Victor Anthony Montanaro is an American drummer from Monmouth County, New Jersey. He began playing drums at 9 years old in elementary school and began playing on the kit at the age of 11. Victor has appeared on recordings with numerous musicians from the Monmouth County area, including the EP Fulmination by Ray Suhy (guitarist of Six Feet Under), the self-titled EP by Me Against the World, and the album Loneliness by Ozkär Stalin. He currently plays in the bands Cheshire Grin, Third From the Sun, Dmanzland, Omega Train, and Strumberry Pie. He was the live drummer for local Monmouth County songwriter Ross Owen from 2018 to 2022 and Ocean County alternative rock band Still Ghost from 2020 to 2021. He joined Monmouth County based psychedelic rock band Gallagher's Guest House in 2021 before its evolution into the progressive metal band Cheshire Grin. He was the senior drum coach at Rock Out Loud in Morganville, New Jersey from 2019 to 2023.

Victor holds an Associate's Degree in Music from Brookdale Community College, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Monmouth University, and a Master's Degree in Social Work with an Addictions Counseling Training certificate from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He is a licensed social worker in the state of New Jersey and works as an outpatient therapist at a private group practice.

Discography:
2017: Ray Suhy – Fulmination
2018: Me Against the World – Me Against the World
2020: Ozkär Stalin – Loneliness
2021: Daren Driskill – Dmanzland
2022: Daren Driskill – Dmanzland 2
2023: Daren Driskill – Downtown Charlie Brown

Guest Appearances:
2013: Downtown All-Stars of Red Bank – Bright Lights on Broad Street – Track 16. Terry Bakal & The Lords of Darrenland (L.O.D.) – "Huggable Love"
2017: Downtown All-Stars of Red Bank – Magic on the Navesink – Track 18. Zone Blitz Chainsaw – "Fire Away"
2019: Blue Hawk Records – Vol. 15: Renaissance – Tracks 4. Gabriella Estrada – "Hero" and 5. Sofia Dominguez – "Had I Known"
2020: Blue Hawk Records – Vol. 17: Reviver – Track 1. Charlie Krause – "Those Green Eyes"
2021: Blue Hawk Records – Vol. 18: Eighteen – Track 1. Brian Smith – "One and Only"
2021: Charlie Krause – What I'd Give – Track 2. "Those Green Eyes"
2023: (aside) – Everyday Trials. – Tracks 4. "The Perpetual You," 5. "Divorce," and 6. "A Holding Pattern of Mediocrity is the Best We Got Left"