Jerico DeAngelo

Anthony Joseph Eisenschmidt (born January 22, 1967), known professionally as Jerico DeAngelo and Jerico of the Angels, is an American multimedia performance artist, singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and art-video maker. He is noted for his contributions to the New York City art world for being among the first to incorporate human blood-drinking during performance art with his original music recordings.DeAngelo is known for his large scale multimedia productions in Los Angeles and New York City, with personal themes incorporating occult and mystic symbolism. His performance artwork, Into Infinity (1995-1997), incorporated death cult resurrection and sex magic rituals with original song recordings. DeAngelo's controversial work garnered cover photos and stories in The New York Times, the Daily News, New York Post, CNN, and CNBC, among a firestorm of world-wide printed and televised news-media.DeAngelo's songwriting career includes a Grammy Award-nominated credit for his song "Aim Your Arrow High" (Album: To a Higher Place, Artist: Tramaine Hawkins, Columbia Records, 1994).