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Amber Ray

Live like you'll die tomorrow, work like you don't need the money, and dance like nobody's watching.

About Me

"Live like you'll die tomorrow, work like you don't need the money, and dance like nobody's watching."
"I cant die, I'm booked"-George Burns
A Professional Sensationalist Of Sorts... I make things pretty and exciting. Here's a description...
"Amber Ray's pageantry is reminiscent of many iconic genres of the past and present and a major force in the evolving future culture of popular art. Her chameleonic qualities measure vast differences and are sure to startle with grace, confrontation and fantastical flamboyance. She embodies the dream of other mythical worlds, reavealing her stature as a provacative exotic creature. Known for her many charactarized adventures based on collaborations with style makers such as Anti-gravity, Susanne Bartsch, Thierry Mugler, ChiCHI Valenti and Johnney Dynell of Jackie 60 Fame, and a thrivingly talented New York City Performance community composed of the freak chic, theater, fashion world, and burlesque. You will find her most often musing the masses through various stage productions, art installations, sitting for severly talented painters, photograpers and designers as well as dazzling at High end events to which she ardently shares her love of style, luster, and her brand of spiritual artistic expression of the whimsical and the real. Amber Ray is an artist, costume designer, singer, entertainer and all around creative force of nature residing in NYC. Brace Yourself for her power-packed manifestations of absolute fabulousness"
"...Creative Sexpot..." -Ny Magazine
"My favorite model, Amber Ray, is a veritable chameleon...." -Molly Crabapple for Village voice interview
"Amber Ray, Dressed as an orange and black butterfly, did not enter (the costume contest),but should have won every costume contest in town. on all four days. Someone give her something." -Tricia Romano, Village Voice
"Sultry Burlesque Vixen..." -Java Magazine, Amy Young, Pheonix
"...A coffin painted by Poison's Rikki Rocket (used to dramatic effect by Burlesque vamp Amber Ray durring a live strip tease that included blood, glitter and a human chandelier (Muffinhead). Deathrocks flair for the theatrical never dies, does it?" -Lina Lecaro, LA Weekly
"A mini-malitia of flamboyant performers has taken ahold of the floorboards,armed with outlandish themes, extroardary costumes and performances that leave the most jaded hipsters with mouth agape. Astonishingly, this battilion of BQ bad-asses all live in the heart and mind of one woman: Amber Ray. Since her arrival in NY 2 years ago, Amber Ray has become one of the most inventive and prolific performers in the burlesque and fetish scenes..." -Kara Mae, Tease Magazine, issue #9 (6 page feature on AR titled "Genius in a G-string")
I am married, Married, MARRIED to Muffin.
You can find me doing shows, performance, modeling and being walking art at Fancy places, and even selling my fabulous flower clips and other misc. accoutrements. Sometimes I'll also be in Magazines, books and Newspapers, and Cameos on Cable & Network TV.
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My Interests

Muffinhead, Bob Mackie, Thierry Mugler, Gene Kelly, Bob Fosse, Fred Astaire, Fashion Design, Styling, Corsets, Zeigfeld, Susanne Bartsch, Bluegirl, Butoh, Bellydance, Costumes, MakeUP, Burlesque, Art, Peewee, Tim Burton, Cirque du Soliel, existentialism, Joe Coleman, boys in make up, je ne sais quois, The 4 Agreements, Jackie 60, MAO Mag, Taoism, Sushi, Thai, Awareness, Singing, Cooking...Fancy photographers...Anything Extravagant and Lush!!The Four Agreementssee all our publications 1. Be Impeccable With Your Word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.2. Don't Take Anything Personally Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you wonít be the victim of needless suffering.3. Don't Make Assumptions Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.4. Always Do Your Best Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret... width="425" height="350" ....

I'd like to meet:

Contacts for Work, Play and art...you know...creative types. AND Old Old Friends...I am having a blast finding people from the past.

Music:

LUXURIAMUSIC.COM,Cole PORTER, FISCHERSPOONER, Rise NYC, AIR, Bauhaus, goldfrapp, LADYTRON, bjork, delirium, almost any diva Jazz, danny elfman soundtracks, radiohead, 80s pop, b52s, pj harvey, tori amos, cat stevens, big band/swing, cramps, massive attack, Hank III, Johnny Cash, Lounge Music, Mirwais, NIN, scissor sisters, Capitol records compilations...THE VELVET GOLDMINE SOUNDTRACK.

