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Making a Difference In the Community"
Join entertainment powerhouse Eugene Ebner, as he speaks with singer/songwriter Matt Morris and Gary Mullen from ‘One Night of Queen’ as they both discuss their individual shows in Denver at The Bluebird Theater. Matt Morris also touches on how important it is as an openly gay artist to unite the community, educate the youth, and spread a message of diversity.  This episode is sponsored by Myridian Productions.

MATT MORRIS
What is it that separates Matt Morris from so many other recording artists?  When you peel back all the layers - the diverse moods, styles and topics he sings about - there is one common denominator: They reflect Matt's dedication to living and writing about a meaningful life.

In an increasingly rushed and rude world, in which politicians and talk radio hosts hurl epithets and insults, where honest disagreements are shouted down by dishonest rhetoric, Matt Morris gives voice to our best instincts. “We’re looking for a way to make it better/Looking for a way to change the weather,” he sings in “Live Forever” from his new album When Everything Breaks Open on Tennman Records. On the album, Matt embraces the personal and political, the romantic and the spiritual, in a way that recalls Stevie Wonder’s 1970s streak of masterworks.

When Everything Breaks Open was produced in Austin, Texas, and in Los Angeles by Charlie Sexton and Tennman label founder Justin Timberlake - two names you wouldn’t intuitively expect to team up in the studio. “Charlie and Justin can be seen as representative of different sides of my music,” Morris says. “There is an earthy, rooted, sometimes melancholy side to some of my writing that is in line with Charlie’s personality and approach. There is a playful, high-energy, soulful side that speaks to who Justin is, as a person and producer. The two people are very different from one another, but they both have impeccable instincts.”

Morris has known Timberlake since the early 1990s, when the two were child co-stars of that era’s edition of “The All New Mickey Mouse Club.” Morris was on the show for four seasons, from 1991-1995. In addition to Timberlake, Morris’ friends and contemporaries from the show included luminaries such as Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Keri Russell, Ryan Gosling, and JC Chasez.

While many of his cohorts leveraged their Disney Channel exposure to successful pop and acting careers, Morris craved teenage normality, and the family headed back to Denver. “At 15, all I really wanted to do was hang out, get my learner’s permit, and not work” Morris says. “I didn’t want to be a celebrity; I wanted to be a kid."

For more information on Matt Morris visit his website here!
GARY MULLEN & THE WORKS
Gary has been a lifelong Queen fan and has always been a keen singer. His career as Freddie started in 2000, when his Wife and his Mother secretly applied to the Granada TV show Stars in Their Eyes. Gary won the overall Live Grand Final, polling 864,838 votes, more than double the runner up and setting the all time record for votes on the show. Gary is featured in the Stars in Their Eyes video, CD and book and has represented the UK on Euro Stars in Their Eyes.

After the television experience Gary performed as a solo artists but immediately started to receive rave reviews and was encouraged by the audience reaction therefore in 2002 he created One Night of Queen and formed his band The Works. Since then One Night of Queen have gone from strength to strength and are one of the hardest working bands in the land.

For more information on Gary Mullen & The Works click here!

NON-PROFIT SPOTLIGHT - THE CENTER

GLBT Colorado
The Center is the only statewide, nonprofit community center dedicated to providing support and advocacy for Colorado’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) population. We serve as a catalyst for community organizing, support services, social activities, and cultural events.

The GLBT Community Center of Colorado is the third-oldest LGBT community center in the country. We engage, empower enrich and advance our community through statewide advocacy and nationally recognized cultural and educational programming.

We partner with over fifty statewide organizations and annually serve nearly 25,000 individuals who visit our safe and welcoming space. In addition to those programs, The Center maintains a community space with meeting facilities, a lending library and the David Bohnett Cyber Center, a community access computer lab. For more information about The Center visit their website here!