DENM
Mac Montgomery,[1] better known by his stage name DENM, is an American bedroom pop/reggae musician, songwriter, and producer from Santa Barbara, California.
History
[edit | edit source]Montgomery got into music at a young age, and when he was 14 he taught himself to play guitar to replicate parts of Led Zeppelin's second album, Led Zeppelin II. He formerly played in a band called FMLYBND before he began focusing on performing as a solo artist.[2] FMLYBND has been on hiatus since 2015.
In 2016, he began recording music as DENM, a name that he believed felt "unique to him".[3] He released his debut single, "Lit", on May 19, 2016. The song was featured on his debut EP Dreamhouse, which was released on August 26, 2016.
DENM signed a license agreement with Ineffable Records in 2020. On November 13, 2020, he released the single "My Wave". It was followed by the singles "Fallin" and "Califas", the latter featuring Jared Watson of Dirty Heads, in early 2021. On April 16, 2021, DENM released the Califas EP, which includes these three songs plus "Blow It Up". On May 14, 2021, DENM released his debut studio album, Slum Beach Denny. It includes every song from the Califas EP, plus guest appearances from Casey Veggies, GDSN, Darnell Williams, and more.
Tours
[edit | edit source]In late 2022–2023, he went on tour with Boostive and Jakob Nowell. DENM performed on Iration's Daytrippin' Tour which featured Pepper and opener Artikal Sound System in the summer of 2024.
Influences
[edit | edit source]He considers some of his biggest musical influences to be the Marley's (such as Bob), Chris Cornell, Bradley Nowell of Sublime, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, and Kendrick Lamar.[4]
Band
[edit | edit source]Current lineup
[edit | edit source]_2024.jpg){kind=link}
DENM's band members:
- DENM – lead vocals/guitar
- Benny Ranks – guitar/backing vocals/raps
- Cowabunga – bass
- Saxamon - Sax
- Kimo C – drums
Discography
[edit | edit source]Studio albums
[edit | edit source]- Slum Beach Denny (2021)
- Hot N Glassy (2025)
Extended plays (EP's)
[edit | edit source]- Dreamhouse (2016)
- Is Whatever (2018)
- Califas (2021)
- Slum Beach Posse, Vol. 1 (w/ Landon McNamara) (2023)
- DENM | OurVinyl Sessions (2023)
Personal life
[edit | edit source]DENM was born in San Diego, CA, and lived in San Diego until he was 14. He had some run ins with trouble and moved to Santa Barbara to be with his mother, and was kicked out of her house when he was 16. He got married at a young age and has four children.[5] He is in his early 30's. His oldest is 12, then 8, then 7, and then 4. The Montgomery family now lives in Southern California
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).