Motte attended Foothills Elementary, Casey Middle School, Boulder High School, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2006 he graduated with a degree in environmental, population, & organismic biology. The following year Motte was accepted to medical school at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

In addition to co-writing and producing, Motte also composes for film, television, and video games. He scored a short movie in 2007 called “Uberts” (a French Film).

Motte co-writes and produces all of 3OH!3’s music, employing both analog technologies and virtual production tools. He musically directs 3OH!3’s live show. He has written and produced songs for Shape Shifters and Jeffree Star. He co-produced and co-wrote the song “Hey” for Lil Jon in 2009. He released a collaborative album The Child Star with Awol One on Fake Four Inc. in 2011. He co-wrote and co-produced the song “Love Somebody” for Maroon 5 in 2012.

In 2014, Motte produced a song for iSH called “Renegades.” He was also a writer/producer for DCF aka Prince Caspian’s singles “Jealous” and “Twenty Something” from the album “Pop Songs.”

3OH!3’s fourth studio album, Night Sports, was released by Fueled By Ramen on May 13, 2016.

On July 11, 2016, Motte announced on Instagram that he had proposed to his longtime girlfriend, TV host Liz Trinnear, on July 7, 2016. A year later on July 7, 2017, they got married on Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, Colorado.