Daniel Nardicio
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Daniel Nardicio is an American radio personality, Nightlife promoter, entrepreneur, and creator of the social network Dlist.com, and has often been referred to by the media as the “Gay Howard Stern.” He has over the course of the past decade obtained substantial notoriety for his extensive nightclub, radio, online TV, and social media work. He is best known as one of NYC’s most prominent party promoters and has established himself as one of NYC’s nightlife heavyweights. In 2004, Time Out NY named him one of the 50 reasons to love New York and 2006 HX Magazine gave him “The Spirit of New York” award. http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Daniel+Nardicio
into posing, which resulted in such a media frenzy that the magazine was brought back into print and is now still in print and profitable today. He then approached Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel” standout castmember Ronnie Kroell, who agreed to pose nude and resulted in another big success for Playgirl. He later got male supermodel Tim Boyce, and most recently MTV
reality star Joey Kovar to pose nude for the magazine. In July 2011, Nardicio left Playgirl to focus on a Television concept and Media Company.]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/16/levi-johnston-not-showing_n_359958.htmlhttp://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/61873/
, Lady Bunny
, Whitney Biennial artist Julie Atlas Muz
and a party with Boy George
djing. The events were disastrous. Nardicio was quoted saying “The homophobia in Poland was palpable- it was absolute chaos”.
his events have been described thusly by Noize Magazine “You haven’t done New York Nightlife until you’ve done Nardicio”. In addition, he has thrown some of NYC's most talked about and scandalous events, such as XXX with Dean Johnson
, his Night at The Playgirl Mansion parties, and his notorious Tigerbeat the The Slide. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/08/dispatch_from_fire_island_evac.html. These events and the nature of these parties have earned him the moniker "The Gay Hugh Hefner" by gay media source Next Magazine and "Sleaze Impresario" by New York Magazine. http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/People/I_Advocate_Daniel_Nardicio/
He is credited for introducing international comic sensation Pam Ann
to the United States, and his Road Trip reality show was an internet sensation in 2007. His current creation is titled Sh*tshow, which is a TV/Online talkshow with NYC’s most formidable nightlife personalities and currently airs on Channel 34 in Manhattan. His current segue into Lifestyle Architecture finds him working often in Atlantic City, New Orleans and Fire Island.
Early Life and Education
Nardicio was born on August 8, 1966, into a working class Italian American family. His mother was alcoholic and schizophrenic, and he spent many childhood years in orphanages and foster homes. He left his final foster home at 17 and bounced around as an actor between San Francisco, Berlin (where he worked as an Opera singer and principal actor at the esteemed Bregenz Festspiele for two seasons) before settling in New York City with his then best friend, cabaret singer Justin Vivian Bond.Early Media Mogul Career and DList.Com
In 2002, Daniel opened the now notorious Slide Bar on the Bowery, making it into one of NYC’s top ten gay destinations (according to Village Voice’s Best Of Issue, 2004). At this time, he commenced work on various social media sites, including originating what would eventually become Dlist.com (from “Daniel’s List” his original promotional email list), which at its peak, was ranked the 6000th most popular site on the web. Eventually, Daniel would complement Dlist.com with a weekly podcast called Dlist Radio that presently has approximately 40,000 downloads on iTunes. In fact, on 2005 his weekly Dlist Radio podcast, was voted as “Best Party Posing as An Internet Radio Show” by Village Voice Best of Issue in 2008, and was tied with Kathy Griffin’s Dlist TV show downloads for listeners. http://www.villagevoice.com/related/to/Daniel+Nardicio/http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=nightlife&sc=&sc3=&id=30503Vice President of Marketing for Playgirl Magazine
In 2008 Daniel was brought on to the defunct Playgirl magazine. His first idea was to convince Sarah Palin’s daughter’s babydaddy Levi JohnstonLevi Johnston
Levi Keith Johnston is the former fiancé of Bristol Palin. He first received media attention in August 2008 when U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced that her daughter Bristol was five months pregnant with Johnston's baby and that the two were engaged...
into posing, which resulted in such a media frenzy that the magazine was brought back into print and is now still in print and profitable today. He then approached Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel” standout castmember Ronnie Kroell, who agreed to pose nude and resulted in another big success for Playgirl. He later got male supermodel Tim Boyce, and most recently MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
reality star Joey Kovar to pose nude for the magazine. In July 2011, Nardicio left Playgirl to focus on a Television concept and Media Company.]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/16/levi-johnston-not-showing_n_359958.htmlhttp://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/61873/
Europride Involvement
Daniel was the very first American to produce official Europride events at Europride Warsaw in 2010. He brought over transsexual singer Amanda LeporeAmanda Lepore
Amanda Lepore is an American model, nightclub hostess, fashion icon, performance artist, and transgender icon. She has appeared in advertising for numerous companies, including M.A.C. cosmetics, Mego Jeans, The Blonds, Swatch, CAMP Cosmetics, and Heatherette, which has used her likeness on...
, Lady Bunny
Lady Bunny
The Lady Bunny is an American drag queen originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who has lived in New York since the 1980s. She is the founder of the annual Wigstock event and is well-known as a nightclub DJ, promoter and celebrity...
, Whitney Biennial artist Julie Atlas Muz
Julie Atlas Muz
Julie Atlas Muz is a New York City-based performance artist, dancer, burlesque artist, stage director, and actress....
and a party with Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
djing. The events were disastrous. Nardicio was quoted saying “The homophobia in Poland was palpable- it was absolute chaos”.
NYC Promoter and Nightlife Fixture
With nearly a decade of substantial media work that includes radio, Dlist.com, Online TV, Social Networking, Parties, has led to him being best known as one of New York City’s most well known party promoters and nightlife fixtures. Personally responsible for producing nearly 1000 events, including for instance the well known The Saint at Large, Peaches and Sandra Bernhard in Concert, his longtime collaboration of events with punk singer Nina HagenNina Hagen
Nina Hagen is a German singer and actress.-Early years:Hagen was born as Catharina Hagen in the former East Berlin, East Germany, the daughter of Hans Hagen , a scriptwriter, and Eva-Maria Hagen, an actress and singer...
his events have been described thusly by Noize Magazine “You haven’t done New York Nightlife until you’ve done Nardicio”. In addition, he has thrown some of NYC's most talked about and scandalous events, such as XXX with Dean Johnson
Dean Johnson (entertainer)
Dean Johnson was a transvestite musician, party promoter, and icon of downtown New York City nightlife in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s...
, his Night at The Playgirl Mansion parties, and his notorious Tigerbeat the The Slide. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/08/dispatch_from_fire_island_evac.html. These events and the nature of these parties have earned him the moniker "The Gay Hugh Hefner" by gay media source Next Magazine and "Sleaze Impresario" by New York Magazine. http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/People/I_Advocate_Daniel_Nardicio/
He is credited for introducing international comic sensation Pam Ann
Pam Ann
Pam Ann is the air hostess alter-ego of Australian comedienne Caroline Reid. Performances focus on the nuances of air travel, identifying the individual quirks of some of the biggest international airlines and their media stereotypes. Her style leans towards camp humour, in the vein of Dame Edna...
to the United States, and his Road Trip reality show was an internet sensation in 2007. His current creation is titled Sh*tshow, which is a TV/Online talkshow with NYC’s most formidable nightlife personalities and currently airs on Channel 34 in Manhattan. His current segue into Lifestyle Architecture finds him working often in Atlantic City, New Orleans and Fire Island.