Ritt Momney

PLEASE NOTE: For the safety of our customers, we will be requiring proof of full COVID vaccination (or negative rapid COVID test), to enter the venue until further notice. More details at holocene.org/vaccine $1 of each ticket will be donated to Texas Abortion Funds which splits evenly between Texas Equal Access Fund, West Fund, Whole Woman's Health Alliance, Inc., Frontera Fund, The Bridge Collective, Clinic Access Support Network, Fund Texas Choice, the Lilith Fund, Jane's Due Process, and Support Your Sistah at the Afiya Center At just 21 years old, singer/songwriter Ritt Momney has expertly infused emotion into his sound, crafting introspective records that are therapeutic for the man behind the pen as well as his listeners. The SLC native has recently gone viral thanks to his cover of Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On," gaining steam on TikTok while soaring up the Spotify & Apple charts. As he enters the next phase in his career, Ritt Momney continues to spread messages of romance, realization, & rebellion. It's much more than a spin on Mitt Romney's name. The artist, born Jack Rutter, knew from a young age that falling in line wasn't going to be a priority. Growing up in a tight knit Mormon community, Jack's musical experience was relegated to the church, The Beatles, and radio hits. That was until he reached high school and stumbled upon James Blake's eponymous debut album, which arguably changed Jack's life. He kept searching for more music, diversifying his palate, listening to other artists like Earl Sweatshirt & STRFKR. He taught himself the piano & guitar, recording acoustic covers on his phone then posting them on SoundCloud. He graduated to GarageBand & then on over to Logic. "Why would I limit myself to piano and guitar when I could plug into a computer and have the sound of any instrument I wanted at my fingertips?" he says. Jack formed the band Ritt Momney in 2017 with some friends, & they released a song called "Young Adult," which gained some traction on Spotify. He then watched his friends all fall in line with the Mormon faith, & once he reached college he started to find some new friends. Eventually, Ritt Momney became just him, and in 2019 he released his solo effort Her And All My Friends. The project was poignant & moody, as Jack grappled with his girlfriend being away at college, his friends joining Mormon missions, & him questioning all of it. On one of his album tracks "(If) The Book Doesn't Sell," Jack touches on his departure from the Mormon church. He describes: "When I first stopped believing in my church and religion in general, I immediately began looking for everything wrong with it. But when I finally worked up the courage to tell my parents I was atheist and we started talking about it, I realized it shouldn't be about who's right and who's wrong; it should just be about what works. And what works for you won't necessarily work for everyone else. All I'm trying to say with this song is that spiritua…