Izzy Presley was born and raised in St. Cloud, Minnesota. From a young age, he developed an interest in radio, news writing and interviewing, which eventually led him to becoming the Sports and Music Director at RX Magazine, a sports writer for The Weekly Buzz Newspaper, radio host of Afternoon Drive Time on Rockin 101, and Under the Covers with Izzy Presley.
He moved to Los Angeles, California in 2013 for a change of scenery, but quickly found himself “following the dream”, which manifested as a result of him networking with professionals within the entertainment industry.
It was at this time that he began performing stand-up comedy, then later hosted Soundcheck Live at Lucky Strike Live. He also as launched Another FN Podcast with Izzy Presley in November 2013.
He has also began hosting karaoke and other events including Izzy Presley’s Monsters of Rock Cruiser Jam, as well as The Moody Blues Cruise, Cruise to the Edge, The Lebrewski Cruise, The MegaCruise and Def Leppard’s Hysteria on the High Seas Cruise.
Presley’s relentless ambition also includes his current project where he is working on developing a movie (title TBD), which he described is a World War II love story. Additional details will be made available as his project progresses.
He is also plays in ACK! A Tribute to Ace Frehley alongside professional touring musicians from around the country including Chad Stewart & Sam Bam Koltun (Faster Pussycat). Johnny Martin (LA GUNS), Alex Kane (Life Sex Death & Enuff Z’Nuff), Patrick Kennison (Lita Ford), Troy Patrick Farrell (Mike Tramp’s White Lion/Gilby Clarke/Jani Lane) and has been joined multiple times by Frehley’s Comet guitarist/keyboard player & vocalist Tod Howarth.
As far as original music, he is a full time member of Mike Dawson & The Smoking Kills with Dawson from the Adam Carolla show & Ted Russell Kamp from the Shooter Jennings Band.
He has also entered the Stand Up Comedy game performing in the show Punchlines & Backlines along side of Co-Producers Courtney Cronin & Don Jamieson and seasoned comedy veterans Jim Florentine, Hal Sparks & Craig Gass.
The show features musicians doing stand up comedy for the first time and has featured Kip Winger and Reb Beach (WINGER), Jeff Scott Soto, Chad Stewart (Faster Pussycat), Todd LaTorre (Queensrÿche), Tyson Leslie & Brit Lightning (VIXEN) and more.
Look for Izzy’s first stand up comedy special, coming soon.
While Presley’s talents run deep, his life philosophy is rather simple, which is “Have fun, live your life and don’t be a douche”, which is clear to see by his many achievements.
Currently, Presley resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.