Indie singer-songwriter & poet Monty Milne

Songwriter Monty Milne with his twelve string Martin acoustic guitar
Indie singer-songwriter Monty Milne in Port Providence, PA;

I consider myself a creative soul who is living a creative lifestyle. Music, poetry, and the visual arts have been a constant in my life since day one.

Visit www.MontyMilne.com - opens new browser window to see my visual fine arts and www.DigitalCanalDesign.com - opens new browser window to see my web design and graphic arts.

At this point in my life that I am getting a second wind in terms of music and am eager to explore my new music projects and any music opportunities that may come my way.

Please contact me - opens email browser to Monty@SpacePoet.com to discuss live music performances, recording opportunites, music licensing needs for TV, movies, or other artists, or any other needs or ideas you may have.

Info about my music

My guitar style is very rhythm-driven and I love to lay into chords! My biggest influence is Pete Townshend, and I think it shows in my guitar playing and songwriting. I play a twelve-string Martin acoustic guitar, a twelve-string Danelectro electric guitar, a white Fender Stratocaster electric guitar (a tip-of-the-hat to my favorite guitar player, Jimi Hendrix), plus various other guitars and basses that come into my possession.

I started-off as a drummer and I think that influenced my approach to guitar playing. I did own a nine-piece white Premier drumkit at one point, and used it on my very early recordings. I also still play the drums when I do studio work, and have always enjoyed accenting some of my songs with hand drums. I consider Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Ginger Baker to be my biggest influences in the thumping department.

Some of my recordings are a bit rough around the edges, but when you pursue an independent music course like I have you learn to make due. My first recording "studio" was a dual cassette recorder (BoomBox!) complete with a microphone I bought at Radio Shack for a few bucks! I also had a Tascam 424 4-track cassette recorder at one point in the early 1990's and used that for some of my projects. I also have recorded on my computer using SoundForge and other software.

I was fortunate to have been able to record my last two projects at Tasty Jam Studios in Media, PA.

Random, artistic facts about myself

I like to oil paint, illustrate, and cartoon and consider Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni & Vincent van Gogh to be my favorite visual artists. I often "see" the music I am playing and hope to one day capture these visions with colors on a canvas.

I think the grestest poet who ever lived is Arthur Rimbaud. I also like Robert Frost and Dante Alighieri, especially his masterpiece The Inferno.