Bio: Lorie Caval.

Lorie Caval is a self-taught visual artist, and her paintings have been included in group exhibitions with the Melting PotNYC artist collective, the Bronx Academy of Art and Dance (BAAD) annual BAAD-Ass Women Festival (2005), at the Miracles on 104th Street Festival (2005), and alongside Pablo Caviedes at “Symbols of Ourselves,” presented by Art For Change at Carlito’s Cafe y Galleria (2005).

In the mid-1990s, Lorie was a columnist and editor for various New York City lifestyle publications, including the infamous Paper Magazine. During the same years, Lorie co-founded Pro Deuce Entertainment with DJ/vocalist Eric “E-Man” Clark, conceptualizing, producing and publicizing underground nightclub events across North America. Their most notable event was Bang the Party, an event that was focused on underground house music, art, and dancing that ran on a weekly basis for over six years (1997-2003). The party spawned various projects, including a compilation “Bang the Party Vol. 1” on Jellybean Recordings, a documentary about Bang the Party (featured at the Big Mini DV Festival in 2010), and dozens of canvases produced by painters creating live at the party.

Lorie is also a songwriter and spoken-word artist. Her writing credits include the single, “I Am the Road” with E-Man and Markus Enochson (Masters At Work Records) and her spoken-word releases include “He Broke My Heart,” “Sexy” and “Tongue Twisted” (Liberate Recordings).

Lorie’s newest project, the multi-media visual art collaboration, “Mashups” with photographer Muema, has been exhibited at “The B-Sides” exhibit at Aljira Center for Contemporary Art (November 2008), and as a featured show at the Greenpoint Gallery (June 2010).