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A er reaching #15 on the Billboard Dance charts with his hit single "Alive", Joey Suarez is quickly becoming one of the ho est names in electronic pop music. In 2019, Suarez embarked on a 15-city gay pride tour across the United States and teamed with chart-topping dance ar st Jaki Nelson to deliver a song called "Chang- ing History". As an independent ar st, Suarez has already earned millions of plays and views worldwide, achieving over 150,000 fol- lowers. His career began in 2016 when his songs "High in the Sky" and "Love Me Back" were featured in Billboard Magazine, Huffington Post and Digital Journal. With the power of chart-topping label Au- dio4play, his most recent single "Alive" reached #3 on the Billboard Breakout chart. EDM musician Joey Suarez has released his much- an cipated album, The Shufflez, a collec on of short songs and remixes inspired by social media app TikTok and other short-form video pla orms. "Social media inspired me so much through dance that I am dedi- ca ng almost every song on this album to the dance music," states Suarez. "Having met some of my most engaging followers on social media, I decided to cre- ate music for exactly those who felt like me." The Shufflez was produced by fellow LGBTQ musician Jaki Nelson with KALIPZO featured on "Polly Pocket". With most live events cancelled and clubs at limited capacity, the album is meant to be heard in its en- rety on social media and will not be limited by the landscape of live music. "I am hoping to inspire and engage all of my followers by crea ng music spe- cifically for those who feel antsy at home and need something to dance or create to. I really hope this music does just that!" The nature of these songs are very short, so most of the recording processes were different than tra- di onal songs. "I had the honor of co-producing this album with a produc on genius named Jaki Nelson, who single handedly produced these tracks in a mat- ter of hours once we came up with the idea. All done from her house." For more informa on, to listen to The Shufflez and to view Joey Suarez's new merchandise line, please visit h ps://trendybyjoey.com/ 6 | Diversity Rules Magazine | Dec 2020 THE SHUFFLEZ Joey Suarez Releases TikTok-Inspired Album

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