Risqué Business: If Porn Star Taryn Thomas is Any Indication, the Valley of the Sun May Be the Next Porn Capital of the World

Most of the performers in Thomas' new films are established names: Ron Jeremy, Bobbi Starr, and Veronica Jett, who came out of retirement to star in Vogue Nasty. But Thomas and Brett emphasize that they want to work with new local talent.

"We'd rather use local talent, all day, every day," Thomas says. "We get new faces, and that's what we want."

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New local talent also is cheaper. Thomas and Brett can pay newbies a fraction of what big names from L.A. demand.

Finding attractive young females to work with in the Valley hasn't been difficult. Thomas and Brett pay $50 an hour for photo shoots and have already shot several local models for their future Web site, ­totallytaryn.com. Thomas also plans to recruit exotic dancers from clubs around town.

"I'm from Phoenix, and if I can help the girls out, I will," she says. "They're not making any money dancing these days. And it keeps my talent fresh."

There's no shortage of potential adult performers here, especially in the bad economy, says Steve Lightspeed of LMC. "I like to work with new girls who haven't worked for anybody yet and haven't picked up any bad habits," he says. "In L.A., girls get passed around like $2 whores. Here, everybody knows each other and is friendly."

Perhaps loads of friendly people who'll work cheap are driving the success of XXX-rated businesses here. It could be one component of a business plan that helps Taryn Thomas and her porn colleagues turn the Valley of the Sun into an industry town.