Rigel Gemini

Rigel Gemini
Born
Rigel Cable

New Hampshire
Alma materDartmouth College
Notable work"I Can't" music video[1]
SpouseCameron Lee[2]
Websiterigelgemini.com

Rigel Cable,[3] better known by his[a] stage name Rigel Gemini, is an American musician known for his songs entitled "I Can't",[5] "It's The -- For Me",[6] "Coffee In My Cup",[7] and "Gorgeois".[8] His music videos have included queer and trans entertainers, including Gia Gunn and Alyssa Edwards in "I Can't",[9][10] Gia Gunn in "It's The -- For Me",[6][11] Ts Madison in "Coffee In My Cup,[7][12] and Plastique Tiara and Heidi N Closet in "Gorgeois".[8] He released his first album "MELT" in 2021.[13] His music video for "I Can't" was removed from YouTube and re-released.[14][15]

Career

Gemini is a social media content creator on Instagram and YouTube focused on fashion and LGBTQ topics,[16][17][18] who also organizes creative events and art shows in Atlanta with his husband Cameron Lee.[2][19][20] He is a queer opinion contributor for Adweek[21][22] and has been outspoken about LGBT activism and social justice.[23][24] As Rigel Cable, he works in e-commerce and analytics.[25][26]

Personal life

Gemini was born in New Hampshire and lives in Atlanta.[27] He is of Japanese descent; his mother is half Japanese and was born in Kobe.[27]

Gemini is queer and nonbinary and uses he/him and they/them pronouns.[4][28]

Gemini went to Dartmouth College and graduated in 2010 and married his husband Cameron Lee in 2015.[29]

Works

  • "I Can't"
  • "Day & Night" featuring TIAAN
  • "Gorgeois" featuring Ocean Kelly
  • "Coffee In My Cup"
  • "It's The -- For Me" featuring Gia Gunn

Notes

  1. ^ Gemini uses he/him and they/them pronouns.[4] This article uses he/him for consistency.

References

  1. ^ "RIGEL GEMINI – I CAN'T". DNA. Australia. 1 Jun 2020.
  2. ^ a b Godwin, Becca (6 Mar 2018). "Upcoming 'Queer Art Showcase' will feature work from 5 Atlanta artists". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  3. ^ "Data Director Rigel Cable Moonlights as LGBTQ+ Influencer Rigel Gemini". Adweek. 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b Gemini, Rigel. "Rigel Gemini ♊️ (@rigelgemini)". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  5. ^ "Premiere: Rigel Gemini drops I Can't music video featuring Alyssa Edwards and Gia Gunn". Gay Times Magazine. 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b Jekanoski, Cassie (2021-08-10). ""It's the 一 For Me": A Rigel Gemini Experience ft. Gia Gunn". Office Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  7. ^ a b "Rigel Gemini Gets Steamy with Atlanta Queens in 'Coffee In My Cup'". Subvrt Mag. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  8. ^ a b "Exclusive First Look: LGBT Artist Rigel Gemini Recruits Heidi N Closet & Plastique Tiara for 'Gorgeois' Music Video". Culture Fix. 23 Jul 2020.
  9. ^ "WATCH: Queer Musician Rigel Gemini Releases Music Video Featuring Atlanta Talent". Georgia Voice. 26 April 2020.
  10. ^ Dior, Chiffon (10 May 2020). "THE WERRRK.com BOP OF THE WEEK: I Can't (Official #StayHome Music Video) by Rigel Gemini with Alyssa Edwards and Gia Gunn". werrrk.com.
  11. ^ Love Michael, Michael (2021-07-30). "New Music Friday: SASAMI, TORRES, Hawa, More". them. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  12. ^ "Atlanta Soundtrack: Rising Appalachia, Rigel Gemini and the Godfather of Soul". ARTS ATL. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  13. ^ Spirus, Dr (2021-07-16). "After Midnight with Rigel Gemini". YASS Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  14. ^ NEW ATLANTA MUSIC: Rigel Gemini, Creative Loafing, 5 Jun 2020
  15. ^ Hyldebrandt, Mikkel (10 Jun 2020), The Re-Release of Rigel Gemini's "I Can't", Peach Magazine Atlanta
  16. ^ "Rigel Gemini Releases Music Video "I Can't" With Alyssa Edwards And Gia Gunn". Gaysi. 25 Apr 2020.
  17. ^ Howell, Khristian (2 Nov 2020). "My Style: Rigel Gemini, influencer, music artist, director of analytics and SEO". Atlanta.
  18. ^ "WEDDING WISDOM: RIGEL & CAMERON". MEN'S VOWS. 30 Nov 2017.
  19. ^ "Must-see art and must-attend event are the new Fabnormal". Project Q Atlanta. 15 Nov 2019.
  20. ^ "Preview works from the stunning new Spectra Queer Art Showcase". Project Q Atlanta. 2018-03-22.
  21. ^ "Rigel Cable Opinion Contributor". Adweek. 22 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Should Corporations Participate Loudly In Pride?". Forbes.
  23. ^ Mahdawi, Arwa (24 Oct 2019). "'It's 100% segregated': does Georgia's LGBT haven have a race problem?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
  24. ^ "Dear Chick-fil-A: The LGBTQ+ Community Is Not Convinced". Adweek. 22 Nov 2019.
  25. ^ "Art Basel: Creating Experiences for Tomorrow's Customers". HuffPost. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  26. ^ "Facebook's latest 'inauthentic behavior' campaign raises questions about user quality". Digiday. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  27. ^ a b "About". Rigel Gemini. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  28. ^ "Breaking the Binary in Music: Gender-Bending and Genre-Bending". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  29. ^ Chong, Jennifer. "Class Note 2010: Feb 2016". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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