A Dixon Place & Necessary Outlet presentation

A celebration of up & coming independent LGBTQ+ Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop musicians.

Featuring Jack Tracy, Javarr, J.R. Price, Mel Lennon, Marcel “The Artist” and Vegas Valentine.

Music video maestro and sonic lovechild Prince and Janet Jackson, Jack Tracy is a pop/r&b recording artist currently promoting his EP of original music “Love Yah” as well as his EP of cover songs “Intermission, Volume 1”, both available everywhere digital music is sold. During the ’20-’21 pandemic and quarantine, the songwriter/singer/dancer has written, produced, recorded and mixed over 30 original songs that he’s excited to release over the next year. Jack’s dance-heavy and often racy music videos have garnered numerous awards and he has recently collaborated with fellow Pop Off headliners Mel Lennon and J.R. Price on remixes to tracks from Love Yah. Find more on Jack at www.jacktracy.lgbt / www.youtube.com/necessaryoutlet / www.instagram.com/jacktracyofficial

Javarr Terrell (Javarr) is a singer-songwriter and independent artist from Brooklyn, NY whose music is highly influenced by late 90’s/early 2000’s R&B and today’s Pop music. Javarr started creating his own music after getting the opportunity to sing with singer Jason Mraz at a meet and greet. In 2018, Javarr released his debut EP “Breaking Down”. Later on in his career, Javarr’s music video “The End” featured on Vevo. Javarr is best known amongst audiences for his unique voice and piercing falsetto.

“Marcel the artist” is a queer recording artist that can be described as the love child of New York nightlife & quintessential pop star energy. His stage presence is reminiscent of the pop artists of the late 90s and early 2000s with a fresh flair. His music is made up of fun hooks, experimental storytelling, and catchy beats accompanied by no other way to put it but…. PRODUCTION!

J.R. Price is a body positive, independent recording artist, who recently released his debut album “Daydream” which includes a duet with Tom Goss, “Dance With Me”. He has also released a duet with follow-Pop Off headliner Jack Tracy, “Don’t Compare (Remix)”. Find more on JR at www.instagram.com/jrpriceless5eva

A performance artist oft described as “the book of revelation meets burning man”, Vegas Valentine aka the Space Pirate Captain, has racked up nominations and awards for his 2019 debut album NOCTURNE. His catalogue spans several genres, from electropop, to symphonic rock, hip hop, and even dubstep, while remaining a cohesive body of work. Vegas Valentine’s performances have garnered a reputation of “glam theater” and his visuals have been lauded by music critics and film festivals. He is delighted to be sharing a slot with Marcel the Artist for HOT this year! “Make love, fuck hate!”

A “native of nowhere;” Mel Lennon was born to an American family in Europe and spent his childhood all around the world which inflicted his eccentric and eclectic style. A rapper, singer-songwriter and producer; Mel Lennon is a genre-bending artist with an ear and talent for pulsating Pop and lyric intensive Hip-Hop. Less than a year after starting his career as the producer and artist Mel Lennon, he is set to release his debut single and debut E.P. All of this is in conjunction with a plethora of features with other out LGBTQIA artists including a remix of “Love Yah” with co-headliner Jack Tracy, and a produced hit “Love Elevator” for FD Bordeaux featuring internet favorite top vocalist Durand Bernarr. Lennon’s to-be released debut effort is written, produced and performed solely by the artist.