Rocking Nashville has turn out to be second nature for Tim Montana, however final Thursday night time (5/21) at The Pinnacle, the Montana native delivered an explosive efficiency and left some very pleased followers wanting extra. We first found Montana when he opened up for Staind on the First Financial institution Amphitheater two years in the past, and now we have been followers ever since. Nashville.com caught up with the hard-rocking singer-songwriter whereas he was on the town, proper earlier than a blistering set that proved precisely why Montana continues to construct momentum as one in every of rock’s most genuine voices.
Despite the fact that Tim lives in Montana, he has a home right here in Nashville, and he’s right here very often.
“I preserve a home right here. I lease it to some musicians, however I’ve a room in the home. It’s like a frat get together once I present up there. I’m like, ‘Oh God, there’s a drum set within the kitchen.’”
That rugged Montana way of life continues to form each his music and his rising appearing profession. His newest single, “Break Me Down,” is a thunderous blast of gritty guitar riffs and cinematic storytelling, accompanied by a dramatic music video shot at Yellowstone Movie Ranch in Pray, Montana. Directed by Richard Grey, the video leans closely into psychological thriller territory, impressed loosely by the basic movie Distress.
“I deliberately wished it to really feel very film — not music video,” Montana defined. “We used all native Montana crew and filmed on the similar ranch the place I had labored on a movie with Samuel L. Jackson.”
The singer has quietly constructed a formidable résumé in movie over the previous a number of years, showing in tasks together with Holy Trinity alongside Pierce Brosnan and Samuel L. Jackson, in addition to Final Son of Isaac LeMay and Homicide at Yellowstone Metropolis. Two extra movies are anticipated to be launched within the coming 12 months.
Nonetheless, music stays Montana’s driving power, and his upcoming album — due later this summer time — could also be his most formidable but. Whereas he stayed tight-lipped about particular names, Montana confirmed the report will characteristic a number of main visitor stars and collaborations that longtime followers won’t see coming.
Montana has ventured near nation however rock continues to be his ardour. “That’s the place I began and that’s the place I hope I finish,” Montana stated of his return to harder-edged rock sounds. “ I grew up in the course of nowhere Montana, however I used to be the child carrying cowboy boots with a Nirvana shirt.”
Nashville, nonetheless, performed a serious position in sharpening his songwriting expertise. After spending practically 15 years writing songs in Music Metropolis and collaborating with artists starting from Child Rock to Billy Gibbons and Michael Ray, Montana says he realized from a few of the highest writers on the town.
Now he’s combining that Nashville songwriting self-discipline with the hard-rock roots that first impressed him.
One among Montana’s most well-known collaborations got here after an opportunity 2013 studio session with ZZ Prime legend Billy Gibbons. The 2 co-wrote “This Beard Got here Right here to Social gathering,” which famously grew to become an anthem for the Boston Crimson Sox throughout their World Sequence run. Montana and Gibbons would later collaborate on a number of extra songs together with “Weed and Whiskey,” “Fifty Fifty,” and “Rust and Crimson.”
Montana finally partnered with Gibbons on one other dream undertaking — buying the historic Smart River Membership in Montana collectively. (a bucket record vacation spot for me) It was as soon as a stage coach cease, then a brothel. Now it’s half music venue, half restaurant, half old-West landmark, Montana describes it as his personal “Bluebird North.”
“We deliver songwriters up from Nashville on a regular basis,” he stated. “It’s form of my little Bluebird north.”
Past music and movie, Montana has additionally turn out to be a passionate supporter of U.S. army veterans. Impressed after watching American Sniper, he partnered with Gibson Guitars to create a customized Chris Kyle tribute guitar that includes Kyle’s iconic skull-and-crosshairs emblem. The guitar later raised greater than $117,000 for the Guardians of Heroes Basis, serving to wounded veterans and troopers affected by PTSD.
As for what comes subsequent, Montana hinted that lots of the musical heroes who as soon as coated the partitions of his childhood bed room at the moment are turning into collaborators and associates. “I’ve checked most of them off the record,” he admitted.
After witnessing the sheer energy of his efficiency at The Pinnacle, it’s secure to say Tim Montana’s journey is simply getting louder.
–Jerry Holthouse
Nashville Live performance & Present Tickets!
Nashville.com
The Worldwide Model for Nashville!
