“Rot Gut, Domestic” is the title to the forthcoming, full-length record by Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s. It’s due out in March 2012. Many cover ideas for the record were presented in late Sept. 2011, with the final (shown here)

Cameron McGill & What Army “Is A Beast” (2011)
Art Direction, Design, and Overall Branding (Print & Web) for Cameron McGill’s 2011 full length release, “Is a Beast.” CD-DigiPak & Digital: Cover painting of Cam by Peter Mera, photo of cover by Deborah DeCastris, band photo by Dave DeCastris

Miles Nielsen “Presents The Rusted Hearts” (2011)
Art Direction, Design, and Overall Branding for Miles Nielsen’s 2011 full length release, “Presents The Rusted Hearts.” Buy it here in multiple formats, vinyl, cd or digital downloads. Vinyl – Gatefold: Cover & Inside Gatefold photos by Ryan Davis, insert band photo by John Christian Adams, back cover photo by Dave DeCastris CD-DigiPakDigital: Band photo [...]

Illustration
The evolution of many projects begins and sometimes ends with scribbles, portraits, and illustrations. Sometimes they remain untampered by the digital process, and other times post-production with each illustration provides coloring techniques I’d rather not apply to the source work.

Design
A sample of work produced for various artists over the past few years. Branding, cd & vinyl, packaging, posters, web, merch, and much more for: Cameron McGill & What Army, Trevor Menear, Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s, The Pimps, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts, Joie De Vivre, [...]

Photography
35mm, 200/400/800/1600 Photos taken with a Lomo A++, and a Yashica: 2006-2011 Natural color flash. A few of these photos have been used in branding and music packaging. About a half dozen are digital camera photos, no other reason why there aren’t more except that I prefer film, and the unknown risk of each click– [...]

Mid-January 2012: The Pimps, Miles Nielsen, Lizard Skynard, Micky Rosenquist, The Midwest Sound
Late 2011 into early 2012 saw a few projects for a few artists, The Pimps, Miles Nielsen, Lizard Skynard, Micky Rosenquist, and new recording studio, The Midwest Sound. See below.

You are correct, Andy Whorehall is not my real name. You get a cookie.
“Andy Whorehall isn’t his real name.”
I’ve seen the comments, and received them. To answer yawl looking for attention:
You are right, and neither are these names:

Francis Goes Solo {Daniel McMahon & Darren Garvey} release debut E.P.
Completed some artwork assistance on a digital only E.P. release by Francis Goes Solo; which is Daniel McMahon and Darren Garvey. It was a pleasure to hear these songs hours after they were recorded by Dan & Darren in late August of this year.

Best of 2011 Article and a few Song Selections
Sock Monkey Sound is running the annual best of lists over at their site. Listen to a few selections from my favorite records of 2011 as well. Below are a few excerpts from the article, you’ll have to visit Sock Monkey Sound to read the complete list.

Donkey Boy (USA)
Going balls deep on mankind with my ass-folk songs, under the songwriting moniker, Donkey Boy (USA). I don’t perform live, because no one can afford to see me & my amazing band perform yet until 2 conditions are met: Everyone in the audience listens, and every band member gets paid $500 for each 30 minutes [...]

Peter Mulvey, Paul Thorn, Lizard Skynard, Miles Nielsen – Prints
4 recent custom designed prints for 4 different performing acts and various sponsors. September 2011 saw a few event poster-print design requests come in at the same time amongst other ongoing projects. Screen printing services for Miles Nielsen, Lizard Skynard and Peter Mulvey were handled by Saturated Threads, and Pirate Ninja Print Shop. Archival Ink [...]

Freelancer Flag: Perception Magazine
When Art Direction & Design Services Goes Kooky Project: Perception Magazine, a start up publication in Northern Illinois. Issue #1, “Blind,” (was I ever) was released after 8 months of production in in January of 2011. A magazine intended to focus on cultural influences and people within the region’s community, was produced by a small [...]

Bon Iver, Kathleen Edwards, Austin
Covered ACL 2011 for SockMonkeySound.com. Was lucky enough to catch Kathleen Edwards & Bon Iver the Tues. night in Austin, TX, before ACL weekend. Unfortunately the film shots of Ms. Edwards’ mesmerizing set didn’t survive film processing– you win some, you lose some– the story of film. Her cover of The Flaming Lips’ “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate” [...]

Articles written for Sock Monkey Sound
Below you’ll find a list of articles written for N. IL’s podcast / cultural web site, SockMonkeySound.com. Reviews, monologues and opinions aimed at entertaining; or in the case of peasants from Rockford, IL, to rile up the local elitists (fortunate, employed, judgmental peasants). Also, subscribe to the podcast for free, click here. 10th Anniversary of [...]

Low Hanging Fruits for Local Elitists: Gallery, Spring 2011
Rockford Art Scene Gallery, Spring 2011: Low Hanging Fruits starring in “Science: How much is your lost time worth?”
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Project Preview: Margot and The Nuclear So and So’s 2012 Release
November 13, 2011
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Illustration
October 12, 2011
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Photography
October 11, 2011
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Design
October 12, 2011
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Low Hanging Fruits for Local Elitists: Gallery, Spring 2011
October 12, 2011
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Mid-January 2012: The Pimps, Miles Nielsen, Lizard Skynard, Micky Rosenquist, The Midwest Sound
January 16, 2012
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You are correct, Andy Whorehall is not my real name. You get a cookie.
December 18, 2011
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Francis Goes Solo {Daniel McMahon & Darren Garvey} release debut E.P.
December 18, 2011
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Best of 2011 Article and a few Song Selections
December 18, 2011
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Donkey Boy (USA)
November 29, 2011
MTV MOON MAN WINNING VIDEOS FOR DONKEY BOY (USA), DIRECTED BY ANDY
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY DONKEY BOY (USA), FOR SOCK MONKEY SOUND
Twidiot Thoughts
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