March 2011
Louis Lee Boroff is no stranger when in comes to the LGBT community of Chicago. He is always seen with a genuine smile on his face and camera in tow. With his upbeat personality and big heart, well you can't help but to like the guy. His passion to go beyond the job description stems...
Louis Boroff
Louis Lee Boroff is no stranger when in comes to the LGBT community of Chicago. He is always seen with a genuine smile on his face and camera in tow. With his upbeat personality and big heart, well you can't help but to like the guy. His passion to go beyond the job description stems...
Interviewed by Kinley Preston
October 2010
JoJo Baby is a self-titled documentary sponsored by Clive Barker about the life of the Chicago artist and club kid. JoJo talked to ChicagoPride.com about his experience with the project. JN: (Jerry Nunn) I watched your film last night was really impressed. How was the whole experience? JB: (JoJo Baby) Well, you never think that...
JoJo Baby
JoJo Baby is a self-titled documentary sponsored by Clive Barker about the life of the Chicago artist and club kid. JoJo talked to ChicagoPride.com about his experience with the project. JN: (Jerry Nunn) I watched your film last night was really impressed. How was the whole experience? JB: (JoJo Baby) Well, you never think that...
Interviewed by Jerry Nunn
October 2010
When thinking of fun in Boystown, Chicago one name always comes to mind, Mercedes! A native of Ohio, Mercedes has spent the last few years honing her craft, pushing the limits, raising the volume, and increasing the level of fun in Chicago's famed LGB-and-T nightlife! Mercedes Tyler was born and raised in Columbus, OH. At...
Mercedes
When thinking of fun in Boystown, Chicago one name always comes to mind, Mercedes! A native of Ohio, Mercedes has spent the last few years honing her craft, pushing the limits, raising the volume, and increasing the level of fun in Chicago's famed LGB-and-T nightlife! Mercedes Tyler was born and raised in Columbus, OH. At...
Interviewed by Kinley Preston
December 2006
Named the "Hottest DJ of 2005" by Out Magazine in 2005, New Orleans native DJ Joe Gauthreaux certainly spins some hot sets not to mention he’s easy on the eyes. Though the youngest (and one of the most attractive) of the top-line DJs, Gauthreaux has manned the decks at some of the biggest clubs in...
Joe Gauthreaux
Named the "Hottest DJ of 2005" by Out Magazine in 2005, New Orleans native DJ Joe Gauthreaux certainly spins some hot sets not to mention he’s easy on the eyes. Though the youngest (and one of the most attractive) of the top-line DJs, Gauthreaux has manned the decks at some of the biggest clubs in...
Interviewed by ChicagoPride.com
November 2006
Just a few short months ago, life seemed pretty bleak for New York club performer Kevin Aviance. The performance artist and singer, best known for the club hit “Alive” and his appearances on America’s Next Top Model, was beaten to near death by four men as he was leaving a club in the wee hours...
Kevin Aviance
Just a few short months ago, life seemed pretty bleak for New York club performer Kevin Aviance. The performance artist and singer, best known for the club hit “Alive” and his appearances on America’s Next Top Model, was beaten to near death by four men as he was leaving a club in the wee hours...
Interviewed by Ross von Metzke
July 2006
Some Lovin’ with Kristine W What’s Chicago without Daley? What’s New Years without Dick Clark? More importantly, what’s a massive gay spectacle without Kristine W? You name it... Pride Parades, White Parties, AIDS Benefits. Really, go to any high profile event with a tan toned gay boy waving his hands in the air like a...
Kristine W.
Some Lovin’ with Kristine W What’s Chicago without Daley? What’s New Years without Dick Clark? More importantly, what’s a massive gay spectacle without Kristine W? You name it... Pride Parades, White Parties, AIDS Benefits. Really, go to any high profile event with a tan toned gay boy waving his hands in the air like a...
Interviewed by Justin Boltz
July 2006
Quick Hit Interview Many circuit and gay dance club DJs - including lots of the well-known and well-compensated - are fairly one dimensional: they play a steady diet of higher-energy, hard driving tracks that suggests that peak hours are a 24-hour phenomenon. Rare amongst the group of high-profile traveling booth occupants is the well-rounded DJ...
