PRESS coverage
Press Praise
“Different.” – 9 News
“A rare character.” – The Onion
“Renaissance Man.” – Examiner.com
“Beacon of creativity.” – 303 Magazine
“Denver nightlife luminary/maven.” – Denver Post
“The man is a legend on the scene.” – Denver Daily News
“The hardest-working man in Denver show business.” – Rocky Mountain News
“Most surreal moment: Standing on the second floor of City Hall's amphitheater and looking down at the floor to see the unicorn on stilts slow grind (as a quadruped) with an attractive young lady.” – Westword
“Beat culture writer and underground music zeitgeist, the orange one’s expansive repertoire is nothing if not a-peel-ing.” – Westword
“Musician, dancer, actor, artist, nightlife performer and a wealth of unusual bar knowledge.” – Examiner.com
“If you're the kind of couple with a silly sense of humor, call up Denver-based Custom Singing Telegrams for an old school way to invite your date out.” – 5280 Magazine
“A one-man subculture, Moses is parting the waters of the club circuit with his unique performances, replete with orange peel sculptures and a juicy mix of synth pop, spoken word and hip-hop.” – Westword
“His eagerness matched only by his randiness, the performer’s lyrics stretch from the sincere to the ridiculous with an incongruous-yet-believable swagger. A lesser performer might not be able to pull off the odd combination of Lothario and Severin, but Peele has the melodramatic chops to make it work.” – Reverb
“The eternally orange-clad Moses’ deep pipes form the perfect audial accompaniment to the snaking nest of party break beats and electro stompers.” - Rocky Mountain News
“Single-handedly responsible for the orange content of the Front Range ever since the Denver Broncos sold out to Nike and went predominantly blue.” – Denver Daily News
“These two alien life forces sauntered into Infected Mushroom's set on the live stage.” – Miami New Times
CHIEF ACHIEVEMENTS
Halloween 2018 Costume Contest Winner - Temple Nightclub
“Best Club DJ Vocalist” – Westword
“2011 Employee of the Year” – 303 Magazine
No Talent Talent Show Winner – 93.3 FM KTCL
Colorado Daily Haiku Contest – 3rd Place
“Nine Best Moments of Ultra 2013, Day Two” – Miami New Times
Crowley County Elementary School Poetry Contest Winner
Light spills through the balcony doors of Archipelago’s idyllic attic, bathing Orange Peel in a warm golden glow that complements his fuzzy, fluorescent-orange jumpsuit and Orange Crush beanie. He places an orange net bag cradling several ripened navel and blood oranges on the floor, waves to a few friends and settles into his chair, perfectly at home in the cavernous space.
Peel, who is also known by his musical moniker Orange Peel Moses, asked to meet at Archipelago, a social health club, for a reason. He first learned of music’s health benefits at a 2021 Music as Medicine workshop guided by Touch Copple and held at the historic mansion. Since then, that knowledge has grown into a philosophy that shapes how he views his health, his happiness and his career as a singing telegram.
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Styling: Shannon Ryan
Image: Ryan Fila