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Matthew Ortega has been in the music industry since age 15. Matthew was the quiet kid who always brought his CD player to school everyday and listen to music while either going to/from class or when the teacher would assign work to be done in class. It was only later that Matthew realized that music is his life. The first time he picked up a guitar was when he received it as a gift on his 4th birthday… it was only a matter of time until Matthew took music seriously. Matthew's dad always had a good collection of acoustics around the house for him to jam on; eventually, Matthew's father gave him one when at age 13. When Matthew turned 16, he met up with some friends and sang in front of them; one of them was soon to be the guitarist of Matthew's old Moorpark based band "iNTREPiD". Matthew joined the band iNTREPiD before graduating high school, having no idea the impression it would leave on him. Playing shows all over Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara County for the next three years, making it one of the best periods of his life, and learned a lot from being able to sell pre-sale tickets in order to get a headlining spot at a venue like "The Roxy". It got to the point that Matthew's no longer uncomfortable or nervous on stage thanks to adrenaline that he gets from performing. iNTREPiD broke up, all going their separate ways, and Matthew went on to write his own music and lyrics just so he could perform again. “Music is what I live for…until the day I die,” says Matthew, who plans on writing and composing music for the rest of his life. Thank you for taking the time to read this brief biography. Feel free to sign up for the Condewit Newsletter by submitting your email to our mailing list, or you can leave your name, email, and message us located in the "contact us" page.

Seattle, WA