LIVE with Trans Northland
LIVE with Trans Northland is a bi-weekly livestream show designed to introduce our community to amazing community individuals, doing amazing things! Tune in every other Wednesday at 12pm (CST) to join our conversation between our host and executive director, Sean Hayes (he/him) and our incredible guests stars.
LIVE with Trans Northland
Rapper, Producer, DJ & Queen, Brinn Major aka Octavia Forte!
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10/22/25 – Join us as Trans Northland welcomes the amazingly talented, Octavia Forte (she/her)...aka the #themmefatale of the North, and the evil twin of Brinn Major (they/them)!!
ICYMI: We're hosting a Halloween Party and we're thrilled that Octavia Forte will be spinning tunes and keeping the energy up all night! Brinn is a rapper, producer, and DJ from the Twin Ports area, and has been an active part of the local music scene for over a decade and has performed at the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival. They just recently began their drag career as a part of the Haus of Queer, and we can't wait to talk more with Octavia!
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*GUEST STAR INFO:
Brinn Major has been a part of the Twin Ports music community for more than a decade as a rapper, producer and DJ, opening up for the likes of Krayzie Bone, Obie Trice and various mainstream artists. Brinn has MCed multiple Duluth Superior Pride Festivals at Bayfront, and is a fixture within the LGBTQIA2S+ community, spinning music for drag performances at clubs throughout the region. The artist has produced four mixtapes and three albums and is on the verge of a new release introducing their drag persona, Octavia Forté.
*SHOW NOTES:
1) Follow Brinn - @brinnmajor and @octavia.forte on Instagram
2) Follow Brinn’s drag house, the Haus of Queer - @hausofqueermn on Instagram
3) Find info about Brinn’s performances with the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival - https://duluthhomegrown.org/bands/brinn-major/
4) “Knowing Your Neighbor: Brinn Gordon A.K.A Octavia Forté” (Fox 21 News Story) - https://www.fox21online.com/2025/09/01/knowing-your-neighbor-brinn-gordon-a-k-a-octavia-forte/
*NEXT EPISODE:
Join us as we welcome comedian, photographer, and business founder, Danielle Thralow on Wednesday, 11/5/25 at 12pm CST.
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