Basic Information
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Members: Monique Ortiz- vocals, fretless bass, 2-string slide bass. Mike Howard- drums
Monique Ortiz
Austin, TX
Alternative / Gothic Blues / Low Rock
Bio
Vocalist/songwriter/bassist Monique Ortiz is known as the front woman of the Boston trio A.K.A.C.O.D. (a collaboration with Morphine saxophonist Dana Colley and Binary System drummer Larry Dersch).
A fine art graduate of Pennsylvania College Of Art as well as a vocalist and multiinstrumentalist since childhood, Monique Ortiz has developed her own sound, heavily influenced by Morphine's "Low Rock" (a term coined by Morphine front man Mark Sandman, used to describe a minimal and spacious rock ...
Comments
Sills & Smith:
Clocks comes from a strange place where beautiful dreams turn suddenly into vivid, horrific nightmares. This is astonishing music of great maturity and depth. Frank Smith
Dec 11
Turtle Dove Rock:
Great Music!!! are u playing any shows the week of Jan 9th, 2012?
Nov 12
Kerry Leigh:
Love your sound and where you're taking it! - Kerry Leigh
Nov 11
Livio Amato & Sarah M. Coletti:
great! I can not say anything else, just great!
Sep 28
Loping Buzzard:
Slide bass? How cool! Great tracks.
Mar 15
Molly Coddle Cream:
Brilliant bass playing, arms and vocals!
Feb 27
IMRadio:
Hi Monique Ortiz, I'm glad that ReverbNation turned IMRadio on to you. www.IMRadio.com
Mar 12
Press
“In a slew of farewell performances before she pulls up stakes and moves to Austin, Monique Ortiz has been reasserting her authority as sharp songwriter, virtuoso fretless and slide bassist, and fearsome singer of dark and sexy tales. In a guaranteed all-sales-final last performance (as a Bostonian), she gathers the crew with which she first made a name for herself here as Bourbon Princess: drummer Jerome Deupree, guitarist Jim Moran, and saxist Russ Gershon. | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge | 8:30 pm | ”
Status
Status:
Monique is looking for someone to design a new website for her music, visual art, writing projects. Interested? Email vudu@moniqueortiz.com.
If You Like...
Morphine
P.J. Harvey
Iggy Pop
Romeo Void
Concrete Blonde
...you'll love Monique Ortiz
Blog
Monique talks about the new record and other news...
Jun 01, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Please go here to view this blog:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll
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