Ari Gold

People Magazine says that Ari Gold’s new album, Transport Systems, "takes the listener to fresh places" and Clive Davis says Ari "writes from the heart." Born and raised in the Bronx, the Award Winning Independent Recording Artist released his first album in 2000, receiving critical attention from Billboard, HITS and VIBE for being the first openly gay R&B/Pop artist to be out in his music from the beginning of his career. His #1 Sirius Radio hit, "Where The Music Takes You" is the Overall Grand Prize Winner of the USA Songwriting Competition and the accompanying video was voted the #1 Video of 2007 on LOGO. Ari is an Independent Music Award Winner (Best R&B Song, "Love Wasn’t Built In a Day" featuring Dave Koz), a 2x Outmusic Award Winner, and was named one of the OUT100 Most Influential People by OUT Magazine. Ari has toured Europe, Canada and in over 40 cities across the US alongside Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper and RuPaul. Ari’s activism and charity work includes the HRC, Ali Forney Center, ACLU and GMHC on human rights issues and HIV/AIDS awareness. Check out www.arigold.com and www.myspace.com/arigoldtheartist for more information.