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Yes that's right, Jeffree Star!
And he posed for me...i think?! I was trying and trying to get him to look at me and he was like hiding and then he finally gave up and came out to where i could actually take pictures.
JEFFREE STAR at Gilman, the sequel. January 19, 2008 w/ VON IVA, HUNX AND HIS PUNX, NOBUNNY, and ROBIN WILLIAMS ON FIRE
Jeffree Star playing Glasgow ABC
April 11th 2010
He done a signing at the barrier after, and can i just point out how funny security looks in the background!
EXTREME BEAUTY. SUMMER. READY FOR YOUR CLOSE UP?
Aubrey Cosmetics' new collection including "The Picture Perfect Eyeshadow Palette" and "The Velour Liquid Lipstick II". Both are for the Catwa Mesh Head. Appliqué opens on the 22th July.
*Lipstick on the TMP Male Mesh Head is photoshoped.
Here's the news piece I wrote for Bizarre...
‘It’s no big deal if we get shut down by the Fire Marshall,’ laughed Kat Von D in the bedlam that was once her High Voltage tattoo parlour. ‘We can still tattoo people and hang around – at least I could get some sleep.’
In the heart of Hollywood, with a frenzy of fans and litter from overnight campers, local officials literally threatened to end Kat’s Guinness World Record setting attempt before it has even begun; they weren’t happy about the number of people in the shop or even the built-in skateboard ramp. For 24 hours, the famed tattooist best known for her meticulously rendered black and grey-style portraits and reality TV show LA Ink, hoped to emblazon 400 volunteers with her Los Angeles shop logo. But it was all in the name of charity folks, with the $20 service charge heading to Vitamin Angels, who raise money to provide vital nutrition for children in Africa.
‘I’ve set a very unrealistic goal for myself,’ she yelped. ‘Four hundred 1”x21/2” tattoos in a 24 hour period equals one tattoo in every 3.6 minutes without a break. I’m trying not to drink anything for the first half of the day just to be sure I won’t have to go pee.’
From noon on Friday 14th December to when the clock struck twelve on the following Saturday, Kat Von D was hunched over a table, straining eyes, fasting from food and sipping only water. Preparations included sleeping for only four or five hours a day during the last month, though the 25 year-old admitted the record was ‘pretty last thing’.
‘I had this idea for a 24 hour event a while ago and finally the production came to me and said we were doing it in less than four weeks! Now it’s fucking today. I needed a design that was simple to repeat and I wanted it be a unisex LA logo, one with enough finesse so both a girl and guy can rock it.’
‘I’m going to attempt the 24-hour period and then I’m gonna crash the fuck out,’ she giggled while being dragged onto a shop floor filled with frenetic photographers, testy TV camera crew members, screaming fans, fag hags and hangers-on.
1440 minutes later, the tattooist completed her inking marathon. With only seconds left on the clock and nearly passing out, Kat Von D daubed the last of 400 tattoos to set a new Guinness World Record.
Here's the news piece I wrote for Bizarre...
‘It’s no big deal if we get shut down by the Fire Marshall,’ laughed Kat Von D in the bedlam that was once her High Voltage tattoo parlour. ‘We can still tattoo people and hang around – at least I could get some sleep.’
In the heart of Hollywood, with a frenzy of fans and litter from overnight campers, local officials literally threatened to end Kat’s Guinness World Record setting attempt before it has even begun; they weren’t happy about the number of people in the shop or even the built-in skateboard ramp. For 24 hours, the famed tattooist best known for her meticulously rendered black and grey-style portraits and reality TV show LA Ink, hoped to emblazon 400 volunteers with her Los Angeles shop logo. But it was all in the name of charity folks, with the $20 service charge heading to Vitamin Angels, who raise money to provide vital nutrition for children in Africa.
‘I’ve set a very unrealistic goal for myself,’ she yelped. ‘Four hundred 1”x21/2” tattoos in a 24 hour period equals one tattoo in every 3.6 minutes without a break. I’m trying not to drink anything for the first half of the day just to be sure I won’t have to go pee.’
From noon on Friday 14th December to when the clock struck twelve on the following Saturday, Kat Von D was hunched over a table, straining eyes, fasting from food and sipping only water. Preparations included sleeping for only four or five hours a day during the last month, though the 25 year-old admitted the record was ‘pretty last thing’.
‘I had this idea for a 24 hour event a while ago and finally the production came to me and said we were doing it in less than four weeks! Now it’s fucking today. I needed a design that was simple to repeat and I wanted it be a unisex LA logo, one with enough finesse so both a girl and guy can rock it.’
‘I’m going to attempt the 24-hour period and then I’m gonna crash the fuck out,’ she giggled while being dragged onto a shop floor filled with frenetic photographers, testy TV camera crew members, screaming fans, fag hags and hangers-on.
