Hi Fashion
Los Angeles, California, United States | SELF
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Press
"It's this highly evolved aesthetic sense in their videos and stage performances, something that harkens back to the exuberance of the '80s and early '90s with its mix of experimental theater philosophy and conceptual fashion trappings-that have garnered them a rabid fanbase hungry for more" - Out Magazine
"With their outlandish costumes, envelope-pushing videos and sensory-overload live shows, Hi Fashion has been turning heads since the release of the band's first EP, Sprechen Sie Hi Fashion? in 2011" - Frontiers Magazine
"The duo behind Hi-Fashion (Jen DM on vocals, Rick Gradone on everything else you hear) have been a force to be reckoned since the release of their first single..." - The Advocate
"Their new single, "Lighthouse" is a departure from their usual upbeat and cheeky attitude: in fact, it strikes a distinctly "Dancing On My Own"-esquebalance of catchy electro beats and lyrics about the rough side of love." - Paper Magazine
http://www.nextmagazine.com/node/3982 - NEXT Magazine
http://www.afterellen.com/content/2012/07/new-music-tuesday-purity-ring-mozella-hi-fashions-new-video-more - After Ellen
http://www.homorazzi.com/article/hi-fashion-im-not-madonna-video-lyrics-chorus-download-album/ - Homorazzi
http://aol.it/NpeuA5 - AOL Music
http://huff.to/MIc03K - Huffington Post
http://www.newnownext.com/19-questions-for-hi-fashion/08/2012/ - NewNowNext.com
Gangster gives love to Hi Fashion - Gangster Says Relax
Glitoris is an Austin, TX, based music blog. - Glitoris Magazine
up close and personal chat with Hi Fashion. - Nark Magazine
It's their new anthem.... - San Francisco Bay Guardian Online
two remixes of Amazing shared here! - Gangster Says Relax
check out this fun Chloe video by Drew Droege and Jim Hansen. - Gangster Says Relax
Hi Fashion performs at Absolut's 30th Birthday Party! - Gay Cities
Hi Fashion performs at Absolut's 30th Birthday Party! - Gay Cities
in the brains of... - Golden Mixtape
Lastly, to finish off the start of our Madonna weekend, here is Hi-Fashion killing it with their perfect track, I’m Not Madonna! - Mamma Biscuit
So trashy, so camp and so f***ing fabulous! Oh yeah and have a listen to the song below too it's a-maazing indeed! - Shremy's Law
Check out the live video footage for I'm Not Madonna....and more. - Queer Me Up
Video post for I'm Not Madonna !! - Drowned Madonna
Los Angeles based Hi Fashion has just released their Dance Punk / Electro Pop EP "Sprechen Sie Hi Fashion" - Gay Los Angeles
Before the styles hit the runway though, we were in for a surprise treat- a colorful performance from LA’s very own musical duo Hi Fashion! - Betty Confidential
The show opened with a short film about all of the designers that were presenting for the entire weekend. Then there was an awesome musical performance by Hi-Fashion. What appeared to be models walking down the runway in brightly colored dresses, turned out to be dancers that broke out into an energetic dance routine. That definitely got the audience off their feet and for a split second, it turned into a party. They were wearing masks and when they ripped them off, the fact that some of them were men made it even more amazing! - Press Pass LA
Hi Fashion performs Special Delivery, single to be released in June 2012. - InTraffik.com
Avant-garde music duo Hi Fashion opens both Saturday and Sunday's Fashion Show 3/17, 3/18 - PR Newswire
Meet the new dance pop duo: Hi Fashion. - The Artful Blogger
“Hi Fashion is a band you dance to, hard, one to get lost in. And I have a feeling they wouldn’t want it any other way.” - F Yeah Queer Music
Overall, Sprechen Sie Hi Fashion? is a great first release from an insanely amusing and danceable group. - F Yeah Queer Music
http://www.fredhystere.com/2011/08/25/the-hotness-hi-fashion-nomi- madness-flight-facilities-video/
“I’m pretty sure these two would be my best friends if I were ever to move to LA because their sense of humor rivals mine on the goofy scale”
- FredHystere.com
http://perezhilton.com/category/hi-fashion/#.T0hBFiMzIhY - Perez Hilton
http://www.thecomplexmedia.com/blog/2011/08/video-hi-fashion-performs-amazing-at-la-cita-in-la/ - The Complex Media & Design Blog
see link - WORK Magazine
see link - Surviving the Golden Age
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see link - Golden Mixtape
Discography
AMAZING single-August 2010
SPRECHEN SIE HI FASHION? EP-July 2011
SPECIAL DELIVERY single-July 2012
EIGHTEEN single-February 2013
YOU ARE GORGEOUS EP July 2013
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Bio
The eclectic musical duo HI FASHION first crossed paths on the dance floor at a club in New York’s Lower East Side. Rick Gradone thought Jen DM was a guy and approached her with the intention of picking her up. After chatting and discovering they were obviously both queer, Jen invited Rick to a Fugazi tribute benefit night at which she was performing. Once he heard her powerhouse voice, he was instantly obsessed with her. He asked her to make a project with him to which she promptly said, “NO.” Undaunted, he wrote 3 tracks and sent them to her asking if she would listen to them. They have been working together ever since and one of those songs became the basis of “AMAZING!”
Rick has been making music since the age of 6, including a long stint in the New York band Opti-Grab, an electro-rap trio who opened for bands like Blondie and Scissor Sisters. Jen is a trained dancer and performer who later moved her focus to vocals. Together the two have a wide range of occupations under their belts: Rick has traveled the world as a studio hairstylist on fashion shoots, while Jen is an experienced performer in New York’s downtown theatre scene, who has also done charitable work with organizations such as God’s Love We Deliver, Downtown Women’s Center, and Art Share. Being both queer themselves, they are very involved in LGBT culture, and, as their name implies, the fashion industry. Rick explains, "We design clothes together and have transformed the spaces we play as if each performance was an installation art project."
Described by Jen DM as an “all sensory take-over,” HI FASHION’s live show combines dancers, video, and experimental performance to blur the line between spectator and performer and offer an opportunity for a visceral and primal experience. “As painters, sculptors, designers, choreographers, and video makers, we have enjoyed making performance MORE than just music and are working on many other art forms as a team," explains Jen. Their eclectic blend of electronic dance-pop draws comparison to the likes of Scissor Sisters, Grace Jones, and Peaches.
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