Paulo Roberto Diniz, Jr.

Infobox Musical artist
Name = PJ

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Img_capt = PJ playing a Ritter bass Guitar
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Paulo Roberto Diniz, Jr.
Born = birth date and age|1968|10|28
Curvelo, Minas Gerais flagicon|Brazil
Instrument = Bass
Genre = Brazilian rock, pop funk
Occupation = bassist, songwriter
Years_active = 1984–present
Label = Epic, Sony BMG
Associated_acts = Jota Quest
URL = http://jotaquest.com.br
Notable_instruments =

Paulo Roberto Diniz Junior (born 1968-10-28, Curvelo, Minas Gerais) is the bass player for Jota Quest, one of the most famous bands in Brazil. He began to play bass at age of 15 in Brasilia influenced by punk bands and funk bass players. He's one of the most influential Brazilian bass players of his generation. He is recognized by his fluid pop/funk bass lines and his intuitive licks that positioned the Brazilian pop bass in a new dimension.

References

*Sadowsky Guitars NYC -USA [http://www.sadowsky.com/pop/artists/diniz.html]
*Surine Basses Denver - USA [http://www.surinebasses.com/endorsers.shtml]
*Jerzy Drozd Basses Barcelona - Spain [http://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/artists.htm]
*Alembic Basses California - USA [http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_rio.html]
*Live Earth [http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/jotaquest]
*Mlaghus Basses [http://www.mlaghus.com/] (Portuguese)
*Rock in Rio Lisboa-Portugal [http://rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt/banda.html?id=602384&lang=en]
*Digitech Brazil [http://www.digitech-brasil.com.br/artistas/pj.asp] (Portuguese)
*Wikipedia [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jota_Quest] [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Roberto_Diniz_Junior] (Portuguese)

External links

* [http://www.jotaquest.com.br/ Jota Quest official website] (Portuguese)
* [http://www.pjota2.weblogger.terra.com.br/index.htm PJ Web Blog] (Portuguese)