Having been involved in the music business for decades, Monte has had the opportunity to wear many interesting hats. Starting as most do, he was a roadie for several bands travelling all over the US, which forged his backbone and artist relation skills along the way.
During that time, he also worked at recording studios engineering & producing local bands and performing in bands. On the side he found time for an underground radio show every Sunday on KNDI in Honolulu, HI for 4 years as an on-air talent, producing an up and coming indie radio show. He also was a writer for Skratch Magazine for two years doing album, show, and band interviews.
His production savvy is attributed to the six years spent as Production/Art Director at The Album Network – a publishing conglomerate that handled magazines, CD manufacturing and distribution to all of Clear Channel’s Top 40 stations, advertising & billboard production for Network 40, Urban Network, Virtually Alternative & many others. Later, Monte was promoted to run the day-to-day operations of Clear Channel’s New Music Network, which was a website designed to highlight Independent unsigned talent (working along side with Sat Bisla and A&R Network discovering bands) and give them national exposure.
Next, he joined Fontana/Universal distributed label IROCK Entertainment where he had many responsibilities such as A&R, online marketing, digital sales, co-manager of multi-platinum artists Night Ranger, street team coordinator & production. In December of 2005, he became a vital member of SMC Recordings team as VP New Media/Production Director and helped build the label into Fontana’s #1 Urban Label.
Currently, Monte serves as the Sr. Vice President at A&R Worldwide based in Beverly Hills, CA. He plays an integral part of the different brands that are associated with A&R Worldwide, including Pangea International Music Publishing, Passport Approved Syndicated Radio Show, hushhush Attack Social Media Marketing, One Movement For Music Magazine and the International music and media conferences MUSEXPO, Worldwide Radio Summit and Global Rock Summit.
