Here are a small sample of record covers, created over 15 years of designing solely for the Music Industry in the United Kingdom and across the United States
of America
Babies Making Babies
The Roots
The cover image contains the idea for the record cover, sent by the artist Questlove from the American band The Roots. Instead of following his tongue in cheek brief, I used brief as the main image
Welcome to Detroit
Jay Dilla
Another of the Beat Generation producer series LP’s. Shot in a strip club in Detroit, The late Jay Dilla wanted the cover to reflect an evening in Detroit. The cover gained world notoriety after Jame’s death. The record cover had all information printed onto slip case and removable sticker, to leave the cover free of text
The Magnificent
Jazzy Jeff
The album cover was created as part of the Beat Generation producer record and CD series. Photographed in Philadelphia,
Jazzy Jeff played a number of different instruments on the album, which he credited under different pseudonyms
I wanted to reflect this on the cover. The record cover had all information printed onto slip case and removable sticker, to leave the cover free of text
The Return of The Magnificent EP
Jazzy Jeff
Jazzy Jeff constantly tours around the world but see’s most of the destinations behind glass. I wanted to reflect the way he see’s the world on the cover
The Return of The Magnificent
Jazzy Jeff
As a request from the artist,
the album cover is based on the Deodato 2 cover by Brazilian keyboardist
Eumir Deodato
Masters at Work
Retrospective boxset
Created using reflective ink in used on roadsigns. Inside the CD's are contained within mini gatefold sleeves, these feature documentary style images of the Masters at Work duo, as they work in the recording studio and perform in clubs
Kings of Series
A compilation series from the kings of each music genre. From artist such as the Riza from to Wu Tang Clan to Giles Peterson
Jazz Spectrum
Bob Jones compilation
A Jazz compilation, using and embossed pattern and finished with a Matt laminate, Day-glo links were used on the
interior sleeves