Coosada's Ace Ducati casting for his movie 'Betrayal' this weekend

At just 25, Ace Ducati is pushing his limits, pushing his music, and along the way he’d like to push some of you into his own movie project, “Betrayal.” 

Written by and starring Ducati (aka Deondre Robinson), he’s holding auditions for several roles starting this Saturday and Sunday, and every Saturday and Sunday for the rest of October. 

“It’s juicy,” Ducati said. “Basically it’s about a young guy in the music world.” 

The young man moves in with his dad and finds the world he knew has changed.

“His friends are still there, but it’s all different now,” Ducati said. 

It’s a story with music, love, crime, pain and death. Along with Ducati, “Betrayal” will feature Montgomery artist Super Nard in the cast.

“A lot of people have agreed to help out,” Ducati said. “We’re just trying to get the script ready and get some trailers out here for people to see and get excited about.” 

If you'd like to audition, send Ducati through Facebook at facebook.com/ace.ducati.3. 

The music

In July, Ducati put out a 7-song album Please Excuse Me for Going So Hard. 

“This album has really been a build up to all of it,” he said. “I just woke up one morning and was feeling the energy. I just really wanted to record. It was like 6 a.m. and I was like, you know what? I think I’m going to make three albums worth of songs.”

He's also making videos for each song. 

“I just did it,” Ducati said. “There was a lot of things going on through that time, so I had a lot to say. I got connected to the beats instantly… I’d leave the studio, shoot the video on my phone, and do it all again the next day.” 

He has another release coming on Oct. 22, and will soon be dropping new music videos for songs “Redrum” and “Private Dancer.” 

Growing up in Coosada, Ducati says he owes his love of music to his big brother, who used to make songs with their cousin on a little cassette tape player. 

“One day, I just noticed it and wanted to be a part of it,” said Ducati, who was just 7-years-old at the time. “They put me on my first song in his bedroom that day," Ducati said. "Ever since then, I’ve been passionate about music. It’s something that’s stuck with me.”

The former Stanhope Elmore student performed at high school talent shows and friend's birthday parties. 

He’s been in Montgomery for the past four years, and also lived in Texas and Georgia. 

Ducati, who has put out seven albums so far, said he’s passionate about all kinds of music. He’s not afraid to “go for it” on writing and recording different genres — just like when he was a child covering songs from Tim McGraw" and "Usher." 

“Honestly, I’ve never wanted to be labeled just strictly R&B or hip hop. I have country songs. I started off doing country music, performing at the zoo during talent shows,” Ducati said. “I like to mix it up. I don’t want to just stay in one genre and stay the same. The world is changing every day, and I want to be able to keep up.” 

 He’s like to put that kind of mindset on Montgomery as a whole. “There’s so much more in Montgomery than the one talent that’s actually being thrown out,” Ducati said. 

Still, he hasn’t done a showcase in Montgomery. Every time he’s thought about it, he heard about someone else's show having drama or gunfire. 

“I live in Montgomery, but I’m scored to perform in Montgomery, to be honest,” Ducati said. “I try to steer away from that negative energy… I’ve got a kid. I’d rather make it home safe.”

Outside of music, he’s got a couple of jobs. The biggest one is being a dad to a 2-year-old girl. Fortunately, she loves music. She even sat in on a recent video preview for his upcoming song "Everyday Ting" and sang along. 

“On my off days, I’m music, music, music,” Ducati said. “But every day of the week, I’m at work being a dad.” 

Ducati offered his thanks to people who have been a big help and influence along the way, like Simone Mosley, Jae Swain, Shanell Rhodes and Rhonda Kelley.

Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Shannon Heupel at sheupel@gannett.com.