Red Hot Organization (RHO) is a non-profit, 501(c) 3, international organization with goals to promote diversity through equal access to healthcare through pop culture.
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| Formation | 1990 |
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| Founder | John Carlin |
| Type | International Organization |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
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Official language | English |
Key people | John Carlin (Founder & CEO) Paul Heck (Producer) Béco Dranoff (Producer) |
| Website | redhot.org |
Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists, producers and directors have contributed to over 21 compilation albums, related television programs, and media events to raise donations totaling more than 10 million dollars for HIV / AIDS relief and awareness around the world.
The Red Hot Organization Collection was donated to Fales Library in New York City in 2006.[1]
Early history
editFirst founded as King Cole, Inc. by Leigh Blake and John Carlin, Red Hot was established in 1989 in response to the AIDS epidemic and its impact on artists and creators within New York City. Carlin, who previously pursued a career as an entertainment lawyer, expressed the wish to create an "AIDS charity album" to pay tribute to American singer/songwriter Cole Porter.[2]
In 1990, the project was released, entitled Red Hot Blue, featuring various artists.[3]
The project was later adapted into a one-and-a-half-hour TV special, hosted by Richard Gere, Carrie Fisher and Kyle MacLachlan which aired on World AIDS Day 1990 during prime time on ABC.[4]
In 1995: Time magazine listed Red Hot's Stolen Moments: Red Hot Cool as its number one pick for the Best Music of 1994.[5]
Red Hot Rio 2
editRed Hot Rio 2, produced by Béco Dranoff, John Carlin, and Paul Heck; with supervising musical producers Andres Levin, Mario Caldato Jr., and Kamal Kassin; in collaboration with U.S. label E1 Entertainment, was Red Hot Organization's 15th entry into its series of tribute albums.[citation needed]
Rio 2 was reviewed by critics to high acclaim. The Wall Street Journal noted that the album possessed "unusual collaboration and combinations" that would solidify Red Hot's place "in the musical landscape."[6]
The Denver Post stated that the album was full of "summery, breezy songs" that alternately "surprises and triumphs" and ultimately deemed it "one of the most listenable records to come across our desk in months."[7]
Discography
edit- Red Hot Blue (1990)
- Red Hot Dance (1992)
- No Alternative (1993)
- Red Hot Bothered (1993)
- Red Hot Country (1994)
- Red Hot Cool: Stolen Moments (1994)
- Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip (1996)
- America Is Dying Slowly (1996)
- Red Hot Rio (1996)
- Red Hot Latin: Silencio = Muerte (1997)
- Red Hot Lisbon: Onda Sonora (1998)
- Red Hot Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove (1998)
- Red Hot Indigo (2000)
- Red Hot Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti (2002)
- Dark Was the Night (2009)
- Red Hot Rio 2 (2011)
- Red Hot Fela (2013)[8]
- Red Hot Bach (2014)[9]
- Master Mix: Red Hot Arthur Russell (2014)[10]
- Day of the Dead (2016)
- Red Hot Free (2021)
- Red Hot Ra: Nuclear War (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 1) (2023)
- Red Hot Ra: Solar – Sun Ra in Brasil (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 2) (2023)
- Red Hot Ra: The Magic City (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 3) (2024)
- Red Hot Ra: Outer Spaceways Incorporated (A Tribute to Sun Ra: Volume 4) (2024)
- Transa (2024)
Compilations
edit- Red Hot on Impulse (1994)
- Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve (1996)
- By George (& Ira): Red Hot on Gershwin (1998)
- Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward (1998)
Multimedia releases
edit- Optic Nerve (1999)
- Red Hot Bach (in production)
Filmography
edit- Red Hot Blue (VHS) (1990)
- No Alternative (VHS) (1993)
- Stolen Moments: Red Hot Cool (VHS) (1994)
Red Hot TV
edit| Performance | Network | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hot Blue | ABC, Channel 4 (UK), others worldwide | 1990 |
| Red Hot Dance | MTV, Channel 4 (UK), others worldwide | 1992 |
| Red Hot Country | MTV, Channel 4 (UK), others worldwide | 1992 |
| No Alternative | TNN | 1993 |
| Stolen Moments: Red Hot Cool | PBS, (Sundance Channel fall 2001) | 1994 |
| Red Hot Rio | Bravo, MTV Brazil, Much Music | 1996 |
| The Beat Experience | Whitney Museum of Art | 1996 |
| Red Hot Latin | MTV Latino | 1996 |
| Red Hot Rhapsody | MTV, MTV Int'l | 1998 |
| Onda Sonora: Red Hot Lisbon | MTV Int'l | 1999 |
Reviews
editA review of a 1994 Red Hot Organization one-hour music video collection noted that the affected persons depicted in the video were either gay males, injection drug users, or African. Some researchers argued that depictions such as this focus the majority viewers' attention specifically on these groups and assume that HIV is a problem for minorities, and not for the general public.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Christopher John Farley, "Music: Beautifully Blurred", Time, August 30, 1999
- ^ "Red Hot | About". redhot.org. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (1990-11-30). "ABC Takes Strides With 'Red, Hot'—and Bold—Special : Television: The network gambles with a straight-talking music-video special on AIDS awareness featuring Cole Porter tunes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Time Magazine, "The Best Music of 1994", Time magazine, Dec – Jan 1995
- ^ Andersen, Nick (June 29, 2011). "Red Hot Organization Hits Brazil in 'Red Hot Rio 2′ Album". Wall Street Journal Speakeasy. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "New CDs in Review, 6/28/11". The Denver Post. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Master Mix: Red Hot Fela/". Red Hot. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Master Mix: Red Hot Bach/". Red Hot. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Master Mix: Red Hot Arthur Russell". Red Hot. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ Hart, Kylo-Patrick R. (2000). The AIDS movie : representing a pandemic in film and television. New York [u.a.]: Haworth. pp. 1–3. ISBN 0789011085.
External links
edit- Red Hot Online Official site