1440 minutes later, the tattooist completed her inking marathon. With only seconds left on the clock and nearly passing out, Kat Von D daubed the last of 400 tattoos to set a new Guinness World Record.
Here's the news piece I wrote for Bizarre...
‘It’s no big deal if we get shut down by the Fire Marshall,’ laughed Kat Von D in the bedlam that was once her High Voltage tattoo parlour. ‘We can still tattoo people and hang around – at least I could get some sleep.’
In the heart of Hollywood, with a frenzy of fans and litter from overnight campers, local officials literally threatened to end Kat’s Guinness World Record setting attempt before it has even begun; they weren’t happy about the number of people in the shop or even the built-in skateboard ramp. For 24 hours, the famed tattooist best known for her meticulously rendered black and grey-style portraits and reality TV show LA Ink, hoped to emblazon 400 volunteers with her Los Angeles shop logo. But it was all in the name of charity folks, with the $20 service charge heading to Vitamin Angels, who raise money to provide vital nutrition for children in Africa.
‘I’ve set a very unrealistic goal for myself,’ she yelped. ‘Four hundred 1”x21/2” tattoos in a 24 hour period equals one tattoo in every 3.6 minutes without a break. I’m trying not to drink anything for the first half of the day just to be sure I won’t have to go pee.’
From noon on Friday 14th December to when the clock struck twelve on the following Saturday, Kat Von D was hunched over a table, straining eyes, fasting from food and sipping only water. Preparations included sleeping for only four or five hours a day during the last month, though the 25 year-old admitted the record was ‘pretty last thing’.
‘I had this idea for a 24 hour event a while ago and finally the production came to me and said we were doing it in less than four weeks! Now it’s fucking today. I needed a design that was simple to repeat and I wanted it be a unisex LA logo, one with enough finesse so both a girl and guy can rock it.’
‘I’m going to attempt the 24-hour period and then I’m gonna crash the fuck out,’ she giggled while being dragged onto a shop floor filled with frenetic photographers, testy TV camera crew members, screaming fans, fag hags and hangers-on.
1440 minutes later, the tattooist completed her inking marathon. With only seconds left on the clock and nearly passing out, Kat Von D daubed the last of 400 tattoos to set a new Guinness World Record.
Jeffree Star with a tattoo of Jon Benet Ramsey by Kat Von D
Among the first at the front of the chaotic crowd was Jeffree Star, self-proclaimed ‘Queen of the Internet’ and ‘Cunt: Queen of the Beautifuls. The electric-pink haired singer and fashion designer who has more friends on Myspace than founding father Tom, is here to support his friend Kat through the 24 hour coffee-fueled event.
‘I wanted to be one of the first in line,’ explains the genderfuck cross-dresser. ‘Unlike a lot of artists that don’t have much talent, she actually does. I have most of my tattoos done by her. She’s my favourite. I have 10 portraits including my mother, Wednesday Addams, me in the 6th grade, Marilyn Monroe and Jon Benet Ramsey.’
‘It may sound easy, but its going to be so trying to be hunched over for 24 hours - her back is going to be killing. I think the world record attempt is amazing though. Kat better do it.’
I had a shoot last week with the fantastic internet celeb (soon to be bigger than life itself) Jeffree Star. I picked a location in West Palm that I thought was fitting and we went to town on the place. Thanks so much to Sloans for letting us use their shop!
I had a great time shooting and getting to know Jeffree, and he is actually an amazing and extremely smart guy. I will be posting some more of these shots up soon, but I figured I would give you a quick teaser for now.
View it larger in the "people" section of my website!
Strobezilla:
AB1600 in socked beauty dish camera left
triggered by cyber syncs
MUA by Jeffree Himself!
EOS 5D | EF 24-70mm L
Strobist info & Photographers note:
Simply put, this year has been amazing. I've had the chance to photograph some of my favorite artist on different tours. Last week I went to my first Warped Tour in Columbia, MD then on saturday I went to the warped in New York. My first visit I wanted to get the feel of what warped was like, check out new bands, revisit old faces, and get the general idea of how I'll be shooting.
Saturday morning we drove up to Long Island NY for the warped at Nassau Coliseum. I have to say, The NY stop was much better than MD (setup wise). However, Columbia was much more organized in terms of parking, faculty, and services. I had a great time photographing the bands. Everyone delivered an amazing performance up until the last set. I'm looking forward to what warped has in store next year.
