Artist Info
![]() | Genre : Nu Jazz/House/Latin |
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| Moni Pineda is a Colombian, New York-based multimedia artist whose work spans through music, theater, photography, writing & video production. Her music career began as a DJ on college radio while earning an International Relations degree from American University in Washington, DC. Since then, she has shared billing with artists such as Paul McCartney, Mace Parker, Amy Winehouse, Mos Def and DJ'd in England, France, Japan, Colombia, Canada and the Philippines. She has released two CDs, one for The Fader's Suite 903 series and another entitled "Friends We Love" for the Japanese label Toy's Factory.
Moni's profound love of music led her to work in theater as a music director, scoring numerous plays with her original music and remixing for Blue Man Group. As an on-stage DJ, she earned an Helen Hayes Theater Award nomination for the production, Flow. As a video and stills photographer, she has worked for clients like Sony Music, Verve Records and Giant Step with photos published in numerous magazines including Rolling Stone, Spin, The Fader and Time Out NY. In 1999, she began her work as an Associate Producer for documentaries broadcast on Discovery's Travel Channel and Court TV. Moni has been named one of "New York City's 15 Hottest DJ's" and been featured on the cover of the Village Voice, in Trace, Suede, NY Post & Time Out NY. In her spare time she works with youth, writes and photographs for her monthly column in the Japanese magazine Luire and DJs around the world. Currently, she co-produces and directs the video series, Friends We Love, with her partner Mike Vargas. |