headquarters new york city united states key people jake jaxson rj sebastian benny morecock products internet pornography and pornographic films website cockyboys.com cockyboys is a new york city based producer of gay internet pornography . managed by ceo jake jaxson and his two partners rj sebastian and benny morecock the site has drawn attention from inside and outside the adult industry for blending arthouse erotica and experimental film with mainstream style genre films . the 2012 reality television feature film project gogo boy is considered the studio s breakout hit . 1 though cockyboys primarily releases content through its website the studio also manufactures a popular dvd line through euromedia distribution . in addition to digital media cockyboys partnered with bruno gm nder in 2014 and published a book of erotic photography titled a thing of beauty leading to an international book tour . 2 cockyboys has earned several nominations and awards including gay studio of the year at the 2014 xbiz awards . 3 contents 1 history 2 feature film productions 2.1 project gogo boy 2.2 the haunting 2.3 max & jake s road strip 2.4 a thing of beauty 2.5 answered prayers 3 fan base 4 awards and nominations 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit cockyboys was founded by kyle majors in 2007 . based in los angeles majors version of the site took a voyeuristic approach focusing heavily on jocks tattooed guys and southern california culture . majors wrote of his vision no complicated stories just a great location with hot boys fucking no lavish costumes or stupid uniforms just cock pounding ass . 4 in early 2010 cockyboys was sold to new york based filmmaker jake jaxson becoming one of only two major gay adult studios in the city . 5 the site briefly went offline to undergo a complete transformation and was re launched with a new design full hd content mobile device compatibility and a streamlined sign up process . a new roster of exclusively signed models was recruited including mason star gabriel clark and tommy defendi . the look and feel of the films also changed drastically with more attention to cinematography and editing . 6 the inner workings of the studio came to light in august 2012 when new york magazine profiled self taught web designer benny morecock and his relationship with jake jaxson and rj sebastian . 7 the article he & he & he was later adapted into a play titled gay sex for a vassar college student s senior thesis . the writer led a panel discussion with morecock jaxson and sebastian on life love and their art porn movement . 8 in june 2013 jaxson garnered international headlines when the new york daily news revealed that his former business partner was glenn greenwald the journalist behind the national security agency scandal . 9 additionally cockyboys signed a professional dancer they named jett black in 2013 who was expelled from the royal winnipeg ballet for his work with the studio . jett black and cockyboys became the center of an international news story when cbc news in canada interviewed jaxson and black for a feature that ran online and on television about the whole scandal . 10 in october 2014 cockyboys announced that two of its films were selected to screen at the 2014 berlin porn film festival fuck yeah levi karter a documentary featuring an intimate look at the cockyboys star s life and fast rise to porn stardom composed entirely of footage from his own phones computers and cameras and answered prayers the banker part one of an allegorical morality play set against an ancient family feud and the follies of men . 11 the six part miniseries was profiled in the village voice with a multi page story detailing the inspiration behind the project . 5 feature film productions edit cockyboys has built a reputation for its avant garde approach to gay sex often incorporating mainstream genres and personal anecdotes from the models and the filmmakers with porn . in describing jaxson s creative impact on the adult industry bradford matthews of fleshbot wrote there s plenty of filmmakers that have explored pornography in independent films but i can honestly say jaxson is one of first pornographers i ve seen successfully work in the opposite direction exploring the art of creative filmmaking through pornography . 12 project gogo boy edit main article project gogo boy in the summer of 2012 cockyboys reached critical and commercial acclaim for project gogo boy a pseudo reality tv style miniseries described as real housewives of new jersey meets xtube following a rivalry between new york city nightlife personalities jake bass and max ryder . 13 the film won four grabby awards in 2013 including director of the year and movie of the year earning especially high praise for breakout stars bass and ryder . the film won three tla gay awards and best sex scene of the year at the 2013 cybersocket web awards . 14 the haunting edit jaxson diverted from the reality tv genre with his next film the haunting an erotic ghost story . the film was praised particularly for its character development plot and attention to detail . the cinematography and musical score were also described as comparable to those of stanley kubrick . the haunting was nominated for eight grabby awards winning best screenplay and best cinematography . 12 max & jake s road strip edit a light hearted follow up to project gogo boy was released in mid 2013 max & jake s road strip starring bass and ryder as they travel around the country in a camper triggering an adventure packed with hot sex and slapstick comedy . 15 an r rated version of the four part miniseries was edited into a feature length film and screened at the 2013 philadelphia qfest . 16 a thing of beauty edit later in 2013 cockyboys released a new genre film titled a thing of beauty starring models colby keller dale cooper gabriel clark and jd phoenix . the film was recognized for its use of poetry cinematography and music . jaxson coined the film s genre as eroti doc and was hailed by salon as the walt whitman of gay porn . 17 answered prayers edit in july 2013 jake jaxson announced on his tumblr page that model jett black had been fired from cockyboys due to a violation of contract terms . the post included the quote more tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones . 18 in november the village voice ran an article about jaxson s newest project titled answered prayers describing it as an interpretive take on the feelings of betrayal misrepresentation secrets and lies jaxson says he experienced when he became convinced jett black was stealing from his company . 5 part one of the six part miniseries debuted on the site days later and was a success drawing comparisons to filmmakers stanley kubrick derek jarman and peter greenaway . 19 this project was the last appearance for max ryder . fan base edit cockyboys has a cult following of fans described by jaxson as fan girls moms teenagers older gentleman male and female couples male and male couples bisexuals and transgender people . 20 in 2013 cockyboys was the only exclusively gay male porn producer included in a cosmopolitan article listing the very best porn for women . 21 jaxson described cockyboys uniquely large following of female fans as porn moms in a 2014 interview with the daily telegraph . 22 awards and nominations edit year award category result 2009 cybersocket web awards best amateur video site won grabby awards best web based porn site won 2010 cybersocket web awards best amateur video site won xbiz awards glbt web company of the year nominated weho awards adult website nominated gayvn awards website of the year nominated 2014 hustlaball awards berlin best film the haunting won 2015 cybersocket web awards best mobile content site cockyboys nominated best retail site studmall.com nominated best pornstar jake bass nominated best pornstar levi karter nominated best pornstar max carter nominated best pornstar max ryder nominated surfers choice awards best video site cockyboys won industry choice award best content producer cockyboys won best movie or web series of the year answered prayers won best sex scene answered prayers the banker nominated best newcomer tayte hanson won company of the year cockyboys won xbiz awards gay studio of the year cockyboys nominated gay movie of the year a thing of beauty cockyboys won gay web company of the year nominated adult site of the year gay won gay director of the year jake jaxson won hustlaball awards berlin best non eu website cockycoys.com won best non eu studio cockyboys won non eu movie answered prayers cockyboys won see also edit pornography portal list of male performers in gay porn films list of gay pornographic movie studios pornography references edit johnson bob 9 14 12 . cockyboys announces project gogoboy world tour . xbiz . adnet media . retrieved 9 12 14 . check date values in access date date help gray lila 2014 04 14 . cockyboys launches international 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