WE ARE EVERYWHERE!

Literally. In the seventies, "gay" had a "look". Over the last 35 years, with more youths coming out early in life, and with "gay" becoming the new "black", the LGBT community has become  much more diverse, showing up everywhere and in places you would least expect.

But one area you don't hear much  about - gay christian singers! Until now. Jason Warner and deMarco DeCiccio, known as Jason and Demarco,  met about 8 years ago, fell in love  and started performing the christian music circuit!

Two years ago they began their crossover into pop music and had two singles on the Billboard charts and LOGO tv.

A remix of "This is Love" along with their newest dance release, "It's Okay", both produced by DJ Scotty K, were both added to Abercrombie & Fitch's playlist and have been heard in stores worldwide.
 
Last summer brought them more widespread exposure with an article in PEOPLE magazine and the release of their award-winning documentary "We're All Angels", which has just been released on DVD. (directed by Robert Nunez).

At once a love story, a tale of religious struggle and a musical journey, WEʼRE ALL ANGELS takes an in-depth look at the lives of Jason & deMarco over eighteen months — at their music and their lives at home, in the studio, on stage and on the road.

Cameras follow the guys to rehearsals, recording sessions, label meetings, sound-checks, and concerts - giving us an inside look at the making of a pop album.

We also witness the joys and struggles of growing up, coming out, falling in love and living and working together. Through their story, we are confronted with the contradiction of spirituality and its relationship to sexuality, the power of music, self-acceptance, and the sometimes passionate resistance of many evangelical Christians to the expression of homosexual love.

By rights, Jason & deMarco should not exist. The “rules” say that Christianity and homosexuality are incompatible. Gay relationships donʼt work, especially when lovers work together. Young attractive gay men are said to be shallow and self-centered. But Jason & deMarco break all of these stereotypes, proving to all of us that life can be lived beyond conventional rules and without boundaries.


Following their appearance on the cover of The Advocate they struggled against the typecasting of being defined as "gay Christian singers."

"We're All Angels" reveals the duo's efforts to achieve a wider message with
their music.  "We want our songs to be uplifting without being preachy," says
Jason.  "It's Okay" is a perfect example of their musical evolution.  "This is a
song that is bigger than our personal relationship," says deMarco.  "It is about
the need for our world to come together, make a choice and take a stand for
what is really important -- peace, freedom, liberty and justice for all."


"We've had to work at clarifying that although we are both gay and men of faith, our music is not religious, nor is it gay," continues Jason. "Our music has a message, and if I had to call it anything, it would be "uplifting." We want it to speak to everyone, not only people of one particular faith." 

Their music is really about love. And these two ARE SO IN LOVE!  To work together, live together and travel together, takes a strong relationship. And the documentary does an awesome job capturing that.

While they strive to achieve a successful musical career, their message of hope and acceptance to young gay Christian teenagers is nothing less than life-saving. The teenage suicide rate among this demographic is horribly high, and Jason and deMarco are positive role models for kids struggling with their conflicting sexuality/spirituality.

You have to hand it to them -- or pray for them, if you like. If the usual trappings of rock music -- tattoos, drinking, loud guitar, apathy and angry lyrics -- are still rebellious to some, then a gay couple taking a message of love into one of the most unwelcoming, homophobic institutions in modern America -- the traditionalist church -- is downright revolutionary.


Catch them performing around Texas and Hawaii in the coming months!


Jason and deMarco website       Jason and deMarco on MySpace