Cazwell 'Watch My Mouth' album

With a fusion of old school hip hop and electrified dance music, Cazwell self-description - "Imagine if Biggie Smalls ate Donna Summer for breakfast" - seems perfectly fitting for the performer. Featured on Lady Gaga's #1 hit "Just Dance" and after working with the likes of Amanda Lepre, Larry Tee, Boy George and David Lachapelle, it seems natural that Cazwell is set to take center stage. His debut album, Watch My Mouth, will be released June 30th on Peace Bisquit. With a slew of catchy singles and club bangers, Watch My Mouth is sure to bring the party.

Few new artists embody the spirit of downtown NYC more completely than Cazwell. A leading figure in the renaissance of New York City nightlife that has taken place over the last five years, Cazwell’s music—a ridiculously fun mix of electrified dance music and old school hip hop—is the perfect example of the new spirit of pop music. At a time when artists like Lady Gaga (for whom Cazwell has performed as an opening act and was featured on her no. 1 hit "Just Dance") are redefining the art and artifice of dance music, Cazwell is finally primed to take center stage.

At a time when artists like Lady Gaga (for whom Cazwell has performed as an opening act and was featured on her no. 1 hit "Just Dance") are redefining the art and artifice of dance music, Cazwell is finally primed to take center stage. About being one of the first artists to collaborate with the pop princess, Caz exclaims "Gaga is fierce! The first time I performed 'Just Dance' with her was in a Lower East Side club on Ave C. She threw me on the stage floor and started riding me, then pushed me off into the crowd. It was amaaazing!"

The music embodies the same spirit of fun and goofball experimentation that was the hallmark of artists like M.I.A., Neneh Cherry, Eminem and Deee-lite. “More than anything I want to inspire people to have a good time,” says Cazwell. “When I go to a club I want to party and I want to make music that makes other people want to party. I’m not necessarily trying to make people think too hard, I’m trying to make them dance.”

Cazwell is also executive producer, brainchild and songwriter behind Amanda Lepore's upcoming debut album "I...Amanda Lepore" also due this Spring. The album features such Caz-penned Lepore classics as "Champagne," "My Hair Looks Fierce," (which has already been tapped for a television theme song!) and the rambunctious pop punk ode to love "Cotton Candy." Caz also guest stars in the "Cotton Candy" music video directed by Bec Stupak which will be Amanda's premiere release for her album! About being Sonny to a traninternational Cher, Caz says, "I love working on the Amanda record because she's so interesting and has had such a crazy life. She has a very different point of view. I think that is makeup for an amazing album. I think we definitely achieved that with 'I...Amanda Lepore'"

While recording "Watch My Mouth," Cazwell also has spent the last couple of years traveling the world gigging and making special appearances, soaking up the best beats and making an international slew of new fans. He's performed at Radio City Music Hall as an opening act for Cyndi Lauper True Colors Tour ("Radio CIty was a big production. Amanda and I performed with 22 drag queen 'Rockettes' and an additional 16 dancers with 2 costume changes. I learned a lot about keeping things under control to say the least!"), at the Dior Homme’s 2008 after-party in Paris with electro upstarts Justice ("Performing for Dior was an honor. Very intimidating since Paris is hard to impress. Not to mention having Karl Lagerfeld at your show, you want to turn it out.") and has been notoriously hosting outlaw Burger King parties in your city with troublemaker Daniel Nardicio.

Says Caz about finally unleashing "Watch My Mouth" onto the masses, "I wanted a CD that you could just play the whole thing through at a house party. From working so many parties in New York I definitely took on that 'good times' mentality and just to make sure there is something for everyone I decided to put in additional remixes at the end of the album."

Having collaborated over the years with a who’s who of downtown New York and abroad—including Amanda Lepore, Larry Tee, Boy George, David Lachapelle, The Ones, Chris Joss, Peppermint, GoodandEvil, Karl Giant and Lost Daze—"Watch My Mouth" is the natural next step for a performer schooled in clubland, pulling together some of Cazwell’s most effortlessly catchy singles and pushing things forward with new tracks perfectly-suited to bring the party. Club bangers like "All Over Your Face" (a raunchy remake of the disco classic by Loose Joints) and the recent viral video sensation "I Seen Beyonce At Burger King" sit nicely next to new party jams like "Tonight" (featuring a sample from the Shannon classic "Give Me Tonight") and “Get Into It,” a funky fashion-hop duet starring Amanda Lepore. The music embodies the same spirit of fun and goofball experimentation that was the hallmark of artists like M.I.A., Neneh Cherry, Eminem and Deee-lite.

Pop "I Seen Beyonce at Burger King" into your boombox and find out why Cazwell’s party is the place to be. You can also check out the video for "All Over Your Face" here.

While recording "Watch My Mouth," Cazwell also has spent the last couple of years traveling the world gigging and making special appearances, soaking up the best beats and making an international slew of new fans. He's performed at Radio City Music Hall as an opening act for Cyndi Lauper True Colors Tour (with 22 drag queen “Rockettes"), at the Dior Homme’s 2008 after-party in Paris with electro upstarts Justice, and has been notoriously hosting outlaw Burger King parties in your city with troublemaker Daniel Nardicio. He also appears on the season finale of the new Logo/VH1 show "RuPaul's Drag Race," where he teaches the queens how to rap!

"Influenced by Biggie Smalls, Deee-Lite, The Beastie Boys and Cyndi Lauper, blue-eyed white boy rapper Cazwell is revamping the infamously homophobic hip-hop genre..." –i-D

"Just imagine if Biggie Smalls ate Donna Summer for breakfast." –Cazwell

More info about the "I Seen Beyoncé At Burger King" video:

Who plays Beyonce? Her name is Tamikko. She doesn't use a last name. And she IS a biological female. She's a well-known hip hop dancer and travels the world to dance for hip hop artists. She's got a great personality and really campy. I met her on Myspace.

Why all the Jeremy Scott fashion? I love Jeremy. He's a good friend and has been extremely supportive. I automatically thought of his burger shirt when I thought about clothes for the video. I am also wearing clothes by PVR, Nobody and Hood By Air.

Who's Jonny Makeup (the guy singing the hook)? Jonny Makeup is one of the best makeup artists in the world. He was the lead rapper in the rap group, V.I.P., and is now solo artist. He is also the heiress of the owner of American Apparel. Oh yeah and he's fuckin’ crazy!

Who did the choreography? That’s a secret, but let’s just say they were a perfect fit for the video. They are amazing to work with and friends of mine.

Has Beyoncé or her people seen the video? Yes. We hear they think it’s hysterical.

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