About Cynthia "Cyn" Ortiz
Cyn is a multifaceted music professional, based in Los Angeles, with over 15 years experience in the music industry. She's worked within the areas of A&R, Label Partnerships, Artist Development, Label Management, Marketing, Music Licensing, and Music Supervision at Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Capitol Records, Warner Records, Alfred Publishing, and Universal Music Latin Entertainment; and is also, of course, a musician! She holds Bachelor degrees in Music Business Administration and Vocal Arts (Opera) from CSUN, a Master's degree from USC (FIGHT ON!), and is a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. If you're a current music undergrad or hoping to apply to a music program and need advise (or encouragement) on the application and audition process, please feel free to contact her.
As a musician, she's been singing in the rock genre all her life, and as a classically trained singer she spent many years performing in Opera productions. She loves discovering, developing, and pitching new artists, doing studio session work as a vocalist, managing label partnerships, music supervision for film/tv, and helping musicians, especially vocalists, hone their skills.
During her time working at major record labels, she was fortunate enough to have worked on music projects for such artists as The Rolling Stones, U2, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Audioslave, Chris Cornell, Weezer, Alejandro Sanz, David Bisbal, Jenni Rivera, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Muse, N.E.R.D, Juanes, Robyn, Cold War Kids, Yelawolf, Eminem, Snow Patrol, Atlas Genius, Tokio Hotel, Them Crooked Vultures, Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, and The Cure. Her work also includes soundtrack projects for films such as Where the Wild Things Are, 127 Hours, Kung Fu Panda, Despicable Me, Slumdog Millionaire, and World War Z., and her involvement in Label & Brand Partnerships includes Beats by Dre (Apple), NAMM, KROQ Weenie Roast, Vans Warped Tour, and The Recording Academy amongst others.
Out of the many roles she's been incredibly lucky to hold, she thrives as an A&R rep and truly loves pitching new artists and songwriters to Labels and Publishers. She spends her time scouting new music both locally and internationally, working with up-and-coming artists, and doing studio session work.
Current Working Location
Los Angeles, CA (Available for some travel.)
Cynthia "Cyn"'s Skills
Business- A&R
- Artist Manager
- Artist Relations
- Digital Streaming
- Licensing
- Marketing
- Music Curator
- Music Executive
- Project Manager
- Promoter
- Public Relations
- Publishing
- Radio
Live- Artist
- Production Manager
- Singer
- Tour Manager
- Touring Musician
Venue Type Experience- Amphitheatre
- Club
- Festival
- Theatre/PAC
Musician- Artist
- Performer
- Singer
- Studio Musician
- Touring Musician
Producing- Music Supervisor
- Vocal Producer
Songwriting- Co-Writer
- Lyricist
- Songwriter
Studio
Cynthia "Cyn"'s Genres
- Alternative Rock
- Blues
- Classical
- Experimental
- Folk
- Grunge
- Indie Rock
- Jazz
- Latin
- Metal
- Pop
- Psychedelic
- Punk
- Soul
- Standards
- World
Cynthia "Cyn"'s Experience
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