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Inspired by MTV’s “Unplugged,” Motta released Soul Loss Symphony (Live and Unplugged) IN FEBRUARY 2020. The group vibrantly reimagined songs like “Into Tomorrow (On and On),” a string-filled homage to Puerto Rican family being played on Sirius XM's “The Loft” and NPR affiliates around the country to breakout song “(My My) Living A Lie” featured on Netflix's Flaked Season 2 Soundtrack.

Born in southern Maryland to Puerto Rican parents, Motta was exposed to Appalachian-inspired folk, the blues and contemporary radio hitmakers at a young age. He picked up the trumpet in middle school playing in his school's orchestra. His family moved to Puerto Rico in the middle of his freshman year of high school, exposing him to reggae, ska, salsa, dancehall and Latin rock, shining a light on such luminaries as Bob Marley & The Wailers, Maná, Fiel A La Vega and Draco Rosa. He learned to play the guitar around this time, writing songs seemingly innately.

Moving to Baltimore during the mid-2000s, he released three albums as The Petticoat Tearoom, supported by small Mid-Atlantic tours. In 2015, he released a new album under his own name. National recognition came later that year when his song Up and Away was included in a “best of” public radio list for NPR. He released Living a Lie in 2017, the single being included in the soundtrack of Netflix’s “Flaked." This led to his first UK tour in 2018. He released Soul Loss Symphony in 2019 and followed it up with a live concert album recorded in washington d.c. called soul loss symphony live and unplugged. motta is now fronting new band the sympathies.