[OutVoice] Ari Gold Breaks Through On His Own Terms - Clive Davis, OUT100, FOX News, Sirius, LOGO!

[RJOrich13 at aol.com]

For Immediate Release
Contact: Rich Overton
RJO Artist Relations & Management
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RECORDING ARTIST ARI GOLD BREAKS THROUGH WITH STUNNING NEW ALBUM TRANSPORT 
SYSTEMS ON HIS OWN TERMS - WITH PRAISES FROM CLIVE DAVIS, OUT MAGAZINE, INDIE 
MUSIC AWARDS, LOGO, FOX NEWS, SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO AND MORE!

R&B Popstar ARI GOLD proves that there are no boundaries when it comes to 
music.   His critically acclaimed new album Transport Systems is breaking though 
like never done before by an out independent artist.   The album is a top 
seller at Amazon.com and a featured New Release on iTunes.   The album's 
infectious first single "Where The Music Takes You"  is #1 on Sirius Satellite Radio's 
Out Q Hot 20 Charts (3 weeks in a row) while the groundbreaking animated video 
directed by Joe Phillips has been seen all over the world on LOGO, HBO, 
OutOfThe Closet TV, YouTube and distributed through Promo Only, Rock America and 
Club Vision.   Ari is a 2007 Independent Music Award Nominee for Best R&B Song 
for "Love Wasn't Built In A Day" featuring Dave Koz. OUT Magazine also honors 
Ari this year as one of the OUT100 Most Influential People in Gay Culture. 
  With a sold-out concert at NYC’s prestigious Joe’s Pub, a role in RuPaul’s new 
movie Starrbooty, and countless magazine covers, there is clearly no stopping 
Ari now.

Here is what the press and industry are saying about Ari and his new album 
Transport Systems..

“Ari wrote a very personal album and the lyrics attest to the battles that he’
s been through...he writes from the heart.” - CLIVE DAVIS

“Ari Gold combines everything we ever loved about Michael and Janet into one 
fabulous gay entity and Transport Systems is pretty much his Thriller...a 
musically and lyrically ambitious tour de force of modern sexuality, as concerned 
with turning heads as it is torsos.   Its the kind of exuberant soul boogie 
George Michael once made...and it gives us hope for the future of sexy pop.” - 
INSTINCT Magazine

“Ari Gold certainly stands out from the pack...[he] deserves credit for 
tackling lyrical subjects not usually linked with dance pop which he boldly does 
throughout Transport Systems.” - ALL MUSIC GUIDE

“A Pop Music Masterpiece.” – OUT & ABOUT NEWSPAPER, Nashville

“Gold’s music is both a declaration of love and a passionate rendition of 
identity politics. Luckily, Transport Systems is also ridiculously catchy, 
locking Gold’s themes into another firm R&B tradition — sneaking in the subversive 
lyrics through smooth vocals and clean production.” - The FORWARD

“Sex, Drugs & Rock n’ Roll, Ari Gold knows it all.” - FOX NEWS

“A true pop collection infused with R&B danceable rhythms and slick 
production, Transport Systems is an album that for my money ranks up there with that of 
the years breakout artist Robin Thicke...a brilliant album.” - GAYWIRED.COM

“[Ari Gold] is a great entertainer!” – BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S MOBILE BEAT

“Gold's arrangements combine house, R&B, pop, electro, hip-hop, smooth jazz 
and rock, both soft and hard, with his soulful vocals for a radio-ready album 
that sounds like a greatest-hits collection.” - GAY.COM

“*****” (5/5 stars) - BOYSBLOCK.COM

“Unlike many other stars in the oversaturated world of pop music, Ari Gold 
has maintained his integrity and identity...His music has been a constant 
inspiration to artists who demand to live their lives out loud regardless of the 
risks...he is a part of pop history. - EDGE NY

“A soulful brass-laden shout out to the early 90’s.” - OUT Magazine

“Straight people need to hear his album!” - IN LA Magazine

“It’s like he’s the gay Mary J. Blige, keepin’ it all in-check and telling 
real stories for us.” - LOGO

“Even when he's dealing with serious subjects, Gold's vocals remain bright 
and upbeat and the music is never less than energetic and uplifting.   Picking 
outstanding tracks to showcase is a challenge. Every one of the album's 14 
diverse tunes shines with its own unique light.” - PLANET OUT

“His velvet vocals and superb delivery soar ideas through space and time to 
infectious and clubby beats from the bedroom to the dancefloor...he’s erasing 
the barriers of queer artists in the music industry.” - SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES

“Honest and distinctly original.” - The JEWISH JOURNAL

“Ari Gold returns with his brand of ‘political pop’ and takes listeners on a 
joy ride...Tackling issues within the structure of a pop song has become Gold’
s forte and this CD is no exception.   Gold manages to tell tales with 
infectious grooves intact." - GAY AND LESBIAN TIMES

“The stage at Joe’s Pub seemed almost too small to hold Ari...amazing voice 
and a great live performer!"
- BROOKLYNROCKS.COM

“His music can best be described as ‘political pop’ and Gold has never shied 
away from the perspective of an openly gay man” - GREG HERNANDEZ of LA Daily 
News

“[Transport Systems] is filled with sexy and funked up R&B pop tunes that 
will surely please fans and surely make many new ones.” - Arjan Writes on BRAVO’
S OUTZONE TV

“You will fall in love with Transport Systems.."
- LIFESTYLES E-ZINE

Having been featured on VH-1, MTV Europe, Radio 1, IFC, HBO Zone, Here!TV, 
BBC as well as being the first out artist to debut at #1 on LOGO (bumping 
Madonna out of the top spot), Ari’s star continues to shine.   He has received 
critical acclaim from trade magazines, Billboard and HITS, has appeared in style 
features in VIBE, W and V and has been heralded in national lifestyle magazines 
The Advocate, OUT, Genre and Instinct.    Ari has toured Europe, Canada and 
the U.S, headlining at pride festivals and in his native New York at Lincoln 
Center, BAM and Joe’s Pub as well as opening for Martha Wash, Cyndi Lauper and 
Chaka Khan.  Both his first two studio albums are Outmusic Award Winners for the 
2002 Outstanding Debut and the 2005 Album of The Year.   Ari’s commitment to 
human rights and AIDS activism is evidenced through his work with the Ali 
Forney Center, HRC, ACLU & GMHC.  Along with his coffee table book and remix CD, 
released in over 25 countries, Ari is pioneering a new movement for both 
independent artists and out artists worldwide.

Ari is currently preparing to tour in 2008 to promote Transport Systems 
having just come off a successful pre-release tour in New York, Philadelphia, 
Chicago, Boston, DC, Oakland, Palm Springs, New Jersey, Ft. Lauderdale, 
Jacksonville and Los Angeles.

Pick up your copy of Transport Systems at Best Buy, Virgin Megastore and 
other outlets.   For more information, check out www.arigold.com.

ARI GOLD is currently available for interviews, appearances and performances. 
Please contact Rich Overton at RJO Artist Relations & Management at 
917-539-1819 or RJOArtists at aol.com for more information.

www.arigold.com
www.rjoartists.com



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