WOW! You REALLY can’t ask for a better review than this one! Great big thanks to Jed Ryan! Click anywhere on the review above and below tto be taken directly to the Dishmiss.com
What a fantastic way to start the week! The one and only Michael Shulman of Las Vegas has found the time and energy to let the people of Las Vegas and around the world know about lil’ ole me! I kvell so because Michael Shulman is not only a man to know, but he’s a man who seems to also know EVERYONE. I very much appreciate his acknowledgment and love for what I do.
Michael writes a fantastic blog called ShulmanSays.com. It’s chock-full-of information on all things fabulous and fun, particularly right where he calls home, Las Vegas.
His vast knowledge in the fields of popular culture, luxury, nightlife, travel, consumerism and Las Vegas, as well as his immensely quotable humor have resulted in Shulman’s being cited in publications ranging from TheNew York Times (“Style” and “Travel” sections) and Departures to gear and TheVillage Voice. Additionally, Shulman (a veritable walking sound-bite) has become sought-after as a “talking head” on Vh1 (I Love the New Millennium) and Travel Channel (21 Sexiest Vegas Hotspots, America the Wright Way, and Vegas Revolution). -ShulmanSays.com
Make sure to go and check out his blog, if you haven’t already clicked on the hyper-link above. When Shulman says, people listen. (And always end up having a damn good time!)
Thanks Michael! Sending you all the love possible from New York City!
Well, I don’t know about the whole “Male Lady Gaga” thing, but I’ll take the compliment. (I realize that folks need to compare you to something when they’re still trying to figure out who the hell you are.) I’ve been a downtown performer for some time and make some “different” choices, but I keep it a little rougher… more like the “The Male Beyonce.” (Or maybe if the two of them had a male baby???
Anyway, come on out on Friday if you’re around. Me and the girls plan on throwing down and defining just who I am and what it is that I do…
Big thanks to Chris Ryan, party promoting genius, for giving me the opportunity to shine!
Hopefully the fire brought tomorrow night will melt some of the snow that’s seems to be coming to New York City over the next 2 days…
I’ll be making a special appearance on stage along with some really talented musicians and friends:
Street Hero
Best Mate (The creator of one of the HOTTEST remixes on PYFUOTF:The Remixes… and we’ll also be debuting a brand new track we’ve been co-writing! And my sister from Big Art Group and talented singer and downtown performer Heather “Rabbit” Litteer will be working the stage!)
Okay. Picture it. I’m watching a DVR’d episode of LOGO’s Pop Lab. (I’m doing my best to keep up with what my peers’ latest material on a format that will soon feature “Pick Your Face Up Off The Floor.”)
And on comes this fly ass beat taking me back to the days of REAL Hip-Hop. And suddenly the MC’s flow is as potent as any I’d admired during the days of Native Tongues. But the video is this fantastic animation, and the lead is an out, white, gay male… serving shit up with more realness than a number of my brothers currently on the scene only serving up baffoonery.
Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Drew Mason. He spits fire, and I cannot tell you how much I’m feeling him and this track, “This Music’s In My Soul.” I’m all about this type of flavor, and you better believe I’m getting ready to learn any and all I can about him. His camp should prepare themselves; I’m coming with a serious collab proposal.
CHECK THE VIDEO, AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HIM BY CLICKING HERE
Just one screen shot (featuring moi!) from his newly launched website
I’d like to introduce you to an amazing photographer named Frank Heckers! We’ve worked together a number of times over the years, and I’ve also had the honor of being featured on his newly launched website, which displays a more personal side to his work. www.FRANKHECKERS.com
Farrad debuted tracks off his debut album, The Time Is Now at Santos Party House in NYC in 2009 and it’s been an upward trajectory ever since. The project is receiving such great response that Bunim/Murray Productions licensed his entire album for shows including: MTV’s Real World, Road Rules, Extreme Challenge & The Stylist; E!’s Keeping Up With The Kardashians & Khloe and Kourt Go To Miami; and Bad Girls Club on Oxygen.
Farrad’s powerful first single “Pick Your Face Up Off The Floor” inspired world-class talent to contribute to the accompanying video: Director Greg Haggart and Ann Gilbertson (producer of music videos and concert footage for acts such as Rolling Stones, Michael & Janet Jackson, David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails), partnered with Farrad to realize a post-apocalyptic vision of man vs. machine. Hot designer SoHung Tong (creator of unique looks for Beyonce and Fergie) customized a must-see piece, and motor-cross world record breaker, Shane San Miguel, lent his skills as the musical short’s daredevil nemesis.
Farrad appeared on the 2008 NewNowNext Awards on Logo with his fellow Dazzle Dancers, and he performed with Cazwell opening for Lady Gaga at the Highland Ballroom. In the last year he has also rocked audiences at the most recent New York City Fashion Week, Joe’s Pub, the 2009 Pridefest Stage on the Hudson, The Endup in San Francisco, along with Vauxhall’s Club Fire and the famed Madame JoJo’s in London.
His influences include Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger and contemporary artists such as Beyonce, Prince, and Andre 3000. Farrad commands a stage with precise choreography, unbridled passion, boundless energy and the singular focus to give the crowd more than they bargained for – infusing every song with power, theatrics, and ridiculously catchy hooks.
A regular in the downtown New York City performance scene, has played all over North America, Europe and Australia, and is excited to take his entire album and first single, “Pick Your Face Up Off The Floor” to the dance floor and into the mainstream.
Get ready for clever, heavy-hitting, urban-crossover jams that won’t leave you sitting for long.
Raw emotion, precise delivery, killer hooks…and a whole lotta soul.