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M Ortiz ( Ya gir l ’s favorite DJ) is the newest club
phenomenon taking the industry by storm. . . And he’s just
getting star ted .
Hai l ing f rom Queens , the young DJ, engineer and
producer, star ted in the local c lub scene and DJing
cater ing hal l events . I t wasn’t long before he was
recruited to spin at Sea Lounge on Lit t le West 12TH Street
and sought to make a name for h imself. Ortiz ambitiously
began bui lding his reputation throughout the Manhattan
club scene, per forming a l l over the Meat Packing Distr ict .
From club Ajna , 1Oak , Toy and Lavo, to Tenjune, K iss
and Fly, RDV and more. His style , much l ike his persona ,
exuberant , yet cool . With musical diversity and turntable
prowess M Ortiz captures audiences f rom Hip Hop lovers
to EDM fanatics .
In addition to his late night club hopping , M Ortiz has
a lso bui lt a formidable resume per forming at par ties and
various product events for some of the worlds biggest
brands , including; Pepsi , Reebok , Latina Magazine ,
17 Magazine , American Apparel (Fashion Night Out), and
A/X in Soho and 5th Ave. As well as DJing parties sponsored
by Angel , Burberry, Chrome fragrances whi le being a “go
to ta lent ” for Scratch Events , for wel l over a year now.
Admirably, M Ortiz has a Master ’s degree in Audio
Engineering , cer tif ication f rom Cl ive Davis summer
institute , and has interned at Avatar Studios NYC . He
a lso works as the l ive/studio engineer for theNylon Mag
featured band, B l ind Benny. Continuing to showcase his
dexterity as an emerging force in music , Ortiz ’s remixes
and productions are gaining notoriety as wel l . H is 2012
remixes , “Can’t Stop Me Now” and “Pay Phone,” have been
played on 92 .3 , to over 2 mi l l ion l isteners .
“MY FAVORITE PARTY
IS PUBLIC SERVICEANNOUNCEMENT
BY JAY-Z”
SONG OF ALL TIME
“ONCE I HAVE
THE CROWD...
I COULD PLAY
THE BEACH BOYS
AND STILL HAVE
THE PLACE
GOING NUTS!”“There are so many
genres out there and
so many places you can
take a crowd through
music . Why would
I settle on just a hand-
ful l of genres . In that
sense, I l ike to say that
I ’m open format . I t ’s a l l
music and I am here to
make you move, i f you
l ike me for doing that ,
then that ’s cool too. I ’m
always going f rom a high
to a low and keeping
the crowd on their toes .
Once I have them in the
palms of my hands , I
could play The Beach
Boys and sti l l have the
place going nuts! That ’s
when you , as a l istener,
have become a fan of
something dif ferent .”
M Ortiz has spun side by side
with Eddie Biaz, DJ Yonny,
DJ Spin One, Michael Woods ,
Fatf ingaz, DJ Sizzahands , B ig
Ben , DJ Camilo, and
DJ Prostyle . He has a lso
appeared at a l l the top clubs
in NYC and now has a tour
coming up in London .
ROCK WITH
ME ONinstagram@djmortiz
twit ter@djmortiz
soundcloud.com/djmortiz
facebook.com/djmortiz
CREDITS
FOUNDER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR | JAMES TRUITT
ART DIRECTOR | CIRCUS DE AZN
EDITOR | ANGIE ALARCON
PHOTOGRAPHER | MR. FAZE FUNK
YA GIRL’S FAVORITE DJ
M ORTIZ TECH REQUIREMENTS
SOLO SETUP:
• Two1200Techniqueturntables
• Rane57orPioneerDJM800Mixer
• StandforMacBookPro17”
• KRKmonitororequivalent
W/ DRUMMER:
• Sameasabovew/housedrumkit(4piece)
• Mixingboardideallysetupbehindmeso
Icaneqall themicsandensurethatweare
in sync
MALLEABLE REQUEST:
•Waterbottles(4)anddrinksonthehouse
MANAGEMENT CONTACT:
James Truitt
313 .815 .7813
tru@rockyagirl .com
rockyagirl .com
© Rock Ya Gir l 2013