I've had the pleasure of working with some great people and bands, designing merchandise and album covers for Cornelius Chapel Records, as well as the Legendary Philly Soul Label Emandolynn Records.
The Other Day, THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT (Emandolynn Records)
When I was approached by Emandolynn records about coming up with an album cover for The New Establishment, I jumped at the chance. The New Establishment, who later became The Randalls, recorded this album in 1966, with legendary recording engineer Joe Tarsia of Sigma Sound at the helm, featuring Thom Bell on keyboards, Earl Young on drums, as well as members of the Trammps, making this a true gem of the legendary Philly Soul Sound. I used classics from Emandolynn's catalogue, as well as a few from my own record collection for inspiration to capture the essence of the Philly Soul scene of the 60's and 70's.
Sunsphere, DEXATEENS (Cornelius Chapel Records)
The guys from the DEXATEENS asked me to come up with a silkscreen friendly design featuring Knoxville's Sunsphere from the 1982 World's Fair. The band wanted it to be reminiscent of the Bad Brains album Banned in DC, with a vintage communist propaganda poster feel. This was the result, released with a limited run of vinyl with hand silkscreened covers.
Teenage Hallelujah, DEXATEENS (Cornelius Chapel Records)
This project included designing a good old fashioned southern church fan , as well as my photography of historic Oakland Cemetery mixed with hand drawn filigree.
I Can Sing a Song, ADAMADAM (Cornelius Chapel Records)
For this project, the folks at Cornelius Chapel asked me to Channel the vibes of a Sun Ra album cover, which I gladly obliged , including a limited edition of hand silkscreened covers.
We're All Criminals Here...A Tribute to Uncle Tupelo, Various Artists (Cornelius Chapel Records)
For this project I was asked to come up with a simple Southern Patchwork quilt design , including all of the bands and song titles stitched on the back cover. (Click to zoom in)
Self Titled, RATTLER (Cornelius Chapel Records)
The guys from Rattler told me to listen to the recordings and have at it, so with artistic liberty I came up with this pen drawing of a skull inside of a 6L6 Amp tube, surrounded by a rattling rattlesnake.
