{"id":993,"date":"2018-05-14T14:24:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T14:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/?p=993"},"modified":"2020-11-30T04:12:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T04:12:07","slug":"artist1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/14\/artist1\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Ortiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#ff9800;border-top-width:3px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_2_5  fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-first 2_5\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-right: 4%;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><div class=\"imageframe-liftup fusion-image-frame-bottomshadow image-frame-shadow-1\"><style scoped=\"scoped\">.element-bottomshadow.imageframe-1:before, .element-bottomshadow.imageframe-1:after{-webkit-box-shadow: 0 17px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);box-shadow: 0 17px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);}<\/style><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-bottomshadow imageframe-1 element-bottomshadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Diamond-Ortiz-Sunglasses-Korg-01-2-1-681x1024.jpg\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" title=\"diamond-ortiz-sunglasses-korg-01-2\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Diamond-Ortiz-Sunglasses-Korg-01-2-1-200x301.jpg 200w, https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Diamond-Ortiz-Sunglasses-Korg-01-2-1-400x602.jpg 400w, https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Diamond-Ortiz-Sunglasses-Korg-01-2-1-600x902.jpg 600w, https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Diamond-Ortiz-Sunglasses-Korg-01-2-1-800x1203.jpg 800w, https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Diamond-Ortiz-Sunglasses-Korg-01-2-1-1200x1805.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Diamond-Ortiz-Sunglasses-Korg-01-2-1.jpg 4000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_3_5  fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-last 3_5\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h1><b>Diamond Ortiz<\/b>\u2013 Los Angeles, CA<b> <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n<p><i>Singer \u2013 Songwriter \u2013 Talkbox &#8211; Bass \u2013 Guitars \u2013 Keys \u2013 Synths \u2013 Drums \u2013 Percussion \u2013 Samplers<\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeremy Diamond-Ortiz grew up in a musical household and was exposed to doo-wop, rockabilly, and R&amp;B at young age. He started playing bass for his family\u2019s homespun funk band, learning music from his brother who played with session players from Sly &amp; the Family Stone, Tower of Power, and Funkadelic. As a budding musician he recalls being influenced by the showmanship of artists like Louis Jordan, Chuck Berry, Guitar Slim, Johnny Guitar Watson, Roger Troutman and others. Playing in countless gigs with his band, he was a young man and already a seasoned performer with a soulful style bred out of the Bay Area funk scene and his Californian roots. He\u2019s a direct lineage of the music he represents.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>In 2010, Ortiz bought a Talkbox which has become a signature attribute to his music. Soon after, he was asked to perform on the song \u201cGolden State of Mind\u201d by Disko &amp; Nipsey Hussle. In 2012, he appeared in his first video with LA rap legends Kurupt &amp; Disko Boogie which inspired his first solo song, \u201cI Love California\u201d. By 2014, Ortiz released his first single on MoFunk Records titled \u201cZooted\u201d, and the following year he released his first EP, \u201cBoomerang\u201d which was limited to only 300 copies and quickly went out of print. Ortiz collaborated on a few more singles in 2015 and 2016 before releasing his debut, <i>Loveline<\/i> on MoFunk Records in 2016. <i>Loveline<\/i> revealed the brilliance of a one-man band who also wrote, produced, recorded, and mixed the majority of the album.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just another day at the office for Ortiz who has become a staple session player for Interscope Records, most recently contributing to albums by rappers Kamaiyah &amp; Jay 305. From future funk to hip- hop, Ortiz is a well-rounded professional in the studio and on stage, creating relevant modern slappers with an inexorable west coast flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Ortiz is a relevant torchbearer for a new generation of electronic funk, synth-funk, boogie, hip-hop, g-funk, and R&amp;B. He performs regularly throughout California and neighboring states and is currently working on his sophomore LP scheduled to be released this year on NTTG Records. With an expanding catalog, tireless songwriting, and the ability to write and perform all of his own music, Ortiz is poised to be an intersection between classic funk and its many future directions. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Notable Features:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.hiphopdx.com\/singles\/id.35657\/title.listen-to-diamond-ortizs-funky-to-the-bone-loveline-lp-in-full\">http:\/\/cdn.hiphopdx.com\/singles\/id.35657\/title.listen-to-diamond-ortizs-funky-to-the-bone-loveline-lp-in-full#<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waxpoetics.com\/blog\/music\/new-releases\/bay-area-modern-funk-label-mofunk-drops-new-diamond-ortiz-record-loveline\/\">http:\/\/www.waxpoetics.com\/blog\/music\/new-releases\/bay-area-modern-funk-label-mofunk-drops-new-diamond-ortiz-record-loveline\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/larecord.com\/listen-2\/2016\/10\/17\/track-premiere-diamond-ortiz-natural-fun-f-moniquea\">http:\/\/larecord.com\/listen-2\/2016\/10\/17\/track-premiere-diamond-ortiz-natural-fun-f-moniquea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicismysanctuary.com\/exclusive-premiere-diamond-ortiz-cut-like-ft-reality-jones-john-payne\">http:\/\/www.musicismysanctuary.com\/exclusive-premiere-diamond-ortiz-cut-like-ft-reality-jones-john-payne<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/music\/artists\/20df73fd-d7d3-494a-b966-c22a9e8941b8\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/music\/artists\/20df73fd-d7d3-494a-b966-c22a9e8941b8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fleamarketfunk.com\/2017\/05\/18\/diamond-ortiz-right-back-atcha\/\">https:\/\/fleamarketfunk.com\/2017\/05\/18\/diamond-ortiz-right-back-atcha\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rapstation.com\/article\/rapstation-exclusive-interview-diamond-ortiz\">http:\/\/www.rapstation.com\/article\/rapstation-exclusive-interview-diamond-ortiz<\/a> &#8211; interview<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g-funk.ws\/diamond-ortiz-loveline-2016\/\">https:\/\/g-funk.ws\/diamond-ortiz-loveline-2016\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/urb.com\/2016\/10\/17\/diamond-ortiz-natural-fun-feat-moniquea\/\">http:\/\/urb.com\/2016\/10\/17\/diamond-ortiz-natural-fun-feat-moniquea\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hiphop4real.com\/diamond-ortiz-loveline\/\">http:\/\/hiphop4real.com\/diamond-ortiz-loveline\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dubcnn.com\/2015\/02\/22\/diamond-ortiz-readies-boomerang-ep-listen-to-the-exclusive-title-track\/\">http:\/\/www.dubcnn.com\/2015\/02\/22\/diamond-ortiz-readies-boomerang-ep-listen-to-the-exclusive-title-track\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-social-links\"><div class=\"fusion-social-networks\"><div 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