He attended Siparia Boys R.C., then Presentation College, San Fernando, where he sang in the school's choir led by Mrs Cynthia Lee-Mack.

[1][5] Machel's first shot to fame as a nine-year-old boy came with the song "Too Young To Soca" while he was still in primary school.

[9] During the early 2000s, Kernal Roberts, son of the late calypsonian Lord Kitchener, was appointed the band's drummer and musical director.

Montano also co-presented the International Sounds of Soca show on BBC Radio 1Xtra for four years with DJ Slic.

19 on the UK Independent Singles chart & 2015's One Wine featuring Sean Paul and Major Lazer peaked at No.

[19] In November 2014 Montano won a Soul Train Award for Best International Performance for the song "Ministry of Road (M.O.R.)".