in Los Angeles. He has two daughters and a son who live with their mothers in the United States. In February 2020, he married his partner Renee Butcher. The ceremony was the first wedding in the 21st century to take place in the specially renovated Red House in Port of Spain .

Discography

  • Too Young to Soca? (1985, Macho Music)
  • Soca Earthquake (1987, EP, Ruf Rex)
  • Dr. Carnival (1987, EP, Rohit)
  • Katch Ya! (1989, EP, Ruf Rex)
  • Breakin 'out! (1990, Straker's)
  • One step ahead! (1991, EP, Ruf Rex)
  • X Amount Ah Sweetness (1992, Blow Up)
  • Any Minute Now (1999, with Xtatik, VP Records )
  • 2000 Young to Soca (2000, JW Productions)
  • The Xtatik Experience (2005, with Xtatik, Ruf Rex)
  • Band of D Year (2006, with Patrice Roberts, Ruf Rex)
  • Book of Angels (2007, Mad Bull)
  • Flame On (2008, Ruf Rex, renamed Wining Season in North America )
  • Heavenly Drum (2009, Ruf Rex)
  • The Return (2011, Mad Bull)
  • Double M (2012, Ruf Rex)
  • Happiest Man Alive (2014, Mad Bull)
  • Monk Evolution (2016, Monk Music)

Filmography

  • 2016: Bazodee

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BBC press release. Retrieved January 25, 2015 .
  2. ↑ EntertainmentMacco.com: Machel Montano Launches M Store ( Memento from February 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Trinidad Guardian, February 5, 2012, available online
  4. ↑ Product presentation on Behance.net. Retrieved February 3, 2015 .
  5. ^ Mark Fraser: Machel Montano Heart & Soul . In: Trinidad Express . March 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Trinidad Guardian, March 4, 2012, available online
  7. ↑ Carolyn Kissoon: Machel a married man now . In: Trinidad Express . February 14, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Montano, Machel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Trinidadian singer, producer and songwriter of soca music
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago