About me

David is an art director, artist, and photographer. He is originally from New York but has been based in the UK for the past five years. He has created artwork, imagery, and visuals for various artists, labels, and brands like: The 1975, Sony Music, Warner Records, The Barbican, Django Django, Hypebeast Magazine, Glass Animals, Haerts, Mad Decent, and Polydor.

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Projects

• 17

  Django DjangoPress shots in the lead up to Django Django's Mercury award-winning first LP.
• 4

  The 1975 / ItemsArtwork and images for The 1975's Instagram account.
• 33

  The 1975 / NeonsInner sleeve artwork for The 1975's record "I Like It When You Sleep..." out on Dirty Hit / Polydor.
• 1

  Birds of Hell / BoaArtwork, Photography, and Design for Birds of Hell's 7 inch "Boa" released on Kamiokande in 2015.
• 1

  Daisy Victoria / Pain of DancersArtwork and imagery for Daisy Victoria's single "Pain of Dancers"
• 3

  Samples From MarsA series of minimal illustrations based on analog synthesisers and equipment created for Samples From Mars.

Work history

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Photographer + DirectorSelf Employed
Sep 2015London, United KingdomFreelance
David Drake is an American photographer and director working in London. He has worked with clients like The 1975, Glass Animals, Tom Grennan, Sony, Universal, Virgin, Dirty Hit, and Mad Decent. His work has been featured in Creative Review, Teen Vogue, Nowness, Pages, Nero, and Clash. The neon album cover he shot for The 1975 was nominated for an artwork Grammy in 2016, and his documentary A Foot of Turf recently won Best International Short Film at the 17th annual Manlleu Film Festival.

Skills

• Visual Arts
• Art Direction
• Design
• Director
• Photographer
• Photo Editor
• Large Format Photography
• Idea Concept Development