Future WT photographers, one of the essential items I felt was necessary in the photo pit was a cleaning cloth. Something to clean the body and lens of the camera. Note that you're in the area where alot of things get thrown at by the crowd. Most of those things happen to be liquids of some sort. Trust me, you dont want your lens to be covered in energy drink. Aside from that, drink plenty of water because your outside in the hot sun 6-7 hours. Last thing you want is to miss a photo-op because your so fatigue. Please check out the rest of the set and as always, happy shooting.
All photos are thanks to Mikl of BrokeNCYDE. Without his help, none of these captures would be possible.
Here's the news piece I wrote for Bizarre...
‘It’s no big deal if we get shut down by the Fire Marshall,’ laughed Kat Von D in the bedlam that was once her High Voltage tattoo parlour. ‘We can still tattoo people and hang around – at least I could get some sleep.’
In the heart of Hollywood, with a frenzy of fans and litter from overnight campers, local officials literally threatened to end Kat’s Guinness World Record setting attempt before it has even begun; they weren’t happy about the number of people in the shop or even the built-in skateboard ramp. For 24 hours, the famed tattooist best known for her meticulously rendered black and grey-style portraits and reality TV show LA Ink, hoped to emblazon 400 volunteers with her Los Angeles shop logo. But it was all in the name of charity folks, with the $20 service charge heading to Vitamin Angels, who raise money to provide vital nutrition for children in Africa.
‘I’ve set a very unrealistic goal for myself,’ she yelped. ‘Four hundred 1”x21/2” tattoos in a 24 hour period equals one tattoo in every 3.6 minutes without a break. I’m trying not to drink anything for the first half of the day just to be sure I won’t have to go pee.’
From noon on Friday 14th December to when the clock struck twelve on the following Saturday, Kat Von D was hunched over a table, straining eyes, fasting from food and sipping only water. Preparations included sleeping for only four or five hours a day during the last month, though the 25 year-old admitted the record was ‘pretty last thing’.
‘I had this idea for a 24 hour event a while ago and finally the production came to me and said we were doing it in less than four weeks! Now it’s fucking today. I needed a design that was simple to repeat and I wanted it be a unisex LA logo, one with enough finesse so both a girl and guy can rock it.’
‘I’m going to attempt the 24-hour period and then I’m gonna crash the fuck out,’ she giggled while being dragged onto a shop floor filled with frenetic photographers, testy TV camera crew members, screaming fans, fag hags and hangers-on.
1440 minutes later, the tattooist completed her inking marathon. With only seconds left on the clock and nearly passing out, Kat Von D daubed the last of 400 tattoos to set a new Guinness World Record.
Driving towards Rodeo Drive - Hollywood - Spotted a pink mini with the registration plate "MR DIVA". Just then spotted a guy with pink hair exiting a restaurant and before I could say "Bet that's his car", Ellie started shouting "O My God - It's Jeffree Star".
I wasn't sure who the hell Jeffree Star was, but judging by her reaction he must've been famous. So we pulled over and I jumped out followed by Abbi. He was already in the car ready to pull off and I guess that I kind of blocked his exit. He wound the window down a little and after he was half satisfied that I was nothing more than a mad Irish guy with a camera he said "Oh I look terrible, I have no make-up on". "Just cover your face a bit with your hands then" I said - He obliged.
Still wasn't sure exactly who he was - but here's the wiki.
Jeffree Star
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Jeffree Star
Background information
Birth nameJeffrey Lynn Steininger
Also known asJeffree Star
OriginOrange County, California, United States
GenresPop, synthpop, electronic
OccupationsSinger-songwriter,[1][2]
make-up artist,[3]
fashion designer,[4]
model
Years active2006–present
LabelsKon Live
Associated actsAkon, Nicki Minaj, T. Mills
WebsiteOfficial website
Jeffree Star (born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger) is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area.[5][6] He started his music career from being known for his popularity on MySpace with over 100 million plays on his self released music, as well as his fashion line and from his transgressive, gender-bending appearance and persona while calling himself "Queen of the Internet" and "Cunt".[3][7][8][9][10] Star has leveraged his fame as an androgynous model and aesthetic talents to launch his own clothing line and forays into acting and DJing.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 1988–2005: Childhood and youth
1.2 2006–2007: Internet popularity and Plastic Surgery Slumber Party
1.3 2008–2010: Cupcakes Taste Like Violence and Beauty Killer
2 Other work
2.1 Make-up, modeling and internet fame
2.2 Merchandise
3 Filmography
4 Discography
5 References
6 External links
Biography
1988–2005: Childhood and youth
Jeffree Star was born in Orange County, California. His father died when he was 6 years old; subsequently, he was raised solely by his alcoholic mother, a model who frequently went on assignments. As a child, Star regularly began experimenting with his mother's makeup, leading to an obsessive compulsive interest,[11] and convinced her to let him wear make-up to school when he was in junior high.[8]
At the age of fifteen, Star became a make-up artist. During this time, he wore makeup, dyed his hair with day-glo colors and began cross dressing which in turn led to receiving large amounts of attention and popularity from both fellow students and strangers.[3][8][8][11] Right after his graduation from high school, Star moved to Los Angeles and began supporting himself with various make-up, modeling, and music jobs.[12][13]
He later recalled spending his time on weekends "using a fake ID to attend Hollywood clubs dressed in mini dresses and nine inch high heels where celebrities would contract [Star] for make-up work at their homes", or "hiring [Star] as a model."[11] Star reports that his weekend socializing at clubs and the make-up advice he offered eventually led to his modeling career.[11]
2006–2007: Internet popularity and Plastic Surgery Slumber Party
Jeffree Star used popular social networking website MySpace to further both his music as well as fashion design career. Star also used MySpace for blogging about his life while making social commentary on "self-image and confidence",[4] fame, beauty and life. Star had built up a fan base on several websites but convinced many to join him on MySpace, giving his MySpace profile a large number of "friends" from the beginning.[8] His MySpace photo shoots would frequently get over 50,000 comments when posted,[8] and by November 2006, he was recognized as MySpace's most connected profile personality.[14]
Star also gained fame as one of the most popular unsigned artists with the daily rankings placing him in the top tier[7] on MySpace.
