Biography

Sir Ari Gold is 4th generation lower east sider, a Billboard Top 10 Recording Artist, Independent Music Award Winner, 3x Outmusic winner, “Visionary Award” recipient by the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts, USA Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner, & was knighted by the Imperial Court of New York. Ari’s music has been heard on hit TV shows Scrubs and Cougar Town. He has been featured on VH-1, MTV, BBC, Top Of The Pops, Bravo and LOGO w/ more #1 Videos than any artist. He’s received critical acclaim in People Magazine, Vibe, W, V, New York Magazine, Perez Hilton, HuffPo, Advocate & OUT100 and has been noted by legends Whoopi Goldberg, Boy George and Clive Davis. Ari has acted in plays by Tony nominated Colman Domingo and in RuPaul's cult film Starbooty and has headlined concerts in Europe, Canada, and in over 40 states including his hometown NYC at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub and Summerstage. As a child vocalist he has sung on over 400 TV and radio jingles, voiced characters for Jem and the Holograms, Cabbage Patch Kids and sang on Diana Ross record Swept Away. He can be seen paying tribute to idols George Michael in the “Too Funky” remake with Peppermint and the stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 9. His 5th studio album Soundtrack To Freedom released under the movement collective GoldNation is OUT NOW with three new music videos. Ari is currently performing and developing his autobiographical musical POP OUT: The Musical Memoir of America’s First Openly Gay Pop Star