Hailing originally from Birmingham, AL, Monte never picked up a guitar until he moved to the Texas Hill Country in 1979 at the age of 12. His mother, Maggie, taught him his first chords on the guitar at the age of 13. Monte first gained notoriety in 1999 in Austin, Tx, when as a relatively unknown talent he delivered a jaw-dropping live performance on an episode of the PBS series Austin City Limits. He has been named one of the "Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players" by Guitar Player Magazine, has won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" Award at the Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Awards seven years in a row. As a songwriter, he pulls from a litany of genres to craft original songs that span 12 cds from 1993 - present. His latest cd, "A Call to Arms" is available online now. Currently and for the last 9 seasons, Monte is the composer/creator of music for the FOX TV series Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen. In 2014, German amp manufacturer AER teamed up to develop the new signature MM200 acoustic amp. In 2008, Monte also appeared on Live From Daryl's House with Hall and Oates frontman, Daryl Hall. In 2004, Alvarez Guitars created the MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, a model based on Montgomery's 1987 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar. -- A native of Austin, Texas, Marina's musical journey began early. As a child, she played her guitar tirelessly— "'til her little-kid fingers bled"—and by age 12, her mother gifted her a Marshall amp stack instead of a party dress, marking the start of a lifelong devotion to music. From 2005 to 2015, she led the Houston power trio The Guppies, sharing stages with iconic acts like Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Deep Purple, and Joe Satriani. After going solo, she's opened for luminaries such as Terri Hendrix, Lloyd Maines, Joe Ely, Hayes Carll, Shake Russell, and Jesse Dayton. Following the loss of her mother, Marina transformed profound grief into creative momentum by building her own home studio, dubbed Two-Fisted Pixie, and released the album Austin to Houston. Released in 2023, Texcentric is a six-song EP recorded in Houston, reflecting both classic roots blues and modern sensibilities. Austin to Houston charts a deeply personal journey, underpinned by storytelling, social insight, and gritty conviction. Marina produced, engineered, and performed nearly every part herself— while notable collaborators include Lloyd Maines on pedal steel and others on bass and percussion. Marina's third full-length LP S.O.S. TEXAS is a bold fusion of Texas boogie, Americana, country-rock, world-beat, and bluegrass. Reviews praise Marina's authenticity, musicianship, and genre-blending style—likening her to Lucinda Williams yet with her own polished edge. Highlights include her fluid guitar, commitment to storytelling, and her "formidable edge that's entertaining & she can play!