On March 28, 2007 at Project Runway's Jeffrey Sebelia fashion show Star was a front row "celebutante" where he revealed details of Buzznet.com’s “Queen Needs a Princess Contest” which had "a day of femme-licious fun with Star" as the grand prize.[15] The social-networking, music-news site specializes in new-media (integrated photoblog and videoblog capabilities) which Star has capitalized on to dovetail his modeling and music interests.[15] Stars' social trendsetting participation at Buzznet and his success at growing online fan-base was noted in Buzznet's six million financing in May 2007.[16] Star regularly uploads video-blog segments including music reviews, event reports as well as posting news about his upcoming music release.
Star's music career as an electronica and hip-hop vocalist began when he befriended Peaches' drummer who encouraged him to make music.[8] Star was then asked by Deuce of Hollywood Undead to rap on their song "Turn off the Lights" for their debut album.[17] However, the track did not make it onto the disc. Deuce was recently evicted from Hollywood Undead and has produced a mixtape ("Break Them Wallz") with Jeffree and another song titled "Freaky Now" (alongside friend "Truth"), in which Jeffree raps extremely explicit lyrics.
His first two solo tracks "We Want Cunt", named in tribute to his former screen name Cunt: Queen of the Beautifuls, and "Straight Boys" were co-written with Hole and one time Mötley Crüe drummer, Samantha Maloney and singer Jessicka from Scarling..[10] Star asked MySpace co-founder Tom to convert his MySpace profile into a music page so he could showcase his music.[8]
On November 1, 2006 Star performed on the same bill as Los Angeles' Dirty Sanchez at the LA bar Key Club’s post-Halloween show.[18] Star has toured with electro musician Peaches,[3][19] as well as Cyndi Lauper,[8] Metro Station,[20] Breathe Carolina,[21] Dr. Manhattan, Schoolyard Heroes,[22] and Ultraviolet Sound.
On the 13 March 2007, Star released his debut extended play Plastic Surgery Slumber Party which was produced by Ultraviolet Sound.[23] The record topped at number one on the iTunes’s dance charts and "has consistently topped the iTunes dance charts at #1, hovering high above household names such as Justin Timberlake and Cascada."[4][8] Separately, Star's MySpace page has 25 million listens to Plastic Surgery Slumber Party as of July 2007.[24]
During the summer of 2007, Star was advertised as a part of the True Colors Tour 2007,[25] which traveled through 15 cities in the United States and Canada.[26] The tour, sponsored by the LGBT Logo channel, began on June 8, 2007 to coincide with Pride month.[27] Profits from the tour benefited the Human Rights Campaign as well as PFLAG and The Matthew Shepard Foundation. Though he was advertised as a special guest to perform on several West Coast dates, Star did not appear.[citation needed]
Star's song "Plastic Surgery Slumber Party" appeared on the August 2007 Tommy Boy release of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour compilation. Featuring ten tracks from ten of the artists, the compilation benefits the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that fights for civil rights for LGBT people.[27]
2008–2010: Cupcakes Taste Like Violence and Beauty Killer
Prior to the release of his second extended play, Star released his debut single "Heart Surgery Isn't That Bad..." on Valentine's Day, 2008, followed by its b-side, "I Hate Music", on April 17, 2008.[28] Star later recorded and released "Starstruck" featuring Danger Radio - his first single available for free download as a "thank you" to fans.[29][30] Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso from Metro Station[31] originally provided vocals for the song, however, due to a feud between the band and Star,[32][33] they were ultimately replaced with Andrew de Torres from Danger Radio.
