Experienced Art Director, Graphic Designer, and photography and video editor. Extensive knowledge of music promotion and marketing, both in print and digital formats, and in arranging and organising live events. With 20 years in design and marketing, the last 13 of which in the music industry, I have acquired a wide variety of skills necessary to take a project from conception, through production, to visualisation and promotion.
KEY SKILLS
Able to work effectively on several projects simultaneously, at speed and under pressure
Keen eye for continuity, details and visual impact
Excel in a pressurised environment and meet tight deadlines
Experienced in social media network management and direction
Highly competent in Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
Projects
- Family History AlbumsRather than just sit back and wait for enquiries to come in for the Family History Albums I have been working on with a genealogist friend, I decided to take them to the high street, in collaboration with two local funeral directors Blackburn in Broadstairs and Maskell & Uden in Westgate-on-Sea (overseen/run by the national Dignity brand, so potential for growth!). Family History Albums are ancestral research projects delivered in unique hardback books, which include census returns, civil regis
- KATATONIA - Sky Void of Stars (North American Tour Trailer)KATATONIA - Sky Void of Stars (North American Tour Trailer) This was my first job for Katatonia since they moved labels from Peaceville to Napalm Records. I went all out on the rain effect to match their artwork, it came together really well. Been listening to the new album non-stop for a week now, it’s pretty damn good, those shows will be a bit special! Copyright Katatonia, Napalm Records, NMC
- DEVIN TOWNSEND - Infinity (25th Anniversary Reissue) Animated product trailerDEVIN TOWNSEND Infinity (25th Anniversary Reissue) Animated product trailer Thanks to Inside Out for asking me to do the trailer for the next instalment of the Devin Townsend legacy - the remastered and repackaged debut solo album ‘Infinity’.
- VIVIAN STANSHALL 'Dog Howl in Tune' LP artworkThis one has been quite a design journey. I was commissioned to photograph some of Vivian’s paintings and subsequently asked to lay out the artwork for this ‘long lost’, posthumously finished album from “one of the most talented and magnificent Englishmen ever to have drawn breath” (according to Stephen Fry). I admit to not knowing much about Vivian’s work, but this guy was an influential figure in music and comedy, and was a master player of words. Working with his art and words from decades
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Projects credited in
- Ozric Tentacles - Travelling the Great Circle book cover artworkI worked with Scott at Brace for Impact and Ed Wynne from the Ozric Tentacles on the book cover design for this limited edition 8 disc hardback book set. I painted the artwork digitally and replicated it to create a full-on psychedelic visual appropriate to the band's trippy music.
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Work history
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Art DirectorBrace for Impact
United KingdomFull Time
I am now focusing my skills and experience from the past 20 years on my own start up Brace for Impact. I have operated on a freelance basis with this name for years, and now is the time to push that brand working for myself.
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Art Director / Senior DesignerSnapper Music
- Broadstairs, United KingdomFull Time
Art Director / Senior Designer
Creating in-house design and marketing department Creating and developing the Kscope label
Leading marketing team on promotional campaigns Creating full range of promotional assets
Managing production cycle of print projects, from idea origination to final product Producing and commissioning artwork, videos and photography
A&R
Producing monthly podcast for Kscope (120+)
Producing label showcase concerts
Skills
- Video
- Photography
- Web
- Events
- Art Direction
- Documentary Video
- Music Videos
- Podcast Production
- Animation
Education
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BA(Hons) in Visual CommunicationKent Institute of Art and Design
- Maidstone, United Kingdom