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Jake Resnicow is an American promoter and event producer.[1][2][3]

Professional Career

Resnicow started as a nightlife editor for Edge Magazine and later became the first to launch Matinée in the U.S. with events at Governors Island, Universal Studios Orlando, Cowabunga Bay WaterPark, and Winter Party.[4][5]

Resnicow is the founder of Dreamland[6] and Planet Pride.[7] He produced the first-ever Pride event in Central Park.[8]

Resnicow was a promoter in the Governors Island event in 2010. He collaborated on Europe’s largest HIV/AIDS charity event Life Ball,[9] and arranged WorldPride celebrations.[10][11][12][13]He produced several events for the LGBTQ+ community, and for Utopia, he pledged to donate $50 from each pass sold to provide grants for LGBTQ+ artists and nightlife workers in need.[14][15]

Resnicow has redefined entertainment for the LGBTQ+ community,[16] creating safe spaces and collaborating with esteemed artists like Purple Disco Machine, Kygo, Adam Lambert, Jess Glynn, Kim Petras and VINCINT.[17]

Achievements

In 2018, Resnicow was honored with OUT100 Most Influential LGBTQ People of the Year.[18]His fundraiser events raised over $30 million for the organization, including Life Ball, Trevor Project, The White Party Gala, Ali Forney Center, Lambda Legal, and It Gets Better.[13]

His record-breaking world pride event at Javits Center raised over $500,000 for charity.[19]

Resnicow also marked his place in Guinness World Records by organizing the largest attendance at his Dreamland Fashion Week event,[20][21] held at Central Park in New York City.[22]

Early life and education

Resnicow was born in Hollywood, Florida, and grew up in Newton outside Boston, Massachusetts.[23] He studied B.A. at Georgetown school in Washington, DC.[24]

References

  1. ^ Cook, Michael (2023-12-28). "Jake Resnicow Makes Dreamland Into Reality In Miami for New Year's Weekend". Out South Florida. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  2. ^ Dini, Pedro (2024-06-03). "Insomniac's GLOW Partners with Jake Resnicow for Largest LGBT Music Festival During World Pride 2025 in Washington DC". EDMTunes. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  3. ^ "Meet the man behind one of N.Y.C.'s biggest Pride parties". NBC News. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  4. ^ "EDGE Interview: Jake Resnicow Plans Record-Breaking Dreamland Fashion Week in Central Park Saturday | EDGE United States". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  5. ^ "Electric Zoo announces LGBTQ+ Dreamland stage lineup (The Blessed Madonna, Eli Escobar, Kaskade, more)".
  6. ^ Fraga, Jesse. "Dreamland Champions Inclusive Queer New Year's Eve". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  7. ^ Row, The Daily Front (2024-06-26). "Party Producer Jake Resnicow Whisks NYC to Dreamland This Pride Weekend". Daily Front Row. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  8. ^ "Dreamland • Pride in Central Park - SummerStage 2023". www.centralpark.com. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  9. ^ "Meet Jake Resnicow, The Super-Producer Who Gave Us Life at Life Ball". www.out.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  10. ^ Montero, Roytel. "Meet The New York Event Producer That's Raising The Bar And Giving Back". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  11. ^ Times, The Rainbow (2019-04-17). "Hometown Pride: Jake Resnicow Spreads Pride All Over the World". The Rainbow Times | New England's Largest LGBTQ Newspaper | Boston. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  12. ^ "Jake resnicow".
  13. ^ a b "Promoting Culture and Compassion: Jake Resnicow's Journey - Entertainment Monthly News". emonthlynews.com. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  14. ^ ""We Want To Do More Than The Government Is Doing"; Jake Resnicow Brings "Utopia" To Labor Day Weekend • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  15. ^ Duran, Jose D. "Dreamland New Year's Festival Is the Queer End-of-the-Year Bash You Didn't Know You Wanted". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  16. ^ Masood, Saad (2023-08-07). "Enter Dreamland, Electric Zoo's Inaugural LGBTQ+ Stage". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  17. ^ Sharpe, Josh. "Ty Sunderland and Jake Resnicow's Planet Pride Festival Returns This Weekend". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  18. ^ "Central Park's Dreamland Fashion Week bash aims to break world record". 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  19. ^ "Pride Festival Main Event at NYC's Javits Center Donates $500,000 to LGBTQ Charities". RaynbowAffair. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  20. ^ "Latest film news and reviews | Yahoo Movies UK". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  21. ^ "Dreamland's NYFW show to break Guinness World Record". 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  22. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  23. ^ "Event Producer Jake Resnicow Has Your Pride Plans All Figured Out". Daily Front Row. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  24. ^ "Meet the man behind one of N.Y.C.'s biggest Pride parties". NBC News. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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