Cupcakes Taste Like Violence, Star's sophomore extended play, was released on December 9, 2008.[34] This is his first record to be available as a CD as well as digitial download.[34] This is also Star's debut record to be released under Popsicle Records through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. Star said the extended play "remindes me of myself. I may look sweet, but I'm really scary and violent on the inside."[35] Cupcakes Taste Like Violence peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums[36] and at number eight on the Billboard Top Heatseekers.[37] "Lollipop Luxury" was the first single from the extended play released November 18, 2008.
Star's debut studio album, Beauty Killer, was released on September 22, 2009.[38] The first single from the album, "Prisoner", was released for digital download on May 2, 2009.[39] The track received two million plays on MySpace at the end of its second week being available for stream. "Love Rhymes With Fuck You" was the second single from the album; like "Prisoner", it was also released for digital download on June 30, 2009.[40] The album debuted at number 122 in the US Billboard 200 Chart. It also debuted at #7 in the US Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and fell to #12 on its second week.[41] A music video for "Get Away With Murder" was filmed on November 7, 2009. The video premiered on the front page of MySpace on January 23, 2010.[42]
It was announced that recording was underway for Star's first studio album in late 2007.[43] He stated that the new songs "are more sexy, some are more "guy"ish and some are me screaming my heart out. I'm still finding what "Jeffree Star" really is. And I think I'm almost there..."[44] To "tide fans over" until the first single from the album was released, on April 21, 2009, Star released a remix cover of Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" which was made available for free download.[45] Morgan Page's radio edit mix of "Prisoner" was released for free download by Star on December 18, 2009. He worked with producers such as Lester Mendez, 3OH!3's Nathaniel Motte, God's Paparazzi[39] and more. Star performed at Warped Tour 2009 to promote some of the music from his album.[39][46]
Star originally planned a North American headlining concert tour, titled "I'm Cold, Keep Me Warm...Bitch!" for two weeks in December 2009. However, due to "personal things [that] have gotten out of hand in [his] family" the tour was canceled. Star will be embarking on his "2 DRUNK 2 FUCK" 2010 world tour where he says he will "be going everywhere...and yes that means Europe and Australia". This will be his first headlining tour supporting the album. Dates have been officially announced in the USA, United Kingdom and several countries in continental Europe.
Star released his fifth single "Blush" (his second single-only release) on February 16, 2010. "Size of Your Boat" was released as Star's sixth single (third single-only release) on July 1, 2010.[47] The song "I'm In Love (With a Killer)" was released on October 10, 2010 and made available for free download via Facebook. Star also recorded an anthem song for the It Gets Better Project titled "Kiss It Better". The song was also made available for free download on November 4, 2010. Star was featured on How Embarrassing, the comedy album from Jeff "JJ Star" Duran which was released in March 2011.
On September 22nd, 2011, Star leaked a song called "Prom Night!" as a teaser for his second studio album (TBA), via Youtube.[48]
Other work
Make-up, modeling and internet fame
Star was referred to celebrities including Kelly Osbourne, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, AFI frontman Davey Havok and Jessicka from the band Scarling.[8][49] He is a former make-up artist for porn company, Hustler.
Star gained a cult following from posting outrageous photographs of himself on Internet forums and later MySpace, who began sending him gifts including expensive cameras to take more pictures.[8]
Jeffree waving to the crowd at Warped Tour 2009.
On August 1, 2006, Los Angeles' LGBT magazine Frontiers featured Star on its cover. On November 17, 2006 Star and several contestants from "America's Next Top Model" were a part of Black Chandelier's "Fall 2006 Runway Show" at Salt Lake City's Union Pacific Depot. Star was also a guest on "America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7".[49]
On March 16, 2007, Star was one of the featured runway models for BOXeight's production of designer Jared Gold’s flamboyant "Quiet Army show", regarded as "the wildest front row in all of Fashion Week." The shows 2007 theme was "Mormon chic", effectively using the Los Angeles Theater as a backdrop during L.A. Fashion Week.[50] He has appeared in several music videos including Good Charlotte's "The River",[51] Godhead's "Push", Aiden's "One Love", Metro Station's "Shake It"[52] and Ke$ha's "Take It Off (K$ n' Friends Version)"[53]
Merchandise
Star's T-shirts, hoodies and accessories were ranked #1 on Hottopic.com. He is also developing a fragrance called "Fierce", which he says will smell like "vanilla and cotton candy."[54]
Filmography
Television guest appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Video on TrialHimselfGuest judge (episode 20, season 2)
LA Ink"Kat's in Love" (episode 10, season 1)
2011"Nothing Is Forever, Not Even Tattoos" (episode 21, season 4)
Discography
Main article: Jeffree Star discography
2009: Beauty Killer
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^ Dempsey, John (May 22, 2007). "World of Wonders touts reality trio: Jeffree Star, Jim J. Bullock topline new shows". Variety. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
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^ YouTube - Metro Station and Jeffree Star
^ Breathe Carolina Go From Jeffree Star Openers To Record Deal at The Insider
^ MY SPRING TOUR.. & WARPED TOUR DATES! so excited!!!! - Buzznet
^ MySpace.com - ULTRAVIOLET SOUND (@ Rockin Roots Fest TONIGHT!! ) - los angeles - Electrique / Pop Punk / New Wave - www.myspace.com/ultravioletsound
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^ "MPFree: Jeffree Star 'Starstruck'". BUZZNET.com. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
^ purevolume | We're Listening To You - JEFFREE STAR - NEW TRACK POSTED
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^ Perezhilton.com - Miley's Brother Is Tranny Hating?! And He's A Druggie Too???
