MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

Artemis Montague (they/he) is a multi-hyphenate and singer-songwriter. A Black mixed-race nonbinary mezzosoprano/baritenor with co-occurring disabilities, they have done performances at 54 Below and Joe’s Pub (affiliated with the Public Theater), and The Green Room 42 in New York, as well as The REACH at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. SHE SINGS ME HOME is a full-length Black-, trans-, and queer-led musical, written in full (book, music, and lyrics) by Montague. He was a finalist for the 2022 Write Out Loud Contest for their song, “friend” and received an Audiofemme Agenda Grant to record an EP of his original music. They have another musical, RHAPSODY IN SUNFLOWER YELLOW; 140+ songs; and 2 work-in-progress film scripts. They are also the IIDEAA Board Chair for TEMPO (Trans Expansive Music Professional Organization).