Monica Visits Good Morning LaLaLand

While promoting my new album Journey Home, I was a featured guest on Good Morning LaLaLand with gracious hosts Robert Mack, Dr. Erin Fall Haskell, and Jezlan Moyet. Just click on the player button to watch.

Monica Ortiz Releases New Album Journey Home

Written by: Noah Penza The album begins with the soulful track The Woman I Became which focuses heavily on the voice, but is accompanied by a sweet sounding piano and emotive strings. The track is personal and thoughtful and that’s what makes the track great. It’s a beautiful start to the album. The following track […]

Monica Ortiz: Singer, Songwriter, & Second Album Release

Written by Eric J. Kuhns I’ve worked at the same company for awhile now and I’ve had the privilege of meeting a lot of really great people over the years. One of these individuals was a man named Andrew Dao. I got to know Andrew better over the week that he was in the office […]

Recording “On My Side”

Written by Monica Ortiz I was in the studio working with Matt Odmark (Jars of Clay) recording some meditations for my app (Masters of Mindfulness) when I shared with him that I wanted to sing a fun song that was uplifting. He told me that he thought he had something in his song vault that […]

The Beauty of Music

Written by Monica Ortiz I can say that I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like music. No matter the culture, ethnicity, financial status, or age, music is a part of our lives. We listen to it and feel emotions, sometimes even ones that we don’t want. For me, music has always meant a lot. When […]