Alex Kazemi

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Alex Kazemi
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Born (1994-06-22) June 22, 1994 (age 29)
Occupation(s)Writer, pop artist, journalist
Website alexkazemi.com

Alex Kazemi (born June 22, 1994) is a Canadian pop artist, author, journalist and chief executive officer of VOID Collective. He is best known as the writer of Pop Magick: A Simple Guide to Bending Your Reality, released in February 2020 with a foreword by Rose McGowan.

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Career

In 2009, Kazemi worked as managing editor of Prim magazine for three years, working alongside editor-in-chief Kristin Prim. [1] [2] In 2017, Kazemi released a series of Marilyn Manson video ads for the album Heaven Upside Down that were pulled by Manson due to timing. [3] He currently works as a regular contributor at V magazine and editor of his own publication, The Advisor. [4] [5]

Yours Truly, Brad Sela

In 2013, Kazemi wrote his first novel, titled Yours Truly, Brad Sela. After uploading a 50-page excerpt online, it quickly received attention and reached over 132,000 views. [6] In 2014, he signed a book deal with MTV Books for the manuscript. Kazemi has since taken down the excerpt online. It was planned for publication in 2017, but has remained unreleased. [7]

The Advisor

In April 2016, Kazemi launched The Advisor, which describes itself as "a new digital platform that features handwritten open letters penned by contemporary male icons to young men". [5] The Advisor has published letters from notable individuals such as Richard Kern, Bruce LaBruce, Justin Tranter, and Moby.

King Kong Magazine

In 2018, Kazemi was a guest pop editor at King Kong Magazine and guest features editor at King Kong Garçon's first edition. [8] [9]

Personal life

Alex is demisexual. [10]

Snapchat: Mudditchgirl91

Oyster premiered his short film live on Snapchat, titled Snapchat: Mudditchgirl91. [11] The film was directed by Kazemi and starred Bella McFadden, who goes by @internetgirl online. The film was reviewed by numerous outlets including Playboy , Paper Magazine , i-D , and Bullett. [12] [13] [14] [15] The film was discussed in Nancy Jo Sales' book, American Girls: Social Media And The Secret Lives Of Teenagers. [16]

Songwriting discography

Release yearArtistAlbumCreditNotes
2014 Ariel Pink pom pom "Not Enough Violence"Writer

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