!Online Music Store!

I'm proud to announce that I opened up 2 music stores. One is for selling beats, the other is for selling mp3 singles & albums of the songs I've made. The beat store widget is right below my banner on this website. For mp3 singles and mixtapes/albums click the first link on the column to the right to access the site.

Thank you for your support and helping me accomplish my dreams as well as my goals. If you wish to purchase exclusive rights to any beats, or want me to perform a song for your establishment please email me at mtzvip@ymail.com with the email subject reading Event Venue, include event information, location, and any information you feel is related to the business of the email.

If you wish to collaborate email me at mtzvip@ymail.com with the email subject reading Music Collab, as well as a copy of the material for the said collaboration, the tempo or bpm of the instrumental track & a version of the instrumental track with the chorus(hook) pre-recorded on it.

New Mixtape The Gift

This month on the 25th I will be releasing my newest mixtape "The Gift." I will be selling mp3 singles, and the album its self via soundclick.com, iTunes, CD Baby, plus hand to hand sells.

I wanted  to do something special with the money I will be making, so for every sell I make I will donate a pecentage of the prophets to help bring happyness to the lives of our more unfornuate mothers and children. I will be helping my community and surrounding communitys alike.

If you want to help, buy a copy of my mixtape. I will be posting a video of the whole thing once a month, with the first video starting in May.

If any artist want to help its easy, donate some of your "bread" you make from your God given talent to some of God's less wealthy children. The best part is you can do it all by yourself, I dont ever have to handle any money that dont belong to me. If any of you have ever lived even the slightest amount of a rough child hood you'll understand.

Thank you for your support and help. We can make this world a better place for every one, change is posable. However, a change must take place within your heart, soul, spirit, and mind first.

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Happy holidays!

<p>In today's post I just want to say Happy holidays to my readers, my fans, my family, my friends, and everyone in between.<p/>
<p>Have fun, stay safe and enjoy your time spent with your loved ones.<p/>
<p>New blogs, music, videos, photos, and more coming within the next few weeks.<p/>
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Sacrifice it all or give everything up.

Sacrifice-Noun; An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine supernatural figure. Sacrifice Verb; Offer or kill as a religious sacrifice.

So I would like to talk about what you have to give up and put to the side in order to gain or achieve anything in the music industry.

Fact-Music is a fast going industry, its also becoming a more at home type of business as well. In todays music scene you have more artists emerging out of the deepest and darkest corners threw out the world. Such as PSY, from Gangnam-Gu, Or M.I.A. who came from London, Theres UGK from Texas, As well as Wyclef Jean from Haiti.

In this industry where you can become a multi-million or billion dollar music artist it seems that race, creed, religion, status, or criminal history play no part in deminishing your chances for success.

However, there is one thing that will. That thing is your determination and drive to bringing your goal and dreams into a career and reality. If you want to make it in the music business you have to put the nightlife to the side unless its an event venue you booked, you have to put friendships to the side as well as any other person or lifestyle that doesnt directly tie into your dreams or goals. You have to remember this, music is being made by millions of people across the world everyday all day. Right now as I type this there is at least 50,000 people making new songs and posting them online, or passing them out in a mall and what not. But... Because of this fact it ultimately means 1 thing for you as an artist or band. Work harder, play better, promote more, and never give up.

There will be days where you have to skip out on the hottest party or night club event. There will moments where your lonely and the only thing keeping you latched on to the remaining shreds of your sanity is your music. There will be times when girl/boyfriends will dump you because they think your cheating, or you dont have time for them. There will be times where you miss having a social life. There will be times where everything I listed happens in 1 day, hours and minutes apart, and this may happen more then once. But there will only be 1 chance to turn your 1 life into a life you want from striving and grinding towards your goal every day. Please have faith in yourself, your talents, and your God an everything you dream, grind, and hope for will come true. Thank you for reading and stay strong my fellow music addict, for the God's of music only bless those who sacrifice everything.

-Vincent Montez

Is music still music?

In todays topic I want to talk about... Music and how things are verses how they were

So to me, it seems like all you need now-a-days to get "BIG" in the music industry is a well rounded business mind state. Now it looks like most artist can do it all, from music to marketing all on there own with out the help from a "MAJOR" label. More artist are now emerging with highly creative and professional advertising & marketing schemes rather than fresh unheard music.

Look at music about 10-15 years ago, majority of those artists of that era only had to develop there musical talents(playing and singing.) As to where now the artists of this new era have to develop there own ad campaigns and marketing techniques.

I'm not "HATING" on any of the eras, all im saying is this... Now all a musician has to do to be the "NEXT" big thing is be efficient in promotional an advertising tactics, vs being a skilled singer or instrument player.

Maybe its just me noticing this, not sure... But please feel free to leave me your input on the matter in form of comment.

Also if you were a major label who would you sign? the guy with major music talent and no business intellect, or the guy that is kind of good with music but can market himself as a product for the mass public extremely well.

Future Updates & Projects

-I will begin shooting video footage for my new song, "The Gift And The Curse" featuring Ryan "rNb" Brown, within the next few weeks. ***Shooting & prep editing began last night***

-New Album on the way; titled, "The Gift And The Curse" wich I hope to be releasing in the next few months.

-I will be trying to book shows A.S.A.P. So that y'all, my fans, can see me live in a club or bar near you.

-I will also be setting up more free downloadable mp3 singles, as I make them and ready them for release. ***I uploaded a few the other night, There to the top right hand side***

-I will be making soundkits(drums, synths, sounds, etc...) of my most liked, highest rated, and most downloaded songs, an upload them on a page im making. So that they can be downloaded, an used for y'alls music or videos.

-I will be trying to make a video webisode or vlog for my fans. Where I'll be doing live ONLINE MUSIC PERFORMANCES, COMEDY SKETCHES, & SPECIAL FX EDITED VIDEOS once or twice a week.

-I will try to get my music featured on more local and statewide mixtapes and cds. *In the near future hopefully.

-Lastly, I will try to get a beat making tutorial series going soon, to help inspire and teach what I've learned in music production & mixing & mastering for beats & vocals, within the next few weeks, maybe months.

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