Looking for Monty Powell? You don’t have to look far, he is usually hanging around somewhere at the top of the Billboard and R&R charts. He is also easily found on any one of the 40 million plus records floating around containing one of his songs. As a music business veteran for nearly 25 years, Monty Powell has successfully honed his songwriting craft and found his niche as a songwriter who often collaborates with such artists as Keith Urban, Chris Cagle, Rascal Flatts, James Otto, Diamond Rio and many more.

Apart from songwriting, Powell has worked as an independent A&R rep for Tony Brown at MCA records and Mike Dungan at Capitol records. He co-produced Diamond Rio’s first three albums, two of which are now platinum and one is gold, as well as cut six sides on Keith Urban’s critically acclaimed band The Ranch for Capitol records. In 1994, he won a CMA Album of the Year award for his production work on Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles. In addition, Powell produced Working Man’s Blues" by "Jed Zepplin (Steve Wariner, Lee Roy Parnell and Diamond Rio) on the highly acclaimed Mamma’s Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard. In 2003 Powell produced/engineered jazz pop singer/songwriter Anna Wilson’s debut record, The Long Way, (Asylum/Curb) as well as on her sophomore effort Time Changes, in early 2007.

Even more recently, Powell has partnered with New York based artist management firm Levin Nelson Entertainment (Michael Bolton/Luther Vandross) to oversee their work in the Nashville music community. Principal partner Brian Nelson’s move to Nashville from New york has cemented their presence on Music Row. Recent management signings include Muzik Mafia member, James Otto (Raybaw/WB), Lyric Street artist Trent Tomlinson and RCA recording artist Chuck Wicks, who Monty will also be co-producing with Dann Huff (Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, and Keith Urban)

A native of Resaca, Georgia, Monty Powell moved to Nashville in 1980 to attend David Lipscomb College. He studied at Lipscomb for the next three years, maintaining a scholarship as guitarist for the college’s recruiting band, Windsong. At the beginning of his senior year, he left school to tour with the contemporary Christian acts Russ Taff and David Meece. Subsequently, he spent three years as a member of Pat Patrick’s society band.

Monty currently writes for Universal Music Publishing Group and has penned the recent single “Miss Me Baby” for Chris Cagle, as well as his last top 5 hit “What a Beautiful Day”. Powell also co-wrote the first international single released by Keith Urban called “Days Go By” which was a four week #1 single in the U.S in 2004. In addition to all this he has songs that will soon be released on upcoming albums for Rascal Flatts, James Otto, Aaron Lines, and Anna Wilson among others.

Monty currently resides in Nashville when he is not chasing fish with a fly rod on the gulf coast of Florida.