^ YouTube - EXCLUSIVE: Trace Cyrus From Metro Station Responds To Jeffree Star
^ a b Amazon.com Cupcakes Taste Like Violence Jeffree Star
^ MTV Buzzworthy Blog >> Jeffree Star, On Recording 'Cupcakes Taste like Violence' In Nothing But Heels
^ [1][dead link]
^ [2][dead link]
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^ "JEFFREE STAR TAKES NO PRISONERS". 29-95.com. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
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^ Connecting to the iTunes Store
^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lGuYCkRBtE
^ a b Spencer, Amy (November 9, 2006). "Jeffree Star - Queen of the Beautifuls". IN Utah This Week. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
^ Immediato, Linda (March 21, 2007). "L.A. Fashion Week Smackdown". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
^ YouTube - Good Charlotte - The River
^ YouTube - Metro Station - Shake It
^ YouTube - Ke$ha - "Take It Off" (K$ n' Friends version)
^ Entertainment: Orange Pop: The unstoppable Jeffree Star
Here are a few more images of Jeffree Star that I shot a few months back. Sloans Ice Cream in West Palm Beach, FL was nice enough to let us use their shop as the location and it fit perfectly with Jeffree's style!
AB 1600 in beauty dish camera right
triggered by cybersyncs
Here's the news piece I wrote for Bizarre...
‘It’s no big deal if we get shut down by the Fire Marshall,’ laughed Kat Von D in the bedlam that was once her High Voltage tattoo parlour. ‘We can still tattoo people and hang around – at least I could get some sleep.’
In the heart of Hollywood, with a frenzy of fans and litter from overnight campers, local officials literally threatened to end Kat’s Guinness World Record setting attempt before it has even begun; they weren’t happy about the number of people in the shop or even the built-in skateboard ramp. For 24 hours, the famed tattooist best known for her meticulously rendered black and grey-style portraits and reality TV show LA Ink, hoped to emblazon 400 volunteers with her Los Angeles shop logo. But it was all in the name of charity folks, with the $20 service charge heading to Vitamin Angels, who raise money to provide vital nutrition for children in Africa.
‘I’ve set a very unrealistic goal for myself,’ she yelped. ‘Four hundred 1”x21/2” tattoos in a 24 hour period equals one tattoo in every 3.6 minutes without a break. I’m trying not to drink anything for the first half of the day just to be sure I won’t have to go pee.’
From noon on Friday 14th December to when the clock struck twelve on the following Saturday, Kat Von D was hunched over a table, straining eyes, fasting from food and sipping only water. Preparations included sleeping for only four or five hours a day during the last month, though the 25 year-old admitted the record was ‘pretty last thing’.
‘I had this idea for a 24 hour event a while ago and finally the production came to me and said we were doing it in less than four weeks! Now it’s fucking today. I needed a design that was simple to repeat and I wanted it be a unisex LA logo, one with enough finesse so both a girl and guy can rock it.’
‘I’m going to attempt the 24-hour period and then I’m gonna crash the fuck out,’ she giggled while being dragged onto a shop floor filled with frenetic photographers, testy TV camera crew members, screaming fans, fag hags and hangers-on.
1440 minutes later, the tattooist completed her inking marathon. With only seconds left on the clock and nearly passing out, Kat Von D daubed the last of 400 tattoos to set a new Guinness World Record.
EOS 5D | EF 24-70mm L
Strobist info & Photographers note:
Simply put, this year has been amazing. I've had the chance to photograph some of my favorite artist on different tours. Last week I went to my first Warped Tour in Columbia, MD then on saturday I went to the warped in New York. My first visit I wanted to get the feel of what warped was like, check out new bands, revisit old faces, and get the general idea of how I'll be shooting.
