Keo Nozari is an American pop singer-songwriter, music producer, well-established New York City DJ, screen actor, and writer.
Music & ''Billboard'' Chart success
Years of live performances in the early 2000s—including solo shows in New York City at former CBGBs and the Virgin Megastore—culminated in Nozari releasing his debut albumLate Nite VIP on October 18, 2005. The album of his original material received both critical acclaim and commercial success. Billboard Magazine compared Nozari's singing style to "a young George Michael", and cited Late Nite VIP's "electro-funk-fueled pop sound" as being on par with the work of writer-producer Stuart Price and Janet Jackson's longtime collaborators, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis from his hometown of Minneapolis. Keo co-produced the album with Ellis Miah, whose production credits include Miley Cyrus with some of the original tracks mixed by Jody den Broeder. The first single off Late Nite VIP, "Close Enough" was licensed to Armin Van Buuren's Armada Music / Coldharbour Recordings. Second single "Question of Monogamy" featured a racy video—which included the openly gay Nozari in a steamy shower with two other men—causing a controversy at MTV's LOGO channel. But it went on to be a Number One video on the channel and named the network's "Ultimate Sexiest Video." The third single was Nozari's biggest commercial and chart success to date. "Rewind" landed on the BillboardDance Club Play Chart, hitting the Top 20 in October 2008, peaking at Number 18. The song featured remixes by Jody den Broeder, The Wideboys and Nozari himself. As a DJ, Nozari is well established in New York City. Known for his upbeat pop-dance style, his many residencies have included Fire Island Pines, Splash, Club 57 and Rockit and he's DJ'd many private parties for celebrities like Vanessa Williams. In 2010, Nozari announced work on the final stages of a brand new album Love Boutique which he documented on his namesake YouTube channel. The album was released on March 15, 2011 and received positive reviews. Nozari has also composed for television. In 2013, he wrote and produced an ABC Nightline Prime time Theme song with music partner Ellis Miah.
Nozari parlayed his experience as a performer in his music videos and as a professional DJ into roles in TV and film. In addition to cameos in Broad City, Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special, White Collar, and the 2015 Tina Fey / Amy Poehler movie Sisters, he also starred in an episode of the CBS show The Good Wife as Christine Baranski's client "Mike Taylor." Additionally, he had a small part in the 2010 movie Sex and the City 2.
Writing and Editing
A frequent contributor to many magazine and publications, Nozari served as Editor-at-Large and then as Music Editor for New York City's NEXT Magazine, writing a weekly popular music column. He currently contributes to The Huffington Post.
