“The White Horse video which was directed by Marco Ovando started off with a biker theme. Once Ava Sanjurjo came in as stylist along with Marco & I it really took it's own shape. It was all very improvised but wound up paying homage to NY and night life. People say it reminds them of a Guess ad which I love!” PeopleNightWhiteShapesHorseWoundsVideoThemeAdsHomageMarcosStylistBikersWhite Horse Author:Nomi Ruiz
“People expect us to be a straight up dance band but there are many more elements to our sound that you really get to see during our live show and hear on our record 'See The Light.'” PeopleShowsLightSoundRecordsBandElementsStraight Up Author:Nomi Ruiz
“I've been performing live a long time, even before doing dance music clubs downtown. I used to watch clips of Beyoncé to learn how to perform in front of people. I got my jitters out in front of my friends.” PeopleLongPerforming Author:Nomi Ruiz
“I realize that if I were in that situation - living a hard life with people telling them they're not worthy of love - maybe I would be that strong and that brave.” PeopleStrongRealizingSituationBraveWorthyHard LifeNot Worthy Author:Nomi Ruiz
“I feel very strongly about letting people know I'm proud of who I am. I want people to know when they hear my songs it's coming from a specific place. The new record is specifically for us trans women: that we can sing about our pain, being ostracized by our lovers, who are ashamed of us in a way. There's no pop music like that for our community. I wanted to contribute in that way.” PeoplePainSongCommunityProudLoversAshamedVery StrongPop Music Author:Nomi Ruiz
“It's different everywhere you go. I'm lucky I'm drawn into people who love and support me. I'm sheltered from that life. I see how all over the world there's so much oppression and pain. I'm living in a bubble.” PeopleWorldDifferentPainSupportLuckyOppressionBubblesSupport Me Author:Nomi Ruiz
