For Mattmac’s second album, his music would talk about growing up on the ‘Rez’ (reservation) in Manitoba, Canada… smoking, money and girls. I was sent a few images to work with and decided to go with a scratched, old photo/negatives type look, for the front cover blending images of Mattmac in his bedroom and in […]
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N’we Jinan Artists – Rebellion
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As part of the N’we Jinan / InPath programme who help native Canadian youth in the arts, I was commissioned to create artwork for “Rebellion”, a song written and performed by a group of students from the Kitigan Zibi Kikinamadinan School, in Kitigan Zibi, Quebec. Supplied with the above image, I sought to give the […]
NorthStars – Nightmares
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For their sophomore set and follow up to their debut album, “Dreams” The NorthStars looked to explore the darker, other end of the sonic spectrum with “Nightmares”. I was commissioned to put a new spin on their previous album cover, giving it a hellish makeover to convey the angst and torment of their latest subject […]
N’we Jinan Festival 2016
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The Cree Nation of Mistissini hosted the first ever N’we Jinan Festival in 2016, bringing together various First Nations communities for a celebration of culture, music and creativity. Tasked with creating something of an event brand, I started by taking the N’we Jinan logo I had originally designed and gave it a festival update, with […]