Alex Kazemi

Alex Kazemi

Kazemi in 2016
Born (1994-06-22) June 22, 1994
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Writer, pop artist, journalist
Website alexkazemi.com

Alex Kazemi (born June 22, 1994) is a Canadian pop artist, author and journalist. He is best known as the director and writer of the first viral public Snapchat movie, Snapchat: Mudditchgirl91.[1][2][3] Kazemi's first novel, Yours Truly, Brad Sela, is planned for publication in 2017.[4]

Journalism

In 2009, Kazemi worked as managing editor of Prim magazine for three years, working alongside Kristin Prim.[5] At the age of sixteen in 2010, Kazemi took up residency at FashionIndie, interviewing Nicola Formichetti, Ke$ha, Lauren Conrad, and Mischa Barton.[6] He went on to establish his own eponymous website, where he collaborated on writing with musicians including Taylor Momsen, Ellie Goulding, Fernando Garibay, and Bonnie Mckee.[7] Kazemi contributed interviews and art direction in 2010, as well as music journalism pieces to Supersuper! Magazine, where he interviewed Frank Ocean.[8] He was featured as one of the Much Music Award’s official bloggers and VVIPs of the 2010 awards season.[9] In 2011, Kazemi was promoted to the music editor of Supersuper! Magazine, where he assisted with art direction and wrote the column Kazemi’s Galaxy, where he interviewed Avicii, Iggy Azalea, Lana Del Rey, Azealia Banks, A$AP Rocky, and Marina and the Diamonds and Venus X.[10] His subsequent section, Dirty Little Secrets, interviewed musicians such as Cassie, Mac Miller, and Sky Ferreira.[8] By the end of the 2012 year, Kazemi began contributing to Mad Decent and collaborated with Vibes Clothing on a USB locket.[11][12][13] In 2013 Kazemi also began contributing to Thought Catalog and the Urban Outfitters blog, where he wrote about pop culture.[14][15] In 2015, Kazemi began an Instagram direct message interview column with Oyster Magazine, where he has interviewed Yung Lean and Kristin Prim.[16][17] Currently, Kazemi is a regular contributor at V (American magazine) and editor of The Advisor.[18] In 2013, Kazemi wrote the novel Yours Truly, Brad Sela. After uploading the manuscript online, the fifty-paged excerpt was posted on Scribd, where it received over 132,000 views.[19] In 2014, he signed a book deal with MTV Books for the manuscript.[4]

In June 2016, Kazemi made a controversial appearance on journalist Milo Yiannopoulos’s podcast, The Milo Yiannopoulos Show, in which he discussed identity politics and political correctness.[20]

Snapchat: Mudditchgirl91

Oyster premiered his short film live, Snapchat: Mudditchgirl91, which starred Bella McFadden (@internetgirl.)[21] Snapchat: Mudditchgirl91 was favorably reviewed by Playboy, Paper Magazine, Bullett, and i-D.[1][2][3][22] For his work with the film, Kazemi was also interviewed for Nancy Jo Sales's 2016 book, American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers.[23]

Songwriting and affiliations

Kazemi’s songwriting credits include the track “Not Enough Violence,” which he co-wrote with Ariel Pink.[24] Bret Easton Ellis reposted Kazemi’s Her (film) Blackberry review and went onto read a 2016 VMA review of Kazemi’s on his official podcast.[25][26]

References

  1. 1 2 Newell-Hanson, Alice (July 31, 2015). "meet "internet girl," the star of marilyn manson's new favorite movie". i-D Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Song, Sandra (July 22, 2015). "INSIDE THE DEEPLY BIZARRE SNAPCHAT MOVIE THAT HAS EVEN MARILYN MANSON FREAKED OUT". Paper Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Lemco, Tyler (July 20, 2015). "Well, This Is Certainly The Weirdest Snapchat Story Of All Time". Playboy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Lasane, Andrew (October 28, 2013). "19-Year-Old Alex Kazemi Scores an MTV Books Deal for His Viral Manuscript". Complex. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Cochrane, Savannah (April 6, 2014). "INTERVIEW : ALEX KAZEMI". P+P. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kesha, Daily (March 27, 2010). "FashionIndie Interview". Kesha Daily. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Duthel, C. (April 27, 2012). "FashionIndie Interview". C. Duthel. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Jones, Daniel (April 27, 2012). "10 X 4 – ALEX KAZEMI". T. Mobile. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ Bailey, Katie (April 27, 2012). "MuchMusic unveils sponsor list for 2010 MMVAs". Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ Le John, Mica (April 27, 2012). "20 Questions with Alex Kazemi". Pink Mafia. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  11. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (February 2, 2012). "Unicorn Kid: 15 Minutes of Brain Wash". Mad Decent. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ Escobedo Shepherd, Julianne (June 26, 2012). "M.I.A. And The USB Jewelry Revolution". SPIN. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ Pasori, Cedar (June 13, 2013). "Alex Kazemi x Vibes 4GB USB Locket Necklace". Complex. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  14. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (August 18, 2013). "Contributor: Alex Kazemi". Thought Catalog. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (September 18, 2013). "Corner Crush: Kristin Prim". Urban Outfitters. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  16. ↑ Jones, Lucy (February 2, 2015). "Instagram DM Chat: @yunglean2001". Oyster. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ Jones, Lucy (March 11, 2015). "Instagram DM Chat: @kristinprim". Oyster. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  18. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (September 27, 2016). "Contributor: Alex Kazemi". V Magazine. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  19. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (September 27, 2013). "Yours Truly, Brad Sela". Alex Kazemi. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  20. ↑ Nash, Charlie (June 23, 2016). "Alex Kazemi on The Milo Show: Social Justice Makes People More Vulnerable to Orlando-Style Attacks". Breitbart. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  21. ↑ Jones, Lucy (July 16, 2015). "Snapchat Movie Starring @internetgirl Will Make You Question The World". Oyster. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  22. ↑ Moran, Justin (July 20, 2015). "'Mudditchgirl91' Deletes Social Media Accounts, Challenges What Defines 'Suicide' in 2015". Playboy. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  23. ↑ Sales, Nancy Jo (January 15, 2016). "American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers". Penguin. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  24. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (January 15, 2016). "Alex Kazemi". Breitbart. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  25. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (January 13, 2014). "Bret Easton Ellis Posted My Review Of HER That I Keyboard Slammed On My Blackberry". Thought Catalog. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  26. ↑ Report, Drudge (January 13, 2014). "Bret Easton Ellis Eviscerates SJW's in Epic Monologue...". The Drudge Report. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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