Mike Montrey is a veteran singer-songwriter and music educator based in New Jersey. His latest release with the Mike Montrey Band is Love, Time, & Mortality (2024), a record featuring songs covering those decidedly omnipresent factors across a series of songs which includes "Stained Glass Window Panes,” dedicated to Montrey’s late mother, who proved especially instrumental in his musical development, the moving ballad “Fortune Teller,” and a poignant take on Bob Dylan’s “Emotionally Yours.”
In this conversation, Montrey discusses the somewhat unusual trajectory of his career, his life as a music educator, including his work with adults with developmental disabilities, and what happens when creativity outpaces technical skill.
Host/Producer: Jedd Beaudoin
Digital Producers: Karlee Cooper, Beth Golay, Hugo Phan
Theme music: Torin Andersen
