Over the past two years Big Freedia and Rusty Lazer (who’s secretly Jay Pennington, an organizer of the Airlift Project) have spent considerable time and effort to help Bounce Music reach beyond the streets of New Orleans.  Since the first Airlift collaboration involving NY Producer Dre Skull, XLR8R Magazine, Big Freedia, Sissy Nobby, Katey Red and Gotty Boi Chris, Rusty has worked as a kind of Bounce ambassador, taking performers to Austin, New York, Miami and more. Likewise, Freedia has acted as both a performer and an organizer in her own right, by assisting with logistical and talent related issues and providing the stability necessary to help a talented community take steps in new directions.  The rewarding work the Airlift has done with these performers is coming to beautiful fruition in an exhaustive article published in the New York Times Magazine this week.  The Airlift is very excited to have fostered such an amazing collaborative effort and proud of all the performers for their talent and hard work!  Please check out the article here and feel free to peruse past projects involving these amazing musicians here.  Watch out for more to come and congratulations to all involved!