Saturday morning we drove up to Long Island NY for the warped at Nassau Coliseum. I have to say, The NY stop was much better than MD (setup wise). However, Columbia was much more organized in terms of parking, faculty, and services. I had a great time photographing the bands. Everyone delivered an amazing performance up until the last set. I'm looking forward to what warped has in store next year.
Future WT photographers, one of the essential items I felt was necessary in the photo pit was a cleaning cloth. Something to clean the body and lens of the camera. Note that you're in the area where alot of things get thrown at by the crowd. Most of those things happen to be liquids of some sort. Trust me, you dont want your lens to be covered in energy drink. Aside from that, drink plenty of water because your outside in the hot sun 6-7 hours. Last thing you want is to miss a photo-op because your so fatigue. Please check out the rest of the set and as always, happy shooting.
All photos are thanks to Mikl of BrokeNCYDE. Without his help, none of these captures would be possible.
Jeffree Star with a tattoo of his mother by Kat Von D
Among the first at the front of the chaotic crowd was Jeffree Star, self-proclaimed ‘Queen of the Internet’ and ‘Cunt: Queen of the Beautifuls. The electric-pink haired singer and fashion designer who has more friends on Myspace than founding father Tom, is here to support his friend Kat through the 24 hour coffee-fueled event.
‘I wanted to be one of the first in line,’ explains the genderfuck cross-dresser. ‘Unlike a lot of artists that don’t have much talent, she actually does. I have most of my tattoos done by her. She’s my favourite. I have 10 portraits including my mother, Wednesday Addams, me in the 6th grade, Marilyn Monroe and Jon Benet Ramsey.’
‘It may sound easy, but its going to be so trying to be hunched over for 24 hours - her back is going to be killing. I think the world record attempt is amazing though. Kat better do it.’
EOS 5D | EF 24-70mm L
Strobist info & Photographers note:
Simply put, this year has been amazing. I've had the chance to photograph some of my favorite artist on different tours. Last week I went to my first Warped Tour in Columbia, MD then on saturday I went to the warped in New York. My first visit I wanted to get the feel of what warped was like, check out new bands, revisit old faces, and get the general idea of how I'll be shooting.
Saturday morning we drove up to Long Island NY for the warped at Nassau Coliseum. I have to say, The NY stop was much better than MD (setup wise). However, Columbia was much more organized in terms of parking, faculty, and services. I had a great time photographing the bands. Everyone delivered an amazing performance up until the last set. I'm looking forward to what warped has in store next year.
Future WT photographers, one of the essential items I felt was necessary in the photo pit was a cleaning cloth. Something to clean the body and lens of the camera. Note that you're in the area where alot of things get thrown at by the crowd. Most of those things happen to be liquids of some sort. Trust me, you dont want your lens to be covered in energy drink. Aside from that, drink plenty of water because your outside in the hot sun 6-7 hours. Last thing you want is to miss a photo-op because your so fatigue. Please check out the rest of the set and as always, happy shooting.
All photos are thanks to Mikl of BrokeNCYDE. Without his help, none of these captures would be possible.
These two images are rejected artwork for two eps - both featuring songs from my album with Toska Wilde, "Glamoflague"... On the left, rejected artwork for the ep "I Am Kathy Kirby"... On the right, rejected artwork for the ep "Celebrity Salome"... You can see rejected artwork for the album cover here...
Here's the news piece I wrote for Bizarre...
‘It’s no big deal if we get shut down by the Fire Marshall,’ laughed Kat Von D in the bedlam that was once her High Voltage tattoo parlour. ‘We can still tattoo people and hang around – at least I could get some sleep.’
In the heart of Hollywood, with a frenzy of fans and litter from overnight campers, local officials literally threatened to end Kat’s Guinness World Record setting attempt before it has even begun; they weren’t happy about the number of people in the shop or even the built-in skateboard ramp. For 24 hours, the famed tattooist best known for her meticulously rendered black and grey-style portraits and reality TV show LA Ink, hoped to emblazon 400 volunteers with her Los Angeles shop logo. But it was all in the name of charity folks, with the $20 service charge heading to Vitamin Angels, who raise money to provide vital nutrition for children in Africa.
‘I’ve set a very unrealistic goal for myself,’ she yelped. ‘Four hundred 1”x21/2” tattoos in a 24 hour period equals one tattoo in every 3.6 minutes without a break. I’m trying not to drink anything for the first half of the day just to be sure I won’t have to go pee.’
