Montell Fish by TrentMunson
ANNOUNCES THE DREAM DEER TOUR STARTING MAY 9TH
SHARES NEW SINGLE “MURDER”
Today, Montell Fish announces a new mixtape for his dj gummy bear character, the shadowy, masked musical moniker he first created in 2023. The mixtape, titled purgatory, establishes the musical identity of the dj gummy bear character with a collection of both old and new musical ideas. Montell first introduced dj gummy bear as a liberating creative outlet to explore more abstract electronic sounds outside of his solo work as Montell Fish. The subterranean music of purgatory draws from the electronic and ambient music Montell grew to obsess over, with tinges of R&B in the bright and beaming voice of the dj gummy bear character. Following previously-released singles “deserve/energy”, Montell’s dj gummy bear is also sharing another offering from the upcoming tape with new single “murder”, a guitar-led track with propulsive synths and drums that border on both pop and dance music.
Coinciding with this dj gummy bear mixtape, Montell Fish is also announcing his The Dream Deer Tour, which includes select dates in Australia and Europe this Summer, with a number of festival dates in between. Beginning May 9th in Brisbane, Montell will play four headline shows in Australia before returning to the US to play festival sets at Kilby Block Party in Salt Lake City and Governor’s Ball in New York. The tour will continue in August with a series of festivals in Europe, followed by headline dates in Warsaw, Vienna, and Zurich. Tickets for Montell’s headline shows are available now at https://msconsciousness.com/tour.
Montell first introduced dj gummy bear with the single “2 Seater,” amongst several others, which was followed by a more direct connection back to Montell with Intercession Before Charlotte, an EP released last year that placed gummy bear and Montell in direct conversation with one another. Framed as a prophet in the lore that surrounds the character, dj gummy bear engages in an internal dialogue with Montell about faith, fame, expectations, and the relationships surrounding them to contextualize the release of Montell’s sophomore album CHARLOTTE.
Montell Fish and dj gummy bear are two distinct characters, but they embody the duality in Montell’s world and the opposing forces that influenced the early parts of his career. Both represent various facets of Montell as a person, but each exists to serve its own creative endeavour. Montell Fish deals in intricate and grand alternative pop, while dj gummy bear thrives under the surface, tinkering with the ambient subtleties of his own experimental R&B.
Check out “murder” above, see below for Montell Fish’s upcoming Dream Deer tour dates, and stay tuned for more from dj gummy bear and Montell Fish coming soon.
The Dream Deer Tour:
*= Montell Fish headline show
5/9 – Brisbane, Australia @ Fortitude Music Hall* (SOLD OUT)
5/10 – Melbourne, Australia @ Forum*
5/11 – Melbourne, Australia @ Forum* (SOLD OUT)
5/13 – Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre* (SOLD OUT)
5/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
6/8 – Queens, NY @ Governor’s Ball
8/7 – Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival
8/8 – Helsinki, Finland @ Flow Festival
8/9 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West
8/13 – Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja* (SOLD OUT)
8/15 – Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival
8/16 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ LOWLANDS
8/18 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena Open Air*
8/19 – Zurich, Switzerland @ X-Tra*
8/21 – Paris, France @ Rock En Seine
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