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Paul DeLorenzo & Steve Sims A BRAND NEW CONCEPT IN PARTY PROMOTION: THE MARS PARTIES BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
New York nightlife has many party promoters, all respected and all doing a great job; however, new to the scene but no strangers to promotion are the "PS" team of Paul DeLorenzo and Steve Sims, who are unveiling a brand-new party. Although their concept is refreshing, it isn't exactly new. It stems from the days of The Limelight, when parties were simply for everyone: gay, straight, whomever. These guys are a blast! They have a certain vibe between them that just seems right. So much so that they are bringing DJ Paulo back to New York for their very first Mars party at XL on Friday, February 26, starting at 10 p.m. Get Out! was fortunate enough to speak with the pair first hand about their new, exciting party.
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ell me about yourselves and exactly what it is the two of you do. DeLorenzo: Our company is PS Productions (Paul/Steve). We do events throughout New York City. We do The Mars Events, specifically Men Are From Mars, gay events. We got started at Space, and we are now going to be working with XL. Steve has a lot of nightlife experience previously doing a lot of mixed events throughout New York City and New Jersey. He’s had experience with festivals as well. So one of you is straight, and the other is gay? Sims: Yes. I’m straight...Steve. For your next event, you’ve called upon one of my favorite DJs in the whole world. DeLorenzo: It’s going to be our first event with XL, and it’s with DJ Paulo. This party is actually The White Party Palm Spring pre-party event. We are really lucky to have them on the team with us. Plus we have Paulo, so this definitely will be a big one that night. So Paul, do you wish Steve was gay? DeLorenzo: No. He’s like my brother. He could come out to me today, but he’s still more brother
material. Steve, how did you become involved with Paul? Sims: I did mixed events for a long time. Paul actually came up with the idea to do some gay events. We’ve been friends for a long, long time. So it’s turning out really well. DeLorenzo: We’re like a baby company at this point, comparatively, in the New York scene. We bring a different flavor, a different vibe. Usually 20 minutes into a conversation we get “We like your vibe” from people we talk to. “We love how you guys vibe together.” It really does bring a cool mix to the scene that’s been missing, I feel, for a long time. A lot of people we speak with about the nightlife, specifically the gay nightlife, say it never used to be like that. It used to be a very mixed crowd. People used to go to a party because they just wanted to go, whether it was a straight event or a gay event. I’m usually the token gay, so now, basically, he’s the token straight. It’s cool to turn the table a little bit. We have been growing exponentially because of the uniqueness. We bring that flavor of blending. Blending the two worlds together again, because that’s what New York City’s nightlife was built upon when it was at its peak, when it was at its heyday, it’s Limelight days. There was no such thing as separating venues. Drag queens were coming to mixed events. I feel that over the years everything became very segregated. It’s either a circuit party or a drag queen party. They all have labels. We don’t wanna be labeled. We are trying to stay away from the politics of it all. What can people expect at this party? The fact that you have Paulo is major in itself, but what else can people look forward to? Sims: we are bringing in dancers, our own lighting team. Will be a full on production. DeLorenzo: It’s going to be an allencompassing experience. We want to create a whole experience. We want to pull everything together, rather than just walking into a bar and grabbing a drink. Many costume changes. Paulo himself is working with his graphics guy to blend the brands together. Sims: He’s going to have a space-like introduction. DeLorenzo: He’s basically customizing his set with the party. It’s his first time back to New York in three months. It’s definitely getting a lot of notoriety already. Sounds like a fabulous party. I’ll see you there! FRI, FEB 26 AT 10 P.M. | MARS with PAULO XL Nightclub 512 West 42nd St. New York, NY 10036
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LET’S DANCE DAVID BOWIE (PAULO’S TRIBUTE MIX)
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FEBRUARY 17, 2016
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T-Boy
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‘LICK MY BOOTS’ BY EILEEN SHAPIRO
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT
Seductive and salacious pop recording artist T-Boy is one of the most creative characters today within the New York gay nightlife scene. Besides his sexy videos, explosive tempos and titanic stage presence, he also DJs at Boots and Saddle. Get Out! caught T-Boy a day before he was to film his brand-new video. He will also be performing this year at the New York LGBT Expo on March 13. T-Boy is very humble, sweet, talented and extremely popular within the community.
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o what’s going on since our last conversation? We shoot my second music video tomorrow. It’s a fetish, kind of bondage S&M theme called “Lick My Boots.” That’s been my main focus. The first video did incredibly well, as far as YouTube. I never had anything get hits like that. I’m working with the same director again, Mikhail Torich (Torich.nyc), for the second video. There is going to be tons of cameos. It’s going to be fun and sexy. I’m sure. So you also DJ, correct? I’ve been a New York City DJ for 15 years. Currently I’m at Boots & Saddle with some pretty awesome queens! Do you do the drag shows? Yeah, I work a lot of the drag shows. Actually, there’s not that much DJing there; it’s mostly running the show. I get a couple of hours to play music when I get there on Saturday, but after that, from 4 o’clock to 10 o’clock, it’s all drag. I know exactly what goes
on behind the scenes to put on my own show, so some of the queens and I work really well together. Are any of those queens set to be in your video? This time around I just planned out a video that only starred me, and then if other people decide last minute that they want to join, they could. That’s how I treated it this time, and we got a much better result. We have a group of at least eight people coming tomorrow. Some are dancers, some are going to be playing roles. There is one trans girl, Monique Fontaine, who is dropdead gorgeous. I’ve known her for years. She was actually a fan of the song. I used to perform the song before it was even a finished track. She loved it, so when it came time to do the video, she was the first person that I told about it. She was down with it from the start. She’s going to play kind of a madam of a private club. Kind of “50 Shades of Grey.” This video has a specific theme, so no queens, per se. Sounds intriguing. So do you have a next project in the works yet? The documentary that I
was in called “Black Velvet” is done. The director of that is looking for distribution. There is no release date for that, but that’s the next big thing that I’m looking forward to. We did a Kickstarter for our trip to Germany, so some of the people that donated to the Kickstarter have seen it. I still haven’t seen it. I’m waiting for the theatrical release of it. Then on March 13 I’m doing the LGBT Expo at the Jacob Javits Center. I’m doing a David Bowie tribute that I’m going to be gearing up for. It will be fun. One last question. I know how you dress on stage, in leather and heels, but how do you dress when you DJ? I dress how I feel. I usually overdress. I don’t ask for comfort just because I’m standing all night. Sometimes I do wear heels. I always have a smokey eye and a glossy lip, and the rest is whatever I decide. Recently, to celebrate Kwanzaa, I wore a giant bejeweled headwrap on my heard. I won’t do a full outfit or full drag, but I play with it!
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