The Band Famous®, Mary Norell Jackson and Jacob Alexander Figueroa, manage The Band Famous venue / festival; perform/produce as The Band Famous [genre-bending] musical duo; and also develop and maintain The Band Famous apps. They have appeared on TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, online blogs, and more.
Select press and exhibitions listed below:
TV
CCTV Central China Television - http://tv.cctv.com/2019/06/14/VIDENDuvn4pdtNX48sSKDQm0190614.shtml
CBS Minnesota - WCCO - "All Over The Walls" - https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/04/18/movie-blog-mspiff-spotlight-intl-shorts/
JCT tv in Connecticut - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d64e1m4_MJA
JCT tv in Connecticut - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06bWyS7KgxE
MPLS.TV Uptown Episode - "2 Become Wondrous Punch", sung by Amanda Verstegen and Mary Norell Jackson - https://vimeo.com/8108012
RADIO
The Band Famous "Because" gets radio airplay in Cardiff, United Kingdom on Radio Wigwam - https://www.radiowigwam.co.uk
The Band Famous "Because" gets radio airplay on Hong Kong's #1 radio station in China, Radio Lantau - http://www.radiolantau.com
The Band Famous "Because" gets radio airplay in France on Fasching Web Radio - http://faschingwebradio.e-monsite.com
The Band Famous "Because" gets radio airplay again on 6 Towns Radio in Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, and Newcastle, United Kingdom - https://www.6towns.co.uk/schedule/
FM Radio Archive of The Band Famous on Loose Canon with Simon Edwards on 6 Towns Radio in the United Kingdom: https://soundcloud.com/simon-edwards-6/loose-canon-monday-29th-june-2020-360#t=39:52
The Band Famous on 6TR FM Radio in the UK! Loose Cannon with Simon Edwards (9-11pm) - https://www.6towns.co.uk/schedule/
The Band Famous played on 6 Towns Radio 06/29/2020 - https://www.radio-uk.co.uk/6tr-6-towns-radio
89.3FM The Current - The Local Show - https://www.thecurrent.org/programs/local-show/2014/11/23
Week On Radio - in NYC, Mexico, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic - https://www.mixcloud.com/WEEKONradio/week-on-radio-show-season-2-07-nov-24-alvaro-duran-the-band-famous-and-ramsey-w-jack-bianka/
CBS Radio, a clip from The Tom Green Show talking about The Band Famous - https://www.instagram.com/p/BCOmQ26E5au/?taken-by=thebandfamous%7C
5 Year Anniversary Celebration For: Mr. Zero's - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk_rjexR5e8
Minnesota Public Radio 91.1FM on "All Over The Walls", a documentary about Jacob Alexander and his gallery, Karnak Gallery - https://www.mprnews.org/story/2011/04/12/mspiff2011
JCT92.G Radio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN3vgeGc3S4
Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes - COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPES PRESENTS: COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPE #EDM EDITION VOL. 24 - https://coast2coastmixtapes.com/mixtape/coast-2-coast-mixtape-edm-edition-vol-24?track=14
Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes - COAST 2 COAST MIXTAPES PRESENTS: #EDMSTARS VOL. 15 - https://coast2coastmixtapes.com/mixtapes/mixtapedetail.aspx/edmstars-vol-15?track=13
MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS
AUTHORITY MAGAZINE - "Rising Music Stars: Five Things You Need to Shine in the Music Industry". An Interview with Edward Sylvan - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/rising-music-stars-the-band-famous-on-the-five-things-you-need-to-shine-in-the-music-industry-fa3c13037506
AUTHORITY MAGAZINE - Norell and Zander of The Band Famous: They Told Me It Was Impossible And I Did It Anyway.
