Rigel Gemini
Rigel Gemini's selfie image
Gemini's selfie image
Born
Rigel Cable

(1988-05-21) May 21, 1988[1]
New Hampshire
Alma materDartmouth College
Notable work"I Can't" music video[2]
SpouseCameron Lee[3]
Websiterigelgemini.com

Rigel Gemini is the stage name of Rigel Cable,[4] a queer, non-binary[5] music artist known for his songs entitled "I Can't",[6] "It's The -- For Me",[7] "Coffee In My Cup",[8] and "Gorgeois".[9] His music videos have included queer and trans entertainers, including Gia Gunn and Alyssa Edwards in "I Can't",[10][11] Gia Gunn in "It's The -- For Me",[7][12] Ts Madison in "Coffee In My Cup,[13][14] and Plastique Tiara and Heidi N Closet in "Gorgeois".[9] He released his first album "MELT" in 2021.[15] His music video for "I Can't" was removed from YouTube and re-released.[16][17]

Career

Rigel Gemini is a social media content creator on Instagram and YouTube focused on fashion and LGBTQ topics,[18][19][20] who also organizes creative events and art shows in Atlanta with his husband Cameron Lee.[3][21][22] He is a queer opinion contributor for Adweek[23][24] and has been outspoken about LGBT activism and social justice.[25][26] As Rigel Cable, he works in e-commerce and analytics.[27][28]

Personal life

Rigel Gemini is of Japanese-American and European-American descent; his mother is half Japanese (hāfu), born in Kobe. He identifies as queer and uses he/they pronouns.[29] He was born in New Hampshire and lives in Atlanta.[30] Gemini went to Dartmouth College and graduated in 2010 and married his husband Cameron Lee in 2015.[31]

Works

  • "I Can't"
  • "Day & Night" featuring TIAAN
  • "Gorgeois" featuring Ocean Kelly
  • "Coffee In My Cup"
  • "It's The -- For Me" featuring Gia Gunn

References

  1. ↑ "Rigel Gemini". IMDb. Retrieved 19 Dec 2020.
  2. ↑ "RIGEL GEMINI – I CAN'T". DNA. Australia. 1 Jun 2020.
  3. 1 2 Godwin, Becca (6 Mar 2018). "Upcoming 'Queer Art Showcase' will feature work from 5 Atlanta artists". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  4. ↑ "Data Director Rigel Cable Moonlights as LGBTQ+ Influencer Rigel Gemini". Adweek. 6 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Breaking the Binary in Music: Gender-Bending and Genre-Bending". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  6. ↑ "Premiere: Rigel Gemini drops I Can't music video featuring Alyssa Edwards and Gia Gunn". Gay Times Magazine. 23 April 2020.
  7. 1 2 Jekanoski, Cassie (2021-08-10). ""It's the 一 For Me": A Rigel Gemini Experience ft. Gia Gunn". Office Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  8. ↑ "Rigel Gemini Gets Steamy with Atlanta Queens in 'Coffee In My Cup'". Subvrt Mag. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  9. 1 2 "Exclusive First Look: LGBT Artist Rigel Gemini Recruits Heidi N Closet & Plastique Tiara for 'Gorgeois' Music Video". Culture Fix. 23 Jul 2020.
  10. ↑ "WATCH: Queer Musician Rigel Gemini Releases Music Video Featuring Atlanta Talent". Georgia Voice. 26 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Dior, Chiffon (10 May 2020). "THE WERRRK.com BOP OF THE WEEK: I Can't (Official #StayHome Music Video) by Rigel Gemini with Alyssa Edwards and Gia Gunn". werrrk.com.
  12. ↑ Love Michael, Michael (2021-07-30). "New Music Friday: SASAMI, TORRES, Hawa, More". them. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  13. ↑ "Rigel Gemini Gets Steamy with Atlanta Queens in 'Coffee In My Cup'". Subvrt Mag. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  14. ↑ "Atlanta Soundtrack: Rising Appalachia, Rigel Gemini and the Godfather of Soul". ARTS ATL. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  15. ↑ Spirus, Dr (2021-07-16). "After Midnight with Rigel Gemini". YASS Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  16. ↑ NEW ATLANTA MUSIC: Rigel Gemini, Creative Loafing, 5 Jun 2020
  17. ↑ Hyldebrandt, Mikkel (10 Jun 2020), The Re-Release of Rigel Gemini's "I Can't", Peach Magazine Atlanta
  18. ↑ "Rigel Gemini Releases Music Video "I Can't" With Alyssa Edwards And Gia Gunn". Gaysi. 25 Apr 2020.
  19. ↑ Howell, Khristian (2 Nov 2020). "My Style: Rigel Gemini, influencer, music artist, director of analytics and SEO". Atlanta.
  20. ↑ "WEDDING WISDOM: RIGEL & CAMERON". MEN'S VOWS. 30 Nov 2017.
  21. ↑ "Must-see art and must-attend event are the new Fabnormal". Project Q Atlanta. 15 Nov 2019.
  22. ↑ "Preview works from the stunning new Spectra Queer Art Showcase". Project Q Atlanta. 2018-03-22.
  23. ↑ "Rigel Cable Opinion Contributor". Adweek. 22 June 2020.
  24. ↑ "Should Corporations Participate Loudly In Pride?". Forbes.
  25. ↑ Mahdawi, Arwa (24 Oct 2019). "'It's 100% segregated': does Georgia's LGBT haven have a race problem?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
  26. ↑ "Dear Chick-fil-A: The LGBTQ+ Community Is Not Convinced". Adweek. 22 Nov 2019.
  27. ↑ "Art Basel: Creating Experiences for Tomorrow's Customers". HuffPost. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  28. ↑ "Facebook's latest 'inauthentic behavior' campaign raises questions about user quality". Digiday. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  29. ↑ Gemini, Rigel. "Rigel Gemini ♊️ (@rigelgemini)". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  30. ↑ "About". Rigel Gemini. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  31. ↑ Chong, Jennifer. "Class Note 2010: Feb 2016". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-20.


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