Ricky Montgomery

Ricky Montgomery (born April 3, 1993)[1] is an American Indie pop musician and songwriter. In 2020, his songs went viral on TikTok, leading to being signed with Warner Records later that year.[2]

Ricky Montgomery
Born (1993-04-03) April 3, 1993
Los Angeles, California
OriginSt. Louis
GenresIndie-Pop, Alternative, Bedroom pop
Years active2014—present
LabelsWarner Records
Associated acts
Websiterickymontgomery.com

Early life

He was born in Los Angeles. His mother was a teacher, and his father was a gaffer.[1] Early on, his parents got a divorce,[3] and, in 2005, he and his mother moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he began to play in various bands at the age of 14.[1][2] In 2014, he gained a following on Vine, a short-form video service, posting comical original songs.[4] He found the site the day after the app had launched, from a CNN news article. He saw the site as a potential "springboard for a possible music career."[3] After finding success with that, Montgomery released his first EP, Caught On The Moon.[1][4] Soon after, he dropped out of college and returned to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.[2]

He has a sister.[3]

Career

In LA, he released his first studio album "Montgomery Ricky" on April 1st, 2016.[2][5] Montgomery founded indie band The Honeysticks with a childhood friend of his[6] to experiment musically.[2][4][7] The band name was derived from a snack Montgomery ate every Saturday morning when he was a kid, made of sticks of honey.[3] In 2018 he took the year off of making music and started social media marketing companies to earn more money, and by 2020 was considering quitting making music entirely.[2][4] However, in mid-2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, his two singles—Mr Loverman and Line Without A Hook—went viral on TikTok.[2] With his explosion in popularity, he had been contacted by "virtually every single major label A&R in a matter of months."[4] And in December 2020,[4] after a large bidding war, he signed with Warner Records.[8]

I think because we had a really traumatizing year, these songs kind of found a moment, because they're all, in their own way, about traumas in my life.

— Ricky Montgomery[6]

Since then, he has remixed two songs in 2021 from his debut album with fellow artists Chloe Moriondo and mxmtoon respectively.[4][6] Montgomery came in contact with mxmtoon after finding her perform one of his songs on the streaming platform Twitch, learning that she had been a fan of his Vine content before it shut down.[4] He found Moriondo from a song cover of Out Like A Light.[9]

Montgomery is planning on working on his second album.[4]

Discography

EPs
  • Caught On The Moon (2014)

Singles

Montgomery Ricky (2016)

All tracks are written by Ricky Montgomery.

Montgomery Ricky
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This December" 3:01
2."Line Without a Hook" 4:09
3."Cabo"Jon Heisserer2:27
4."Dont Know How"Dylan Schnitker3:03
5."Last Night" 4:03
6."California" 3:30
7."My Heart Is Buried In Venice" 3:04
8."Mr Loverman" 3:36
9."Get Used to It" 3:55
10."Snow"Jon Heisserer4:36
Total length:35:30

Notes
  1. Montgomery says that this is the best song that he has written
  2. This is a remake of the song with the same title in the album "Montgomery Ricky" with singer mxmtoon
  3. This song is a remake of the same song in his album "Montgomery Ricky" with musician Chloe Moriondo

References
  1. Montgomery, Ricky. "ricky montgomery". Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. "Ricky Montgomery - Paradigm Talent Agency". Paradigm Talent Agency. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. Myszkowski, Max (December 3, 2019). "The Honeysticks Sweeten Storke Plaza". Music. Daily Nexus. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. Ginsberg, Gab (February 5, 2021). "Ricky Montgomery Signs With Warner Records, Debuts 'Line Without a Hook' With Mxmtoon: Exclusive". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. Caulfield, AJ (April 2, 2016). "Album Review: Ricky Montgomery – "Montgomery Ricky"". The Young Folks. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  6. Crowley, Erin (February 5, 2021). "Ricky Montgomery & mxmtoon Team up for New Version of 'Line Without a Hook'". Melodic Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  7. "Ricky Montgomery". Modern Music Maker. February 26, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. "Ricky Montgomery Signs With Warner Records, Debuts 'Line Without a Hook' With Mxmtoon: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  9. March, Kim (March 5, 2021). "Ricky Montgomery and chloe moriondo Team Up on a Wistful Remake of "Mr. Loverman"". Flood Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  10. Ricky Montgomery - Sorry for Me (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-10-15
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