An Interview With Candice Georgiadis - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/norell-and-zander-of-the-band-famous-and-kamasutra-candy-they-told-me-it-was-impossible-and-i-did-dc7c6cdf9e1
AUTHORITY MAGAZINE - Norell and Zander of ‘The Band Famous’: 5 Steps We Must Take To Truly Create An Inclusive, Representative, and Equitable Society. An Interview with Tyler Gallagher - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/norell-and-zander-of-the-band-famous-5-steps-we-must-take-to-truly-create-an-inclusive-df81167c4937
TRADEMARK OFFICIAL GAZETTE - The Band Famous - https://eog-tmng.uspto.gov/#/issueDate=2017-12-05&serialNumber=86268059
STAR TRIBUNE - mentions "All Over The Walls" - https://www.startribune.com/mspiff-2011-movie-migrations/119625059/
STAR TRIBUNE - Underground Film Festival on "All Over The Walls" - https://www.newspapers.com/image/250967041/?terms=underground%2Bfilm%2Bfestival
PLYMOUTH MAGAZINE - Native Apps - http://plymouthmag.com/native-apps
PLYMOUTH MAGAZINE - Update: The Band Famous - https://plymouthmag.com/update-band-famous
STAR TRIBUNE - Grant Mayland talks inspiration from Karnak Gallery - https://www.startribune.com/dark-energy-celebrates-one-year-of-goth-industrial-dance-parties-in-minneapolis/411260215/
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
Pokémon GO Hub: From GBL to the World Stage: The Evolution of Pokémon GO PvP - https://pokemongohub.net/post/pvp/from-gbl-to-the-world-stage-the-evolution-of-pokemon-go-pvp/?fbclid=IwAR0lu62s23aB8HGwPp6PRb6-4VyZwWq9nlDUzYom-_jGN_QYjCASxn-w6L8
LA Life Times: Norell & Zander Figueroa - https://lalifetimes.com/norell-zander-figueroa
A piece on The Band Famous and lead singer, Norell: Much-needed juxtaposition - https://popcultmaster.com/2017/08/20/much-needed-juxtaposition/
Thrive Global - Norell and Zander of ‘The Band Famous’: “Leadership is really about being an expert of your chosen field and not being afraid to help others become successful” - https://thriveglobal.com/stories/1902012/
Medium.com - Authority Magazine - Norell and Zander of ‘The Band Famous’: 5 Steps We Must Take To Truly Create An Inclusive, Representative, and Equitable Society - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/norell-and-zander-of-the-band-famous-5-steps-we-must-take-to-truly-create-an-inclusive-df81167c4937
The Band Famous collaborated on this article with Avrip, writer & editor of Pokémon GO Hub: The Potential of Pokémon GO PvP Becoming an Esport - https://pokemongohub.net/post/pvp/the-potential-of-pokemon-go-pvp-becoming-an-esport/
The Band Famous among 2020 Malibu Strings Competition Winners - https://malibustrings.com/2020competition.html
The Band Famous 2020 Malibu Strings Competition Winner - Gallery - https://malibustrings.com/competition/2020/lb/thebandfamousgal1/
The Band Famous 2019 Malibu Strings Competition Winner - Gallery - https://malibustrings.com/competition/2019/lb/thebandfamousgal1/
Voyage LA - http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-jacob-alexander-figueroa-mary-norell-jackson-of-the-band-famous/
City Pages Music - Top 5 MN Music Videos - http://www.citypages.com/music/gnome-butts-isolation-rituals-and-tijuana-drug-deals-in-this-weeks-top-5-mn-music-videos/563566641
TRADEMARK OFFICIAL GAZETTE - The Band Famous - https://eog-tmng.uspto.gov/#/issueDate=2017-12-05&serialNumber=86268059
Maxim Quarter Finalist 2019 - https://maximcovergirl.com/2019/norell-lead-singer-and-co-producer-of-the-band-famous
The Band Famous featured on the home page of JCT TV & Multimedia - http://www.jctmagazine.com/home.html
MusicPage - https://web.archive.org/web/20150925105512/http://news.musicpage.com/post/128205924888/final-contest-winners
Minnesota Public Radio News - The Band Famous - The Current Local Current Blog - https://blog.thecurrent.org/2014/11/music-body-painting-web-development-meet-the-band-famous/
Minnesota Public Radio News - "All Over The Walls" - https://blogs.mprnews.org/state-of-the-arts/2011/04/pumping-up-the-minnesota-in-mspiff/
Hometown Source - "All Over The Walls" - https://www.hometownsource.com/isanti_county_news/news/local/highway-61-film-festival-features-film-by-cambridge-grads/article_6aa9a632-38a6-585c-aa3d-f1871a9e18a5.html
Underground Film Journal - "All Over The Walls" - http://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/2011-minneapolis-underground-film-festival-official-lineup/