DJ Joe Gauthreaux
Quick Hit Interview Many circuit and gay dance club DJs - including lots of the well-known and well-compensated - are fairly one dimensional: they play a steady diet of higher-energy, hard driving tracks that suggests that peak hours are a 24-hour phenomenon. Rare amongst the group of high-profile traveling booth occupants is the well-rounded DJ...
Interviewed by DJ Plez
April 2006
TAG! By phone, email, city, airport or club date. YOU'RE IT! Just try and schedule a moment of Tony Moran’s time. The deception of cell phones and emails is that you sometimes assume the sender is hanging out at home. Tony, however, will email or call from Brazil or London or Miami when he has...
Tony Moran
TAG! By phone, email, city, airport or club date. YOU'RE IT! Just try and schedule a moment of Tony Moran’s time. The deception of cell phones and emails is that you sometimes assume the sender is hanging out at home. Tony, however, will email or call from Brazil or London or Miami when he has...
Interviewed by Matthew Harvat
April 2006
DJ Brett Henrichsen: Utah, Universe, & Underwear (or the lack thereof) Los Angeles-based DJ Brett Henrichsen has long been a Boystown favorite and has spun at all of the leading dance clubs in Chicago. He’s the mastermind behind the uber-successful Masterbeat record label and has been busy of late putting together his next mixed compilations...
DJ Brett Henrichsen
DJ Brett Henrichsen: Utah, Universe, & Underwear (or the lack thereof) Los Angeles-based DJ Brett Henrichsen has long been a Boystown favorite and has spun at all of the leading dance clubs in Chicago. He’s the mastermind behind the uber-successful Masterbeat record label and has been busy of late putting together his next mixed compilations...
Interviewed by DJ Plez
February 2006
In a career that spans more than 20 years, there’s arguably no more famous name in the world of electronica dance music than Junior Vasquez. Beginning in the early 1990s and following in the footsteps of the renowned DJ, Larry Levan, Vasquez has lorded over the biggest and most famous dance floors in New York...
Junior Vasquez
In a career that spans more than 20 years, there’s arguably no more famous name in the world of electronica dance music than Junior Vasquez. Beginning in the early 1990s and following in the footsteps of the renowned DJ, Larry Levan, Vasquez has lorded over the biggest and most famous dance floors in New York...
Interviewed by DJ Plez
October 2005
Tribal...Dark...Dance...Hard House???...or, just plain "SEXY"! "SEXY" is how DJ/Producer Victor Calderone would prefer his music to be categorized...and believe it or not, really would rather not be referred to as a "Superstar DJ". Before we get into the "grease" on Mr. Calderone...one thing really came forward during my sit down with him...isn’t it funny how...
Victor Calderone
Tribal...Dark...Dance...Hard House???...or, just plain "SEXY"! "SEXY" is how DJ/Producer Victor Calderone would prefer his music to be categorized...and believe it or not, really would rather not be referred to as a "Superstar DJ". Before we get into the "grease" on Mr. Calderone...one thing really came forward during my sit down with him...isn’t it funny how...
Interviewed by Jessika Sterling
March 2005
A former music student at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Japanese native Gomi is truly a man who wears many different hats as he continues his rise up through the ranks of the dance music industry. He has developed quite a reputation for his creativity in the studio on the production end of the spectrum...
DJ Gomi
A former music student at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Japanese native Gomi is truly a man who wears many different hats as he continues his rise up through the ranks of the dance music industry. He has developed quite a reputation for his creativity in the studio on the production end of the spectrum...
Interviewed by DJ Plez
January 2005
While most folks don’t want to work on their birthdays and even take a day off to celebrate the anniversary of causing their mother so much physical pain, DJs are the exact opposites. DJs see their birthdays as an opportunity to become the one and only master of the universe – that would be the...
DJ Escape
While most folks don’t want to work on their birthdays and even take a day off to celebrate the anniversary of causing their mother so much physical pain, DJs are the exact opposites. DJs see their birthdays as an opportunity to become the one and only master of the universe – that would be the...
Interviewed by DJ Plez
December 2004
His reputation long established in the music industry (since the mid 1980s) as a professional who can surely deliver on the production end of the business, Tony Moran has teamed up during the past several years with his first musical love: DJing. Not surprisingly, this New York City boy has proven to be just as...
