Aspiring Heartthrob
Hey look at me — making myself a social media presence.
I am now going to begin releasing my own music to the world through the form of Youtube videos. This first one is a freestyled stream-of-consciousness supported by a repeating chord progression.
When my good friend Ashley Mauerhofer told me she was filming a promotional video for her OCADU thesis project, I jumped at the opportunity to be in front of the camera. Her app, NOMA, helps you navigate through your city to discover new places and spaces. It allows you to keep an interactive journal of your experiences, which eventually gets mailed to you in a hard copy. How cool is that!? The video ended up looking like a pretty typical day in my life! The park, coffee, friends… it’s all real folks. The one day shoot was my first little taste of acting, and I loved every second!
The video also features my pal Cody Turner, who just launched his new website – and it’s stellar.
Cheers to cool friends doing cool things!
That’s right, I throw parties now. Not just regular old parties either. Born Ready is a fun flirtatious playground for queers and all their friends to dance, drink, and get sweaty on the dance floor. Our first event went down at the start of April here in Toronto at Tattoo Queen West. It was a smashing success, with amazing DJs Madam D, Essence Brown, and fuckin’ Regina the Gentlelady (go LIGHT FIRES), plus projectors, photographers, and even a goddamn kissing booth! Too much fun. Some photos from the “Reality Bites” event are posted below. If you are a queer looking to party in the GTA, make sure you keep up with us on the Born Ready Facebook page! More to come my homomies!
Kissing Fort by artist Paddy Leung – Photo by Paddy Leung
Photo by Christina Maclean
Photo by lesbianlooks.ca
Photo by Christina Maclean
I sort of figured once I turned twenty-five that the modelling gigs would dry up. I’m over the hill! My youthful good looks are fading! But that’s merely an over-dramatization for comedic effect. Lucky for me, the folks behind HelloSidney, the cute Etsy shop full of stylish vintage things, swooped in to restore my full-blown vanity. Take a look at me swishing around in skirts, jutting out my hips in skin-tight dresses, and slyly bearing some midriff in the photos below!
Check out their online shop for all the looks (there’s a lot of them) !
Pride weekend: sweaty, scandalous, and sexy. Just as it should be. The highlight of my Pride this year was most definitely playing the Bud Light South Stage with Ruby Randall on Saturday’s Dyke Day Afternoon. Playing music I love, with friends I love, at a place that celebrates who I love. It was an absolute dream come true!
In this shoot, Bogdan and I wanted to explore both natural and urban settings. We ventured through Trinity-Bellwoods park, and then took a stroll through “Graffiti Alley” in Queen West, Toronto.
My next article is up! An interview with Jill Foster, resident DJ for Toronto’s sweaty hip-hop queer night Yes Yes Y’all.
Check it out here!
It’s here! It’s queer! Get used to it!
I’m so pleased to announce the launch of my music column: Listen Queer. It’s published through The Indie Machine; a Toronto-based multimedia music series that plays a discernible role in supporting local music.
The queer community exists on foundations of love, camaraderie and genuine support. As a queer musician, I crave to translate those conventions into my exploration of music. However, as I search to discover new queer music; I find myself dissatisfied. Every LGBTQ publication has their designated “Music” section, but it’s often solely dedicated to Elton, Ani, and the Indigo Girls. It’s 2013! Where’s the new blood!?
Listen Queer is about providing a resource to discover queer-centric music and events. Through artist interviews, event coverage and ongoing news updates – readers get an inside scoop on the queer music happenings in Toronto and around the world.
Check back to theindiemachine.com for bi-weekly postings, and follow @listenqueer on Twitter for all the latest. If you have any suggestions on music/events I should cover, please email listenqueer@gmail.com.
Keep it queer my homomies,
– Julia
I flexed my theatrical modelling muscles in my latest photo shoot with Nika Belianina. Here are a couple shots from our “Silver Queen” shoot. Makeup by Emily Skoggard.
J Stead 