From noon on Friday 14th December to when the clock struck twelve on the following Saturday, Kat Von D was hunched over a table, straining eyes, fasting from food and sipping only water. Preparations included sleeping for only four or five hours a day during the last month, though the 25 year-old admitted the record was ‘pretty last thing’.
‘I had this idea for a 24 hour event a while ago and finally the production came to me and said we were doing it in less than four weeks! Now it’s fucking today. I needed a design that was simple to repeat and I wanted it be a unisex LA logo, one with enough finesse so both a girl and guy can rock it.’
‘I’m going to attempt the 24-hour period and then I’m gonna crash the fuck out,’ she giggled while being dragged onto a shop floor filled with frenetic photographers, testy TV camera crew members, screaming fans, fag hags and hangers-on.
1440 minutes later, the tattooist completed her inking marathon. With only seconds left on the clock and nearly passing out, Kat Von D daubed the last of 400 tattoos to set a new Guinness World Record.
Queen's Head, Weymouth, March 2009
This shot's weird but I love it. Usually hate strobes, but sometimes they can make cool shots.
#480
EOS 5D | EF 24-70mm L
Strobist info & Photographers note:
Simply put, this year has been amazing. I've had the chance to photograph some of my favorite artist on different tours. Last week I went to my first Warped Tour in Columbia, MD then on saturday I went to the warped in New York. My first visit I wanted to get the feel of what warped was like, check out new bands, revisit old faces, and get the general idea of how I'll be shooting.
Saturday morning we drove up to Long Island NY for the warped at Nassau Coliseum. I have to say, The NY stop was much better than MD (setup wise). However, Columbia was much more organized in terms of parking, faculty, and services. I had a great time photographing the bands. Everyone delivered an amazing performance up until the last set. I'm looking forward to what warped has in store next year.
Future WT photographers, one of the essential items I felt was necessary in the photo pit was a cleaning cloth. Something to clean the body and lens of the camera. Note that you're in the area where alot of things get thrown at by the crowd. Most of those things happen to be liquids of some sort. Trust me, you dont want your lens to be covered in energy drink. Aside from that, drink plenty of water because your outside in the hot sun 6-7 hours. Last thing you want is to miss a photo-op because your so fatigue. Please check out the rest of the set and as always, happy shooting.
All photos are thanks to Mikl of BrokeNCYDE. Without his help, none of these captures would be possible.
Talented tattoo artist Kat Von D and the fierce Jeffree Star at Border's Book Store doing a book signing for her new book: High Voltage Tattoo
February 7, 2009
Here's the news piece I wrote for Bizarre...
‘It’s no big deal if we get shut down by the Fire Marshall,’ laughed Kat Von D in the bedlam that was once her High Voltage tattoo parlour. ‘We can still tattoo people and hang around – at least I could get some sleep.’
In the heart of Hollywood, with a frenzy of fans and litter from overnight campers, local officials literally threatened to end Kat’s Guinness World Record setting attempt before it has even begun; they weren’t happy about the number of people in the shop or even the built-in skateboard ramp. For 24 hours, the famed tattooist best known for her meticulously rendered black and grey-style portraits and reality TV show LA Ink, hoped to emblazon 400 volunteers with her Los Angeles shop logo. But it was all in the name of charity folks, with the $20 service charge heading to Vitamin Angels, who raise money to provide vital nutrition for children in Africa.
‘I’ve set a very unrealistic goal for myself,’ she yelped. ‘Four hundred 1”x21/2” tattoos in a 24 hour period equals one tattoo in every 3.6 minutes without a break. I’m trying not to drink anything for the first half of the day just to be sure I won’t have to go pee.’
From noon on Friday 14th December to when the clock struck twelve on the following Saturday, Kat Von D was hunched over a table, straining eyes, fasting from food and sipping only water. Preparations included sleeping for only four or five hours a day during the last month, though the 25 year-old admitted the record was ‘pretty last thing’.
‘I had this idea for a 24 hour event a while ago and finally the production came to me and said we were doing it in less than four weeks! Now it’s fucking today. I needed a design that was simple to repeat and I wanted it be a unisex LA logo, one with enough finesse so both a girl and guy can rock it.’
‘I’m going to attempt the 24-hour period and then I’m gonna crash the fuck out,’ she giggled while being dragged onto a shop floor filled with frenetic photographers, testy TV camera crew members, screaming fans, fag hags and hangers-on.
1440 minutes later, the tattooist completed her inking marathon. With only seconds left on the clock and nearly passing out, Kat Von D daubed the last of 400 tattoos to set a new Guinness World Record.
Jeffree Star at Van Warped Tour 2008 on June 21, 2008 at Pier 30/32. Jeffree is using this photo on his myspace, it's in the ON TOURRRRR album at www.myspace.com/jeffreestar.