NY ARTS MAGAZINE - http://nyartsmagazine.net/threading-it-together/
TWIN CITIES DAILY PLANET - Live Nude Art - https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/live-nude-art/
Twin Cities Daily Planet - The Atlantis Exhibition - https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/atlantis-exhibition-under-sea-erotic-art-party-minneapolis-has-been-waiting/
CITY PAGES - The Atlantis Exhibition - https://web.archive.org/web/20141218111829/http://www.citypages.com/2009-09-23/calendar/the-atlantis-exhibition/
CITY PAGES - Karnak Gallery - https://web.archive.org/web/20150211235641/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2010/06/downtowns_karna.php
Resident Advisor - https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/167400
Northland College Sports - Mary Jackson https://northlandcollegesports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/mary-jackson/60
EXHIBITS
OLEK - Give Light, And The Darkness Will Disappear Of Itself. 🎼 @the_band_famous - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo17vsrRdTk
Metro Gallery at Exit Realty Metro presents VOLUME XXXI - Suzann Beck Portraiture and Small Works - https://www.mnartists.org/node/65965
PODCASTS, YOUTUBE, BLOGS & SOCIAL MEDIA
🇧🇷 Heatwave! Music Blog & Radio in Brazil feature & review Mermaid Energy
- https://heatwavecombr.wordpress.com/2024/01/19/the-band-famous-mermaid-energy/
🎉🎤 Happy Band-iversary! Ten years ago today, in a livestream moment, The Band Famous was born, embracing DIY innovation! We talk about that and more in this awesome interview!🎙️🌟 - https://solarsoundwaves.blogspot.com/2023/07/interview-with-band-famous.html
"You're a Star" by The Band Famous🌟🎶 is a genre-defying banger that will have you feeling empowered! 💪🏼✨Support their cause and groove to greatness! 🐾🐱🐶🐔🦆🐇🐢 - https://solarsoundwaves.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-band-famous-youre-star.html
Woody and Friends at KinkyCast interview Norell and Zander of The Band Famous aka Action Jackson and Zaddy of KamasutraCandy! - https://kinkycast.com/archive/2023-archive/482---the-band-famous--.html
Freddy's World on Apple Podcasts featuring The Band Famous - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hello-norell-figueroa-the-band-famous/id1498658834?i=1000534057767
Sissy Cuck Boy - Interview: The Band Famous - https://sissycuckboy.com/2020/12/05/interview-the-band-famous/
360 Mag: The Band Famous Helps Others Love Themselves - https://www.the360mag.com/the-band-famous-helps-others-love-themselves/
Blue-Eyed Emperor interviews The Band Famous - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbmrqf72EKs
AppMasters - https://appmasters.com/the-band-famous/
inet Solutions - https://www.inetsolutions.org/11-marketing-experts-try-sell-products/
The Crazy Mind - https://www.thecrazymind.com/2016/10/the-band-famous.html
Silph.gg - https://silph.gg/t/bjsz/live-follow-your-dreams-charity-drive
Dim Media - http://www.dimmedia.com/about/
Ann Marie Beier - http://annmariebeier.blogspot.com/2011/11/jacob-alexander-figueroa.html
Jacob Alexander Figueroa | Youri Messen-Jaschin | bibliography | body art | performance | happenings | 215 document - https://messenjaschin.wordpress.com/tag/jacob-alexander-figueroa/
SheLovesItBlack - https://shelovesitblack.blogspot.com/2020/03/action-aka-kamasutra-candy.html
MOVIES
"All Over The Walls" - http://karnakgallery.com
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2011 - "All Over The Walls" - http://www.stanthonymaintheatre.com/imgs/MinneapolisStPaulFilmFest11.pdf
Minneapolis Underground Film Festival - https://filmfestivals-com.shelduck3629.getlark.hosting/blog/editor/minneapolis_underground_film_festival_fosters_fresh_indie_talent
The 4th Annual MPLS Underground Film Festival - "All Over The Walls" - https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/32756468/theater-1-theater-2-minneapolis-underground-film-festival
Highway 61 Film Festival - "All Over The Walls" won Best Documentary Feature - http://highway61filmfestival.org/?p=21
Highway 61 Film Festival - "All Over The Walls" - http://highway61filmfestival.org/?p=26
SOCIAL MEDIA
06/30/22: Norell & Zander's Adult Content Project KamasutraCandy Featured in Pride 2022 Video on Official @ManyVids! - https://twitter.com/ManyVids/status/1542538838924529666
The Band Famous on Radio Wigwam broadcasting to Cardiff, United Kingdom - https://twitter.com/SimonEdwardsxyz/status/1424090467809914882 August 9th, 2021.
