Michael
Montinola
is
the
music
director
and
plays
the
role
of
George
Harrison
in
The
Hofners.
At
the
age
of
eight,
Michael
heard
I
Want
To Hold Your Hand
and
Get Back
on the radio. Not even knowing who the band was, he was hooked.
Michael
taught
himself
how
to
play
guitar.
He
learned
to
play
and
sing
Beatles
songs
starting
with
the
chords
and
harmonies
with
his
brother.
In
the
early
‘90s,
Michael
was
the
lead
guitarist
of
a
rock
group
called,
Potter’s
Field
in
New
York.
They
opened
for
Bob
Marley’s
son
in
an
event
called,
A
Day
in
the
Garden
.
Meanwhile,
Michael
and
close
friends
started
a
band
called,
Tomorrow
Never
Knows
,
playing
the
hits
of
The
Beatles,
Wings
and
others.
In
the
late
‘90s,
Michael
joined
an
all
Beatles
group
called,
Something
New
.
In
that
band, Michael had the opportunity to play with Beatlemania alumni, Louie Collucci and Alan LaBouf.
Michael
met
Mike
“Ringo”
Streeto
in
a
studio
at
an
audition
and
became
the
George
character
in
The
Hofners.
Michael
has
mastered
the
body
language
that
George
displayed
on
stage
as
well
as
the
sound.
If
you
close
your
eyes
and
listen,
you’d
have
a
hard
time
distinguishing who is singing; George or Michael.
