07_James Taylor
James Taylor Before This World CONCORD I was in my yard, and a number I didn’t recognize came up on my phone. Not sure why I answered it, but glad I did. It was James Taylor. And so our work on Before This World began. The shoot was done at his house during winter. James…
03_Beck Sea Change
Beck Sea Change DGC / INTERSCOPE RECORDS The computer illustrations created by artist Jeremy Blake were so strong that it was almost impossible for me to pick just one as I began to design this. So I didn’t. I came up with the idea to have the package come out with four different cover options…
01_Sonic Youth Goo
Sonic Youth Goo DGC RECORDS There is little to no comparison in the coolness department when it comes to this band. To this day. They were always way ahead of the curve — their music, their image, the artists they worked with. On this record, we teamed up with the great Raymond Pettibon. His black…
37 Madonna Ray of Light
Madonna Ray of Light MAVERICK / WARNER BROS. RECORDS I had just been hired, by Madonna herself, to be her label’s first art director. It was a huge honor for me. As it turned out, she was almost finished with her next record and that was great news. She had teamed up with a new…
