About Lamont “Monte” Wanzer, President/CEO

In the fast changing environment of the music industry, LaMont “Monte” Wanzer has emerged as one of the leaders in defining American urban culture. It was his sound and lighting company that gave him his initial entry into the music industry and in meeting Biz Markie. Embarking on an ambitious strategy to bring focus to the fastest growing consumer segment and to promote Biz Markie to new heights, they formed BizMont Entertainment in 1990, in Maryland. Under Wanzer’s leadership, BizMont Entertainment creates and distributes world-class management and marketing incentives that gives voice to established as well as untapped talent within the music industry. Wanzer achieves this distinction by filling a void in the music industry, credibly representing and speaking to Urban America and focusing on music and lifestyles that transcend race, class and religion. He continues to be the voice for urban culture’s tastemakers.

With marketing partners like Heineken, Radio Shack (The Shack), Microsoft (Windows 7 & Softwear), Smirnoff, Ciroc, Nuvo and numerous more, Wanzer is an invaluable resource to the upper echelon of lifestyle marketers who rely on the tastes of popular culture’s trendsetters to help define their business objectives.

In addition to this, Wanzer has worked with some of the entertainment industries top powerhouses like Will Smith’s company – Overbrook Entertainment, Microsoft, ESPN, Live Nation, AEG, Yo Gabba Gabba (Nick Jr.), McDonalds, William Morris Agency and a host of others.

Wanzer has built a reputation as an aficionado of the urban market, as evidenced by the “staying” power of Biz Markie, his top roster artist and national DJ. Other clients who are equally important include; Common, Ludacris, Pittbull, Jazzy Jeff, Doug E. Fresh and the late and respected Jam Master Jay.

Wanzer has helped Biz Markie to transition from music into the film and television industry with roles in Yo Gabba Gabba (Nick Jr.), Men in Black II, Celebrity Fit Club (VH1 Season 1) and Flap Jack (Cartoon Network), as well as guest appearances on some of the best shows on television like; In Living Color, the Jamie Foxx Show, the Nick Canon “Wild & Out”, Fast Lane, the Chris Rock Show, the Carson Daly Show and the Tracy Morgan Show. Wanzer continues to advance in music, marketing, movies and television.

Wanzer’s most recent endeavor is with Fever USA, where he is the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Business Development. “I deliver talent, marketing ideas & grass roots promotional programs, among other things to consumers,” Monte says. Fever is a new natural herbal stimulant beverage; see more at www.feverusa.com