Movies:

Kiss Me Kate, Henry & June, Waking Life, Peewees Big Adventure, Edward Sissorhands, Moulin Rouge, Rocky Horror, Willy Wonka, Fear and Loathing in LasVegas, Forbidden Zone, Xanadu, Kill Bill, (anything Quentin Terantino), (anything Tim Burton), Thats Entertainment!!!... Any documentaries on Marlene Dietrich, Josie Baker, Cole Porter, Klaus Nomi, Leigh Bowery. Be my Netflix friend:http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/P643iKATIEoLJkYtJC8 5

Television:

6 feet under.

Books:

FASHION FETISH FANTASY (The visual arts of Mr Thierry Mugler), The Art of Living, Sandman Graphic Novel series, Tao teh Ching, Tibetan book of the dead, simplified magic, My journals, The four agreements, Face Forward, Hollywood Babylons, Fashion and Surrealism...

Heroes:


Muffin & Cookie, FLo Zeigfeld, Bob Mackie, Thierry Mugler, Shelly Bomb & Miss Tickle, Molly Crabapple, All The Colorful Freak Chic & Burlesque Babies Rockin' it out there in the big bad GREY WORLD...Erte, Manray, Peacocks, Ostriches, Goldfish, and Katgirls, 75% of Marlene Deitrich, about 25% of Josie Baker... And a 150% of DIXIE Evans. Tura Satana, Kitten Navidad...DIRTY MARTINI...Julie Atlas MUZ...ADAM DUGAS...Vanessa Walters.

My Blog

Come Play In May!!! NYC! News and Events!

Hello My Frequent Fanciers!Check out this Months SPIN Magazine...I'm am featured in an article on stylishpeople whoattended the Dances of Vice Festival in NYC (http://www.dancesofvice.com/). Itsanincr...
Posted by Amber Ray on Mon, 05 May 2008 10:46:00 PST

Showering you with April Fun in NYC!!!

Sorry I am a little late this month, and sorry to those who i didn't get a chance to promote.I've been really REALLY busy!Anyways...Here's the rest of my gigs for April!1. 4/16/08 Skullduggary & Skin ...
Posted by Amber Ray on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:16:00 PST

New Pictures! Lots of Great stuff to look at!

Check out my photo albums...Leave me comments or just be a voyeur...Lets communicate!
Posted by Amber Ray on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:08:00 PST

MARCH With ME! NYC, NewHaven, Chicago!!!

March With Me!!! NYC, New Haven AND Chicago!MY Peoples!!!*****UPDATES & NEWS*****Everything is looking great and I'm feeling fine!I just got back from a wonderful Biz Trip to LA, And I have to say, LA...
Posted by Amber Ray on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:11:00 PST

Correction to Events...The dates!

Hello Ladies and Gents!February is already off and running, And I haven't been able to sit down and shoot you my Events! I better hurry before this short month runs it's BitterSweet course. Luckily we...
Posted by Amber Ray on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:56:00 PST

Love Buggin’ It... NYC and LA With me.

Hello Ladies and Gents!February is already off and running, And I haven't been able to sit down and shoot you my Events! I better hurry before this short month runs it's BitterSweet course. Luckily w...
Posted by Amber Ray on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:46:00 PST

January Events starting this weekend!!!

Hello All!Happy New Year!I just know its going to be a fantastic one!!!Please come out and visit me, Have fun or hang Loose!XOAmber Ray***My January Events!***1. Saturday January 19th Shanghai Mermaid...
Posted by Amber Ray on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:46:00 PST

Get rid of all our SNAIL JUNK MAIL!!!

I'm so sick of having to rip up all the cash advance checks so I can avoid getting frauded.And I am sick of credit card companies soliciting me to get another!And it really bums me out that there is a...
Posted by Amber Ray on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:30:00 PST

Three shows added to My december line up!!!

Hello Fancy Friends, AGAIN!!!!The Holidays are here and I'm happy to announce MORE December EVENTS and also that my flowers are on parade FOR SALE.Fix up your favorite Burlesque, Pin up or Fancy Divas...
Posted by Amber Ray on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:16:00 PST

December Events and the Art of Gift Giving

Hello Fancy Friends!The Holidays are here and I'm happy to announce December EVENTS and that my flowers on parade FOR SALE. Fix up your favorite Burlesque, Pin up or Fancy Divas with one of my custom...
Posted by Amber Ray on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:57:00 PST