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| date_birth=November 28, 1987 | | date_birth=November 28, 1987 | ||
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| pronouns=[[ze/hir]]<ref name="Watkins">{{Cite web |title=Brian is Ze: Meet the Genderqueer Artist Changing Houston's Rap Scene |last=Watkins |first=Joshua |work=OutSmart Magazine |date=1 August 2016 |access-date=18 August 2020 |url= http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2016/08/brian-is-ze-meet-the-genderqueer-artist-changing-houstons-rap-scene/}}</ref> | | pronouns=[[ze/hir]]<ref name="Watkins">{{Cite web |title=Brian is Ze: Meet the Genderqueer Artist Changing Houston's Rap Scene |last=Watkins |first=Joshua |work=OutSmart Magazine |date=1 August 2016 |access-date=18 August 2020 |url= http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2016/08/brian-is-ze-meet-the-genderqueer-artist-changing-houstons-rap-scene/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007232039/http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2016/08/brian-is-ze-meet-the-genderqueer-artist-changing-houstons-rap-scene/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
| gender=[[genderqueer]]<ref name="Watkins" /> | | gender=[[genderqueer]]<ref name="Watkins" /> | ||
| occupation=musician | | occupation=musician | ||
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'''Brian Jay Eley''' (born November 28, 1987), better known by hir stage name, Brian is Ze (or BiZ), is a genderqueer musician who first came to fame in Houston. Ze previously performed under the moniker "Biz Vicious" | '''Brian Jay Eley''' (born November 28, 1987), better known by hir stage name, Brian is Ze (or BiZ), is a genderqueer musician who first came to fame in Houston. Hir songs address issues of homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny. Ze previously performed under the moniker "Biz Vicious"<ref name="Sendejas">{{Cite web |title=In Case You Forgot (Or Haven't Been Introduced), This Is Ze |last=Sendejas Jr. |first=Jesse |work=Houston Press |date=22 February 2018 |access-date=18 August 2020 |url= https://www.houstonpress.com/music/exclusive-this-is-ze-by-brian-is-ze-10237848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318180635/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/exclusive-this-is-ze-by-brian-is-ze-10237848 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>, but later changed to Brian is Ze after realizing "how far off Sid Vicious is from who I want to be as a person and public figure".<ref name="Wyatt2">{{Cite web |title=Brian Is Zé Speaks Out for Houston's LGBTQ Musicians |last=Wyatt |first=Stephan |work=Houston Press |date=24 June 2016 |access-date=18 August 2020 |url= https://www.houstonpress.com/music/brian-is-z-speaks-out-for-houstons-lgbtq-musicians-8508086|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924050458/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/brian-is-z-speaks-out-for-houstons-lgbtq-musicians-8508086 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
Ze has been called "one of Houston’s most gifted lyricists and performers."<ref name="Wyatt">{{Cite web |title=Biz Vicious Creates a New Blueprint for Success |last=Wyatt |first=Stephan |work=Houston Press |date=24 July 2015 |access-date=18 August 2020 |url= https://www.houstonpress.com/music/biz-vicious-creates-a-new-blueprint-for-success-7608561 |quote=Rapper, community organizer and professional swing dancer, Biz Vicious has reluctantly emerged as one of Houston’s most gifted lyricists and performers. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925143409/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/biz-vicious-creates-a-new-blueprint-for-success-7608561 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
==Albums released== | ==Albums released== | ||
*''We Lurk Among You'' | *''We Lurk Among You'' (2014) | ||
*''Dopamine Dreams'' | *''Reanimated'' (2015) | ||
*''Fraud Complex'' | *''Dopamine Dreams'' (2016) | ||
*''Fraud Complex'' (2016) | |||
*''Riot Queer'' (EP, 2020) | |||
==Links== | |||
*[https://brianisze.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp] | |||
*[https://www.instagram.com/brianisze/ Instagram] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: USA]] | |||
[[Category: Performers]] | [[Category: Performers]] | ||
[[Category: Genderqueer people]] | [[Category: Genderqueer people]] |