About Me
 | Pj Perez Las Vegas Member since: May, 2008 Last login: 06/30/2009 Last update : 05/19/2009 Contact Me |
| photo credit: Linley Herdt | |
My Redroom URL
| Birthday | 08/04/1976 |
| Hometown | Van Nuys, Calif. |
| Ethnicity | Prefer Not Say |
| Nationality | United States |
About Me
When most people go on holiday, they sleep on beaches, ride WaveRunners and drink in excess. Pj Perez finds the busiest coffee shop he can, claims a corner, and breaks out a notebook. For days.
What started with maudlin poetry and homemade comic books became a career in journalism, starting with regular contributions to local alt-weeklies and websites, working up to regional and national magazines and editing gigs, including a one-year stint with Las Vegas start-up Racket Magazine. Perez spent more than two years editing and writing web content for VEGAS.com and launched the Vegas celebrity gossip blog DailyFiasco.com, leaving just before his soul started to deteriorate.
Now, the 18-year Las Vegas resident is working back toward his creative roots. In addition to regular freelance contributions to alt-weeklies, regional magazines and anything else for which clients are willing to pay him, Perez is working on a treatment for a television pilot, a regional history book, and several comic book series. He recently launched the boutique comic and book publishing site Pop! Goes the Icon and posts a new episode of his original, creator-owned serialized graphic novel, The Utopian, every Wednesday. He also plays drums in alt-rock band As Yet Unbroken.
Relationship Status
- Been there, done that.
Family
They're out there, just like the truth.
Interests & Hobbies
- I write. I read. But usually only if there are pictures involved. I blog. I read blogs. Do we see where this is going? I play drums in an alternative rock band. I work out. I make digital art. I doodle. I enjoy long walks in the park, overcast days and cliches.
WORK
- Yep, I work.
EDUCATION
| Graduate College/University | UNLV, class of |
| Graduate Area of Study | Urban sociology |
| Undergraduate College/University | UNLV, class of 2007 |
| Undergraduate Area of Study | Journalism & Sociology |
| High School | Bonanza, class of 1994 |
| Academic Credentials | Dual B.A., journalism and media studies/sociology |
UPCOMING WORK
- Stay tuned to bleedingneon.com for all the latest.
INFLUENCES
- Henry Rollins, Michael Azerrad, Chris Claremont, Peter David, The Backbone of the Universe
CAUSES I SUPPORT
St. Baldrick's Foundation
Aid for AIDS of Nevada
First Friday Las Vegas
AGENTS
- Peter Miller, PMA Lit & Film, New York
HOW TO CONTACT MY AGENT
- PMA LITERARY & FILM MGT., INC. 45 West 21st Street - 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 212-929-1222, FAX 212-206-0238 Website: http://www.pmalitfilm.com/
