ABOUT
Ryan Montaño is an internationally celebrated trumpeter, songwriter, video creator and recording artist.
Hailed by global saxophone icon Dave Koz as an artist who is “pushing the instrumental music world forward in a triumphant, very tangible and highly unique way” and a “multi-talented renaissance man” by Trend magazine, Montaño’s beautiful tone, sophisticated and memorable compositions, impactful live performances and precise technique have garnered him global radio airplay and festival performances across the United States.
A 5-time Billboard-charting recording artist, Montaño’s debut contemporary jazz single "I'd Like That" found nationwide popularity and acclaim by reaching the 14th position on the Billboard National Jazz Airplay chart. His follow up single "Honey Girl" peaked at #13 on Billboard after 20 consecutive weeks on the the chart. His current record “Dreamer” has become a #1 hit in the country of Spain. His latest album “Truth Journey” has garnered over 5 million streams on Spotify.
The success of his music has led to nation-wide performances at jazz and music festivals across the country including the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, The Phil Denny Armory Jazz Festival, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival "Rising Star" performance slot and several others.
In addition to his musical artistry, Montaño is a talented and truthful actor having appeared in several commercials and Hollywood films with speaking roles in "GoodKill" starring Ethan Hawke, Disney's "Lemonade Mouth" and "Love N' Dancing" starring Amy Smart, Rachel Dratch and Betty White. He has been a featured performer on “CSI Miami” and “Wildfire” and has several runway modeling shows and print campaigns to his modeling credits.
Montaño has also appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” playing the trumpet for pop stars “Hanson” as part of the “Cleto & The Cletones” horn section.
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Montano along side Ethan Hawke and Bruce Greenwood in “GoodKill” (Directed by Andrew Niccol)
Those Who Reach…
Written, Filmed, Edited & Voiced by Ryan Montano for The University Of New Mexico’s School Of Engineering.
Montaño is also a professional filmmaker, director, videographer, photographer, editor and graphic artist. His video work has been featured on national television networks including ESPN, CBS, NBC and FOX.
Specializing in music-based visual media, Montano has filmed and/or directed award-winning music videos for “Dustin Lynch”, “Kane Brown”, “Runaway June”, & “Ozomatli”. He has created video content for major global brands including Ford, Dr. Pepper & T-Mobile.
While his talents encapsulate many different passions, it is music and the trumpet that truly define Montaño as an artist. With a truthful artistic vision and emotive songwriting, delivered through a graceful and soft tone, Ryan Montaño is an artist creating and evolving along a path and sound all his own...