Wearing so many hats on a project would be a daunting task for most, but Divina Jasso, who goes by just her first name professionally, has an advantage over other artists: she\u2019s been perfecting her craft since the age of 4, thanks to being born into the music industry. Her father is a singer named Anthony Jasso.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with Times of San Diego, she said that she\u2019s known for as long as she can remember that she planned on a career in music.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was written in the stars,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI was very, very blessed with my father being a full-time musician. And so, because of that, he definitely put it in my mind that I could do this full time and that it was possible and it\u2019s not, you know, some fantasy, that it\u2019s a real thing that can be done,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n In addition to her father, Divina also credits her mother, Adriana Castellanos, a dancer and poet who\u2019s working on her first book, for inspiring her.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so grateful that they both believed in me and believed in the whole dream to just make it happen,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like since I was born, I don\u2019t understand anything quite as quick as I do music. You know, they say it\u2019s just like when you got (it) in your bones, you got it in your bones. That\u2019s how I feel with music.\u201d<\/p>\n Divina, who was born in San Bernardino and raised in Orange County, moved to San Diego about seven years ago to further her music career. During those seven years, she\u2019s become a vital part of San Diego\u2019s urban music scene and is known as the primary vocalist for the award-winning dubhop\/reggae\/global music band Boostive<\/a>.<\/p>\n She\u2019s also collaborated with a number of other artists in the greater San Diego region, including fellow vocalists Helena Hollaren and Jasmine Bailey.<\/p>\n Her \u201cUntitled\u201d EP, which was released March 13, is a collection of mellow-smooth R&B and soul that serves as an appetizer for her full-length solo debut which she\u2019s working on when not busy performing shows. She\u2019s appeared as both a headliner and in support of well-regarded homegrown acts like Mitchum Yacoub<\/a>, the Sure Fire Soul Ensemble and more.<\/p>\n As a versatile artist, her talents extend beyond singing and playing instruments. She\u2019s also an accomplished DJ and spins records for crowds at occasional gigs. The art of turntablism is something she picked up partially from watching her brother, who later gave her his gear.<\/p>\n \u201cHe left me his turntables and his mixer and he left me all his records, too,\u201d she said. \u201cI used to (DJ at) house parties. I would take his decks and stuff and I would take him to house parties.\u201d<\/p>\n She also credits the late hip-hop producer J. Dilla as an inspiration.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of my favorite producers of all time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0.jas_.jpg\")
<\/a>Divina says of her art: \u201cI don\u2019t understand anything quite as quick as I do music.\u201d (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/p>\n