Up and coming artist GEOFFREY PAIRS is a bit of everything, blogger, socialite, make up artist, product, model, photographer, writer, and musician of course! Releasing several single's, an album, with more music coming soon, including a re-issue of said album! No show or touring plans just yet, but there will be some someday! For now, Geoffrey himself, talks with us about all of this stuff below!
1. Please give us a brief history of how and why you wanted to be an artist, A.K.A musician?
I have always been interested in working in the entertainment industry. When I was a kid, I wanted to be an actor, and so my dad put me in acting classes with the Tucson Actors Studio. I dont know if it's still around, but while I was in it, I was part of a series of plays that we put on for an audience, and I was given an agent to get me auditions for movies and commercials. So, I learned what it was like to perform in front of an audience. I ended up with an agent who got me auditions for movies and commercials. I didn't begin to experiment with music until a boyfriend of mine, in high school, hooked me up with the software "Reason." I experimented & had a lot of fun doing it. So when I finally finished a track, I would upload it to MySpace and soon had my own audience, who encouraged me to make more.
2. If you are using a stage name, how did you come up with it?
My best friend introduced me to the movie Party Monster & inspired me with the story of the New York club kid movement. We were both so inspired with creativity that we began to experiment with creating looks and becoming characters. I originally started out drawing a thin mustache & goatee on my face, naming myself Francais. We put on makeup and would wear whatever we could find that looked simi-fabulous. Then, after a while, I found Jeffree Star on MySpace and realized that I didn't necessarily have to "change my name." He took pride in being named Jeffrey, and I would as well. But I would put a European spin on my name, so I decided on Geoffrey. I chose Paris for my last name, since Paris is the fashion Capitol of the world and I was already drawing a French goatee, it seemed like a decent fit. Of course, I always joke to myself that, since Jeffree Stars fans would, eventually begin to compare me to him, I should have named myself "Jeffree Heart"
3. Where are you based out of, and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local artists or bands you could recommend?
I am based out of Phoenix, Arizona. I grew up in Tucson but moved to Phoenix in 2008. Arizona. Chris Donathon from the Medic Droid is literally the only musician i know personally from Phoenix. Since I was out of the scene for over a decade, & just recently came back into the public spotlight, I dont know much about the music scene here. However, as I release new music, performing live again will inevitably happen, so I'm excited to meet new people and form relationships in the music scene here.
4. How would you describe your style?
My style is complex. I am very emotionally driven, and I like to have a theme. Most of the time I I will just use what I have at my disposal to put together a character. Sometimes, I feel like dressing like an alien, sometimes like a monster. I've had my Scene Kid looks, & my Club Kid looks. When I'm not "dressed up," I wear all black and have a minimalistic blend of street, punk, grunge, gothic, and casual fashion.
5. What have you released so far, and what can someone expect from your works
I have and will continue to produce electronic music. I'm not sure how else to put a genre to my music. I want to start experimenting with dubstep and blending other types of music as well. Most of the time, I am simply listening for sounds I like and then figuring out how to put them together to make a song. My audience can expect more of that.
6. Do you have any new music in the works?
I previously released a handful of singles that I eventually just put together as an album, which is titled "Supafabulust." I'll be doing a re-release very soon, and the album will be available for download again. I've also released a few other singles, like Money&What? & Drop Dead Gorgeous & i released a handful of old songs without vocals, i named "Robot Tunes" on Soundcloud. These were made when I was first starting out experimenting with music. I'm looking forward to opening a new chapter of music for Geoffrey Paris, experimenting with new sounds and collaborating with a handful of artists.
7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?
Nothing is planned out yet. I would love to tour, but if so, I would want to put together a show that leaves an impression. Meaning there needs to have a certain level of blood, slime, fog, & bondage, maybe with withcraft like ceremonial spins on it. It needs to be weird, and I wouldn't be mad if it made the audience uncomfortable. That would maybe even be a plus, as long as people are talking about it for days afterward. In the book Party Monster, a drag queen pulled a 25-foot lit Christmas light strand out of her ass with the battery pack. This would be the type of shit you would see at a Geoffrey Paris show. Not for the faint of heart. Of course, I wouldn't mind doing more low-key shows as well.
8. What plans are in store for you for this year?
I plan to start making new music and would like to start my YouTube channel that will have me react and review movies and TV shows. I watch so much TV it only makes sense to turn it into something that I can include Geoffrey Paris fans in on.
9. Where can we listen to your music and where can we buy your stuff?
Right now you can find my music on Soundcloud and YouTube, but after the re-release of Supafabulust, I will be opening a Geoffrey Paris website and a merch store.
10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?
I am a connoisseur of art and self-expression, and I love my fans very much. I consider them more than fans, but friends. The future is full of possibilities. If you're a Geoffrey Paris fan, don't forget to express yourself through your own art. Who knows, maybe I might ask you to collaborate with me on a project.
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