If you’ve watched or read a recent mainstream news report on the porn industry, you’ve met Joanna Angel. As owner, producer, director, writer, and star of the adult entertainment brand, BurningAngel.com, Joanna represents the modern porn mogul hustling to turn a few tricks and a profit in a demanding market. Among her accolades, she has been credited with pioneering “alt-porn,” which is a fancy name for categorizing an erotic aesthetic revolving around tattoos, piercings, and dyed hair. When I spoke to Joanna in advance of her appearance at Exxxotica Miami, she was just as accessible, raw, and alluring as she appears on her numerous websites.
Alfie: Since you’ve been labeled a punk-porn-princess, have you had to keep up with esoteric bands in case fans try to test just how punk you are?
Joanna Angel: Not really. Nobody grills me. I like it when fans want to talk about music… I’ve had a lot of fans give me mix CDs and hard drives full of music at my signings. Those are always the best presents.
A: Have you ever used a fan’s demo CD as the soundtrack for one of your scenes?
JA: I’d say 80% of the music used in my movies is from fans.
This article appears in May 5-11, 2011.