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I am a singer/songwriter/performer with a 5-octave range, perfect pitch and the ability to write, arrange, record and engineer for full-piece rhythm, vocal, jazz and orchestral ensembles.
I am currently the male lead singer for the Boston based party band Soul City. I am also the featured lead male singer for Bowzer's (formally of ShaNaNa) Rock N' Roll Party band. The band is regularly featured on Royal Carribean Cruise Lines and headlining shows across the United States year round. Last year, the band completed a successful 8-city tour of New Zealand.
I have years of live and studio recording experience as a background singer/dancer or lead singer/soloists. My music has been featured in the SWSX Electronica Festival and Sony Music AcidPlanet Featured Artist Podcast. I have also performed live for the likes of Disneyworld, Disneyland, Opryland, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Las Vegas Hard Rock Cafe, Mohegan Sun, New York University, Seminole Hard Rock Cafe, the City of Buffalo Variety Club Telethon for the Women and Children's Hospital, Phillips Women's Heart program for St. Francis Hospital of Hartford, the International Association of Jazz Educators and the Grand Rapids Opera Company. My studio session credits include Chevrolet, VISA, VH1's Rock Of Ages, Herman Miller, Louisville Courier Journal, University of Michigan Gospel Choir, Lansing Zoo, and Superclubs Jamaica. I have also received many musical wards including Downbeat Magazine's Best Male Vocalist (1992).
I have done live performances in NYC including the Music Summer Concert Series at Battery Park, New Rochelle BID Jazz on Library Green, Lincoln Jazz Center, the Nuyorican Cafe, the Bitter End, Kenny's Castaway and Arlene's Grocery. Last month I performed at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo, Michigan with the winning singers of NBC's Clash Of The Choirs: Nick Lachey's Cincinnatti Choir.
I have shared the stage and/or recorded with the likes of Michael Bolton, Barry Manilow, Mike Harvey (UPS Store commercial 'Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing), Maynard Ferguson (Theme Song to Rocky), Bonnie Herman (State Farm commercial, 'Like A Good Neighbor), Gary Fry (McDonald's), Kool & The Gang, Chuck Berry, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Dianne Schurr, Dr. Billy Taylor, Lionel Hampton, and Della Reese.
- Screen name:
- montyarnold
- Member since:
- Jun 24 2014
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 25
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael Jackson, Jackie Wilson, Sam Moore, Al Jarreau, Take 6, Yellowjackets, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Coldplay, EWF, Adam Levine, Frank Sinatra, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Tank
