Ari Gold Celebrates New Single with Special Benefit Concert for Soulforce

Filed Under Celebs, Gay Entertainment, Gay Events, Music | March 31st, 2008 

Award-Winning Recording Artist ARI GOLD to perform an exclusive benefit concert for the Soulforce Equality Ride. (Photo Courtesy of Ari Gold / RJO Artists)Award-Winning Recording Artist ARI GOLD is excited to perform an exclusive benefit concert for the Soulforce Equality Ride. Special guests include Anthony Rapp from the original Broadway cast and the motion picture Rent, Fashion Designer Jack Mackenroth from the Bravo series Project Runway, and Emmy-Award Winning Comedienne Judy Gold, creator of “25 Questions for a Jewish Mother.”

The concert will take place on Wednesday, April 16th at TOUCH Nightclub, 240 West 52nd Street, New York City. Event begins at 8pm and the tickets, which are specially priced at $25, can be purchased at www.soulforce.org/concert.

The music industry is buzzing about 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.” 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.

The official maxi-single with 8 new remixes will be in stores on April 1st 2008 and available on iTunes. Born and raised in the Bronx, the Independent Music Award-Winning 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.

Ari performs this year across the US and Europe as part of his Transport Tour 2008. More details at www.arigold.com.

Some stops on the tour include:

4/3 – Basil Hayden Event, Seattle WA
4/13 – Presenter, Pill Awards
4/16 – TOUCH, NYC – Big NYC Concert & Benefit
5/31 – Christopher Street Day, Zurich Switzerland
6/21 – It’s About Life Expo, Seattle WA
7/18 – Club Nikki Beach, Miami FL
8/20 – Rocky Mountain Gay Days, Denver CO
10/18 – It’s About Life Expo, Dallas TX

One highlighted stop on this tour is the benefit for Soulforce. Since 2006, the young activists of the Soulforce Equality Ride have visited 52 colleges and universities across the country that silence or exclude LGBT students. Through education, outreach, and direct action, these courageous young adults illuminate the destructive effects of religion-based bigotry and sow the seeds of a more inclusive campus culture.

The fall 2008 Equality Ride will focus on the southern United States. The itinerary will include seminaries and several faith-based Historically Black Colleges and Universities. More information is available at www.equalityride.com

“Growing up as an orthodox Jew, I am acutely aware of the prejudices that religious communities and organizations need to be educated about. Challenging homophobia and hatred of any kind has been the number one passion in my music which is why I am so excited to be working with Soulforce for this special benefit concert,” says Ari Gold.

You can Get your tickets now at: www.soulforce.org/concert.