Double Phantom Creative Loafing Issue!

So Double Phantom, the record label for which I design, got the cover story for the Atlanta weekly newspaper Creative Loafing, and I got to do an illustration for the cover! Its pretty mind blowing seeing business men and moms carrying around one of my drawings. The article is pretty sweet too, even though my awkward, wrinkled face takes up like half of the page. It was good timing for the label's first festival, Phantomfest, which happened last saturday. The lineup was The Selmanaires, The N.E.C., Carnivores, Balkans, Abby Go Go, Living Rooms, Roman Photos (my band), Facehugger, and a british band called From the Bassment. It was an intense night.

Here is a link to the article by Chad Radford
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/double_phantom_records_goes_on_the_haunt/Content?oid=1229340

three postcards

recent bits

here's some brick-a-brack that I haven't posted here before. For your archival enjoyment:
here's some brick-a-brack that I haven't posted here before. The last two art t-shirt designs for atlanta bands. The one before that is the flyer for a group show I put together at Vacation Gallery & Boutique. Thus, For your archival enjoyment:

Roman Photos

So i'm in a band now. We're called Roman Photos. I play synths, sampler, and a cyborg floor tom. We've played a handful of shows so far. I haven't posted too much about it, because i'd like to wait until we have media, videos, recordings to share.

here's our myspace
http://myspace.com/romanphotos

also, here's a review from a performer magazine sponsored show:
http://performermag.blogspot.com/2009/10/live-review-nec-living-rooms-and-roman.html

"Roman Photo’s unique brand of post-punk and electronica set an early funky tone. The heavy bass lines and layered synths created an ambient, yet oddly melodic backdrop to the sparse, shouting and somewhat preachy vocals. The bass player’s sporadic yelps into the microphone at times contributed to the art façade the band oozed on stage. At one point during their set the band even distributed various percussion instruments to the crowd – who at that point were more than happy to oblige them with their participation. Upon the completion of their set I couldn’t help but wonder how the band would sound if given time to mature. Their sound was definitely innovative and truly undefined, thus making me anxious to see what these gentlemen might come up with the next time I hear them. And there most definitely will be a next time."

Art facade? funky tone? gentlemen? Is this what we sound like, according to google images?

good game, guys.

Living Rooms 'Family Taste' seven inch design

here is a design i made for the band Living Rooms on their seven inch single called "Family Taste". It's out now on Double Phantom Records, who just won the award in Atlanta's Creative Loafing for Best Local Record Label. Go team! Living Rooms are sweet, atmospheric sampler pop, and I'm really honored to be involved with this. Check it out: http://myspace.com/livingroomsband

Tape for MIXT Show

Here is the mix tape i made for the MIXT show at Mint Gallery on 8/22/09. It has all original music.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?d3mllzztd0j

I'm posting it for two reasons. The first reason is that in my inexperience in using a four-track recorder, I mistakenly recorded onto one channel, meaning that the music I recorded came through only on one ear. The other ear, however, came from what was originally on the tape, which was a mixtape i made around 5th to 6th grade, including hits from such famous bands as Limp Bizkit, KoЯn, Blink 182, and so on. An interesting sound collage, nonetheless, but not what i was trying to go for, so here's a chance for people to hear it properly.

The second and most important reason that i'm posting this is the original songs that my friends contributed to the tape. I thank you guys so much for giving your time and energy for this little project. Hearing these really warms my heart, and makes me really grateful to have such awesome people in my life. I just wish I could have gotten everyone else in time! Maybe next time. If you like pretty, droney stuff, and amazing, stumbled acoustic one-shotters, give it a download.

thanks!


TRACKLISTING

1. Nathaniel Higgins (Carnivores) - Wheeter
2. AT - Mesa
3. AT - Sister City
4. Telephone Thing (David Mansfield) - I-20
5. AT - Keeping
6. Seth Bolton & Ryan Luce (Living Rooms) - Cave In
7. Philip Frobos & Tauseef Anam (Carnivores) - Little Not You
8. Seth Bolton & Ryan Luce (Living Rooms),
with Lisa Highfill (Magic Apron) - Tongue Side Out
9. AT - Residue
10. Roof Sitters (with Madison Marshall & Maria Hardin)
11. Philip Frobos (Carnivores) - Last Time
12. AT - Plump
13. Tauseef Anam (Carnivores) - City Girl (Kevin Shields Cover)
14. Seth Bolton & Ryan Luce (Living Rooms) - Quantize

Abby Go Go / Carnivores 7-inch single that I designed

heres three of my favorite bands going at it in the mountains.

one second delay

sister city

here's a little unfinished snippet of a song i made, hope you enjoy. its called "sister city".
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bz2tyqcjokd

ivory hunters, breathe easy

dood #2.5

this one is a leftover from my zine hearing loss, that no matter what, will not print correctly. the file size on my computer tells me its size is 666 kbs. this is the first time the devil has ever been depicted correctly in the history of art.

doodle #2 - 6/29

this one is not really a doodle, just a drawing that had a quick end. why won't my scanner pick up neons??? this one is to my sunburnt pool buddies.

doodle 6/28

late night boredom drawing! my scanner can't pick up neon markers that well. dang. i'm going to try to upload a new drawing each day this week. this one is dedicated to seth, maria, and madison.