Ariel Velez

You will be getting an amazing performance from start to finish with no cursing, having a great stage presence with the crowd. Conveying a message that is about unity and about chasing your dreams while facing a hard reality that we live in today. Battle topics such as depression, suicide, and tackling issues that really matter in today society. The song "I Can Tell" covers the topics such as not being appreciated in today's society as a woman and giving women empowerment to love oneself, be confident and knowing you will always succeed if you put your mind right to it. These are some of the varies topics Ariel Velez conveys. Even after his performance he can also cover interviews from his show called Perfect Timing making the person he is interviewing feel special and get the message out of what the person is feeling.

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, formally known as AV3 decided to change his name to Ariel Velez. He started rapping at age 13 feeling he needed to reach to the youth because he believed there was a disconnect between the old and the new generation. Ariel felt like God had called him to do something more with his life, specifically reaching those without a voice through his music. He grew up listening to Lecrae, Andy Mineo, and Lil Wayne, giving him a diverse style of music. There was always a disconnect within himself and his family. He often acted out in anger, experienced depression and had suicidal tendencies. The only way he felt he could release how he felt was through music, knowing people would relate to his message. This is only the beginning of what he hopes to accomplish and where he believes he can go with his music.

He has opened for Puchi Colon a big Christian Salsa/Gospel Artist, Ian Holmes who plays with Camila and Worked with Man of Faith on his latest album on Velocity. Worked with Richie Pena who produced countless tracks for Ariel Velez. Who played with Baby Face, Ariana Grande and more! Performed in front of thousands at an early stages of his career. Ariel performed Musikfest, Steel Stacks countless times asking him to come back and perform.

The song I Can Tell is only the start to something bigger in the works! Working on releasing his next single Black Sheep! Ariel was also featured in the Washingtonmail, LAtribune, Vents Magazine and VoyageLA to introduce the raising him to the world and his next ventures! He has been working closely to build his city up with interviews, helping the community, and building an empire with his close friends calling themselves Anomaly!

The program he has created called Perfect Timing. He has interviewed many talents within the area such as Black Dré, Oscar(OMAC Agency), Dvmage, Dae(photographer/graphic designer) and many more! Starting on his season 2 of Perfect Timing, releasing every Wednesday at 5pm. He has expanded his horizons for more than just music!

Must be able to do sound check before the event starts at least a hour in advance before getting on stage.