The Band Famous on Radio Wigwam broadcasting to Cardiff, United Kingdom - https://twitter.com/SimonEdwardsxyz/status/1424090467809914882 August 7th, 2021.
The Band Famous on Radio Lantau, the #1 radio station in Hong Kong, China - https://twitter.com/SimonEdwardsxyz/status/1422852310493892613 August 4th, 2021
The Band Famous on the radio in France on http://faschingwebradio.e-monsite.com - https://twitter.com/SimonEdwardsxyz/status/1422663567208325126 August 3rd, 2021
The Band Famous on 6 Towns Radio, broadcast to Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, and Newcastle in the United Kingdom - https://twitter.com/SimonEdwardsxyz/status/1422240786301657090 August 2nd, 2021
The Band Famous on 6TR FM Radio in the UK! Loose Cannon with Simon Edwards (9-11pm) - https://twitter.com/SimonEdwardsxyz/status/1277650932046671872
Mario shares Norell singing his "Closer" on his Instagram @marioworldwide - https://www.facebook.com/thebandfamous/videos/914519225669854/
B.J. Thomas endorses The Band Famous - https://twitter.com/TheBJThomas/status/986460477315342336
Tom Green shares music video for "Emotional Scatter" - https://twitter.com/tomgreenlive/status/1193266756988612611
Pokémon Go 2019 World Champion, PoGoKieng, thanks The Band Famous - https://twitter.com/PoGoKieng/status/1205796321472458752
PkmnMasterHolly co-host with The Band Famous - https://twitter.com/PkmnMasterHolly/status/1213553384294236160
PkmnMasterHolly co-host with The Band Famous - https://twitter.com/PkmnMasterHolly/status/1213899802385104902
Mystic7 promotes The Band Famous Benefit Music Festival - https://twitter.com/MYSTIC7/status/1213928372633395200
Tom Green describes The Band Famous - https://www.instagram.com/p/BCOmQ26E5au/
The Tom Green Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/thebandfamous/our-first-conversation-with-tom-green
Tom Green's Webovision - https://www.instagram.com/p/3z1fQAmYDc/
Tom Green's Webovision - https://www.instagram.com/p/5QsLIkk5dx/
Tom Green's Webovision - https://www.instagram.com/p/5QrgR6GYC2/
Greg Deocampo Blog - The Band Famous - https://gregdeocampo.tumblr.com/post/88913089579/the-band-famous-an-app-album-jacob
X Fashion Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPaYjLfKg6k
Karen Alloy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYnZyfDGdfU
LMDA (Life of A Modern Day Artist), Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyxYEODA11A
LOVE MONSTERS take over - Video art by Mach Fox for The Band Famous App Release Party - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avQu4NRL92Q
BOOKS & MISC / OTHER PUBLICATIONS
06/01/23: Marquis Who's Who in America 2023 - Mary Norell Jackson aka Norell Figueroa, Singer/Songwriter & Co-Producer of The Band Famous - https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=762245665901011&set=pb.100063467540382.-2207520000.
