HEIR MONTY
Heir Monty (Shea “Butter” Montgomery Passno) is an independent writer, musician, and director working between post-hardcore, emo, and contemporary trap.Originally from Hudson Falls, New York and raised in York, Pennsylvania, his work reflects two parallel influences: Northeastern alternative rock and mid Atlantic hip hop. The result is not genre-switching, but structural blending; live band dynamics meeting 808-driven low end, melodic hooks, and technically precise rap delivery.Monty graduated from New Hope Academy Charter School of the Performing Arts, earning Artist of the Year in 2014 at the Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center. His background in musical theater, stage production, and film informs how he builds records: composition first, narrative led, and designed with visual translation in mind. Each release is developed from concept to music video through a tightly controlled, small team process alongside his wife, maintaining authorship across writing, production, and direction.Sonically, Monty’s foundation draws from alternative and post-hardcore acts such as Brand New, Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down, Dance Gavin Dance, and My Chemical Romance, while his hip hop sensibility is shaped by writers and producers including Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, JID, Earl Sweatshirt, Juice WRLD, and Eminem. The emphasis is on synthesis: distorted guitar textures, dynamic shifts, and layered vocal arrangements integrated with modern drum programming and melodic rap phrasing.Lyrically, his work centers on trauma, poverty, cynicism, satire, and self examination. The writing leans confessional but uses dense internal rhyme, referential language, and structural variation. Rather than chasing trend cycles, the catalog aligns more closely with listeners who move fluidly between alternative rock playlists and introspective hip hop.Heir Monty’s approach is process driven. Songs are constructed with live performance, visual narrative, and long term catalog cohesion in mind. The focus remains on disciplined hybridization, technical craft, and self contained execution.Apothecary Season - The FallSoon.
Heir Monty builds every record from the lyric outward. Songs begin on the page, where flow, internal rhyme, and narrative direction are shaped before any production begins. The vocal cadence comes first. The instrumental is designed to support it, not compete with it.Once the writing is in place, he selects a tempo and drum foundation that match the emotional intent of the track. Drums are programmed around phrasing, and bass is written to lock into that groove while providing the low end harmonic weight that anchors the record. The foundation is deliberate and structural.Guitars are composed as active voices within the song. Rhythm parts establish movement and density. Lead lines act as counterpoint or melodic response. Synth layers and vocal stacks expand space and dynamics. When used, brass, winds, or strings are arranged with purpose, contributing to tone and progression rather than decoration.Recording, production, sound design, and mixing are handled independently in Cakewalk Sonar. Digital elements are refined through MIDI when needed to ensure precision. Final masters are processed through LANDR before release.From concept to finished record, the process remains hands on and intentional. The writing drives the music, and every layer reflects direct creative control.
“Apothecary Season | The Fall” is coming soon.A dark, introspective mix of emo, trap, and post-hardcore, the mixtape pairs cutting, deliberate lyricism with needle sharp rhythms and narcotic melodies. Each track is a measured dose, guiding you through the chaos and tension of the season. Get your fix soon.
Come for the absinthe, stay for the abyss.
