Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me MAVERICK / WARNER BROS. RECORDS As you can imagine, this project was a real groovy one. Most soundtracks, in general, are not easy to design. Deadlines are usually insane, lots of last minute changes, and lots of approvals. I was given the key art by the movie folks…
Rollins Band Get Some Go Again DREAMWORKS RECORDS It was a great call from Dreamworks to design for Henry Rollins. I knew what I knew about him, leader of the legendary Black Flag. Intense looking. Intense performer. I assumed he was going to be, well, intense. We shot in this obsure, recently burned landscape, north…
Transmatic IMMORTAL RECORDS This was the first record for this band. As an Art Director for major labels, I’ve worked with a lot of newly signed artists. For Transmatic, it was their first experience with an Art Director and a photoshoot. In this case with a great photographer, James Minchin III. When I look back,…
Madonna Remixed & Revisited MAVERICK / WARNER BROS. RECORDS This ended up being an unusual package, especially considering the client. Madonna was shooting a Gap commercial with Missy Elliot on a movie lot. In this scene, there was a lot going on in the background while she was performing — including the sudden appearance of…
Buckcherry Time Bomb DREAMWORKS RECORDS Before I met the band, the label invited me to go see them at The Viper Room on the Sunset Strip. At the time, it was one of the great places to see an artist. It was small, dark, edgy. When the band came on, it was impossible to take…
Bon Jovi Crush ISLAND RECORDS I initially met with Jon and Richie. Bon Jovi hadn’t released a record in years and wanted a whole image overhaul. Something more modern and classic. After a great photoshoot, I decided to use a grid layout that would allow me to show lots of images of them and…
Sonique Hear Me Cry REPUBLIC RECORDS Sonique is a British artist I knew nothing about before we met. She had a hit single in Europe, and her label in the U.S. wanted to get a package out as soon as possible. She came over from England for the shoot. When Sonique walked into the room,…
