NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 -- The Real Housewives of New York City's Simon van Kempen will release his debut single "I Am Real" today, Thursday, April 21, 2011. The song will make its TV premiere tonight, 11pm EDT, on Bravo TV's Watch What Happens: Live hosted by Andy Cohen and which will feature Simon's wife, Alex McCord. "I Am Real" was produced by JSM Music in New York City. The song will be available to stream on Bravotv.com immediately after the show.

After four years starring on a hit reality TV show, Simon van Kempen takes a tongue-in-cheek look at himself and others of The Real Housewives of New York. In this irreverent pop and dance track, Simon lampoons everything and everyone around him including the "surreality" of Reality TV. Simon is the first "Househusband" to record a single and the song is the first specifically written about the experience of being a participant on the runaway hit show. Says Simon:

"Not many people know this, but I spent my childhood and early 20's studying and performing as a musician. Music has been a huge part of my life, and although I never thought of myself as a singer, I was thrilled and a little nervous when Joel Simon, and his company JSM music approached me with the idea of creating a song. More than anything, I wanted the track to be fun, irreverent and to talk about my real experience on the 'Real Housewives of New York City.' The title and lyrics are cheeky but hey, that's the REAL me!"

Born in Brisbane, Australia, Simon van Kempen, at the age of three moved to neighboring New South Wales before returning toBrisbane for high school. In 1986, at the age of 22, Simon moved to London where he lived for thirteen years before returning toAustralia to pursue business opportunities. Just two months later, Simon, on a business trip to New York, met Alex. It was love at first sight.

The single will be available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon among other leading online music sites.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-am-real/id433294721?i=433294725&uo=4

Music credits include:

Record Label: JSM Music, Inc.

Producers: Joel Simon/Ross Hopman/Koki Saito

Composer: JSM Music, Inc.

Executive Producers: Alex McCord, Rob Goldstone and David Wilson     

SOURCE JSM Music