Listed in Music Connection’s 2022 Top 100 Unsigned Artists of the Year, Gaby Montiel has been nationally recognized as a soulful singer-songwriter. As a recording artist, Gaby performs throughout southern California and has been requested to write and record songs for social advocacy organizations like AwarenessTies and Fear of Return. In April 2023, she performed as the youngest female music artist for the national Chick Singer Night Showcase at the Ventura County chapter. She recently performed for 300 art and music high school students in the Oxnard School District for the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, leading a songwriting workshop for 89 music students. She was also selected as the youngest singer-songwriter for the West Coast Songwriter Association’s Winter Showcase in 2024. 

Gaby founded Conejo Valley’s monthly Youth Mic Night, sponsored by TOArts, which ensures that committed youth artists can craft their performing presence as early as possible. Her first album, Elizabeth the Rebel, was released in August 2023 at the age of 14, and she will be releasing her second album in the Fall of 2024. She is based in Los Angeles, CA.