Episodes
Today's guest is Jann Haworth, a fine artist who worked on the cover for The Beatles’ 1967 release, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Jann shared her story of getting into art, moving to England, meeting The Beatles, and the process of working with Peter Blake and the band on the conceptualization and execution of the iconic cover.
It goes without saying that I’m extremely excited and honored to have have Jann on to discuss what may be the most recognizable cover of all time. She was...
Published 11/13/18
Today's guest is creative director and designer Jeremy Dean. Jeremy has created highly-coveted Grateful Dead/Black Flag shirts for years, which led to him working with John Mayer, Dead & Company, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Shawn Mendes, and more.
He was a great guest with a lot of fun anecdotes, so I hope you enjoy.
Check out more of his work on his instagram at:
www.instagram.com/deansnuts
House33 Shirts:
https://house33.com
Thanks for listening.
Published 10/25/18
Today's guest is creative director and graphic artist Joe Perez. Joe was the lead art director at Kanye's design studio, Donda, from 2011 to 2016. He continues to work on album covers, art direction, merch, and more.
Here is his recently-released video showing over 300 iterations of the cover that led up to the final piece for Cruel Summer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJoYPyzlw4
Check out more of his work on his instagram...
Published 10/03/18
Today's guest is photographer and director Mr. iozo. We discussed his work for Testing by A$AP Rocky.
The photo chosen for the final cover ended up being from another contributor, but Mr. iozo's gorgeous photo set with Rocky can be viewed here:
https://www.mriozo.com/ausdap-rocky-s-third-studio-album
Check out more of his work on his instagram at:
https://www.instagram.com/mr._iozo/
Thanks for listening.
Published 09/24/18
Today's guest is Michael Carney. We discussed his Grammy-winning work for The Black Key's 2011 release, Brothers.
You can find more of his art and design here:
carneymichael.com
instagram.com/carneymichael
twitter.com/carneymichael
central-high.com
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cover-story/id1206991121?mt=2
Published 08/23/18
Today's guest is artist and designer Jonathan Zawada. We discussed his beautiful and surreal floral designs for Flume's 2016 release, Skin.
Check out his work at:
https://zawada.art
On Instagram at:
https://instagram.com/zawhatthe
Watch his incredible "Lighting of the Sails" at the Sydney Opera House here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppbiP-IBVxg
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cover-story/id1206991121?mt=2
Published 08/09/18
Eric White is a New York-based fine artist who created the cover for Tyler, The Creator's "Flower Boy." In this episode, we discuss his beginnings in art, connecting with Tyler, iterations of the project, and his personal work and methods. Check out more of Eric's work, including information about his upcoming exhibition, at the links below:
www.ewhite.com
instagram.com/e_whitey
twitter.com/e_whitey
Rizzoli Book - http:// amzn.to/1FqNpId
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Published 07/18/18
Joe Perez is a creative director and designer based in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the lead art director for four years at DONDA, Kanye West's design studio. He has worked on album covers for Kanye, Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, and many more. This episode focuses on the story behind the artwork for G.O.O.D. Music's 2012 release, Cruel Summer.
Published 03/02/17
Jonathan Zawada is a multidisciplinary Australian artist, currently based in L.A. His work includes oil paintings, furniture, and album covers for artists such as Baauer, Rustie, Classixx, and Mark Pritchard. This episode focuses on the story behind his work for Flume's 2016 release, Skin.
You can find more of Jonathan's work here:
instagram.com/zawhatthe
zawada.io
zawada.com.au
Published 02/16/17