Just sent the final artwork for Austin band Burgess Meredith’s debut album over to the printer! Here’s a sneak peak at the cover. The album will be out in April, y’all!
SXSW 2012 was super rad. At one point, I managed to snag a photo with Bill Murray while drunk at 24 Diner with my friend Cassandra. He was with three of the squarest looking chicks in town and apparently on the rebound. Looking back, I wish we’d stolen him from them and turned the party ship around.
my friend cassandra, me and bill murray at 24 diner. sxsw 2012.
here’s a little teaser snippet of the project i’m wrapping up for local rockers the boxing lesson. you can digitally download their new single from their website, or pick up the 7″ when it comes out in february!
I have been in the cave all day working on an invitation to a huge, highly anticipated annual summer party and I think I’m going to need a few hours of swim time tomorrow to bring me back to real life. A few weeks ago, Moonpie and I went to Emma Long Park in northwest Austin and it was a dream. I took a crappy photo with my phone but it disappeared into the nether regions of my memory card so here’s someone else’s photo for your viewing pleasure:
you totes need to go swim here. emma long park, austin, texas.
Anyway, here’s a preview of the invitation i’m working on, I’ll release the whole image after the party:
Speaking of invitations, I am totally available to put together an invitation|save the date card|thank you card for your next shindig. Below is an invitation I put together for the newly minted married couple Adrienne and Kenneth (of Black Bone Child). They are some of the sweetest people to grace the planet and I couldn’t be happier for them. Give me a shout at chase.maclaskey@gmail.com.
hello sweet darlings, it has been a while – my apologies! i have just relocated my daily creative routine to a new studio space which, after a little funky decoration, has proven to be a total ‘inspiration den’! here’s a photo of me on the floor of the studio just before laying out the my big new black shag rug.
may rolls on with lots of projects in the cannon: keep your eyes out for a new logo design for fabulous local downtown salon and spa joie de vie, album artwork for several amazing austin bands, beer labels for a darling new texas microbrewery and more! in the meantime, here are some new goodies to check out:
you must check out los angeles-based ‘glam-country noir’ band blue blood. blue blood performs the kind of ominous americana that leads you down an an old dirt road with it’s seductively lethal lyrics then abandons you in the middle of the night, leaving you wanting more. stay tuned for a new logo/tshirt design from them. in the meantime, here’s a video for the band:
for those of you who love bass in your face, you’ll be happy to hear about the newest nightclub to hit the streets of austin, Kingdom. it’s an intimate club housed within an old studebaker showroom – completely renovated with a rippled ceiling and minimalist architectural touches. every element within the space was carefully planned to enhance your experience: state of the art lighting systems, recycled and environmentally friendly structures that help to shape the sound, and the best damn sound system you’ll ever hear. kingdom’s soft opening is this wednesday, may 18. you can find it on 5th street between congress and brazos in the alley of the frost bank building. kingdom looks forward to bringing the hottest dj talent from all of the world to you.
up next is a poster for the lovely and talented theGlitoris who was featured in the may monthly installment of cousin claudia at elysium. if you didn’t make it to the party, you can catch theGlitoris every tuesday at tuezgayz dance party at barbarella. trust me, it’s so much fun!
i hung out with the gentlemen of leatherbag just about a week before sxsw in an east austin studio where they were recording their upcoming album ‘yellow television’. we took some photos in the surrounding neighborhood, which never fails to provide an array of interesting backdrops! here are two of the photos from that session:
leatherbag had a great showcase during sxsw (which lead singer randy told me about, i didn’t actually have a wristband!) and has been featured in quite a few ‘bands to tune into’ lists. stay tuned for more photos from inside the studio along with the album artwork that i’m putting together. think: blue note. in the meantime, be sure to check out their awesome sound, described by some as ‘new sincerity’ right here! till next time, lovers.
the portrait project rolls on with an illustration of local honky tonk act mike and the moonpies. if you haven’t seen these guys play, you really need to get your ass in gear. they’ll be playing a handfull of shows during sxsw along with a gig opening up for asleep at the wheel on march 18th.
this illustration is currently being printed onto a bunch of red trucker hats, be sure to snap one up before they’re gone!
and stay tuned for the portrait project opening up to the public on march 22! xo.
there’s been quite a bit of enthusiasm surrounding the toothless hip hop kitty tshirt i designed for terp2it’s new album, ‘half man half beard’. i’m sure one of these shirts would make a great christmas present for someone special!
terp2it cat illustration
check out terp/chris trew modeling the shirt below.
and while you’re at it, watch this old terp2it video. it’s awesome.
hey kids, been awhile since i’ve posted anything new – i’ve been in a whirlwind of work and it’s been crazy/awesome around here. here are three new album designs for some great artists. the piece above is for local ‘new sincerity’ band leatherbag. it’s actually a reissue of two previous albums they put out. highly recommend checking them out, y’all.
randy ‘leatherbag’ reynolds has impeccable taste when it comes to art and it was a real pleasure working together with him on this artwork, peeling away layers and arriving at this really powerful image. look for more exciting pieces and merch coming from this collaboration soon!
the piece below is for the digital release of mississippi-based, chicken ranch records band starlings, tn. psychedelic bluegrass? dark folk music? you be the judge.
lastly, album artwork for the illustrious local comedian/rapper/air sex competition host/social butterfly terp2it (chris trew). terp debuted his new album, half man half beard, at the fun fun fun festival about a week ago, culminating in his shaving half of his beard off. for those of you interested in jumping into the world of comedy and improv, sign up for lessons through chris and his partner tami at the new movement theater.
'hanging on' - active child 'holocene' - bon iver 'drippy eye' - black moth super rainbow 'reunion' - m83 'disappearer' - sonic youth 'red rabbits' - the shins 'the boy with the thorn in his side' - the smiths 'dramamine' - modest mouse 'mood indigo' - duke ellington 'spring and by summer fall' - blonde redhead 'lewis (mistreated)' - radiohead '13 angels standing guard round the side of your bed' - a silver mt zion 'but not for me' -chet baker 'age of consent' -new order 'diplomat's son' -vampire weekend 'me and mrs. jones' -billy paul
previous clients.
101x / Homegrown Live
Austin Terrier
Austin Vida
Barbarella Nightclub
BMF Media
The Boxing Lesson
Suzanna Choffel
City of Austin / Music Division
The Electric Company
Eye in the Sky Collective
Fast Company Magazine
Frank Smith
Frenchie Smith Records
theGlitoris
Golden Bear
Granada Theater
Grupo Fantasma
Honeycomb Hair Boutique
Houston Beer Fest
Joie de Vie Salon & Spa
Kingdom Nightclub
Leatherbag
Lincoln
Mike and the Moonpies
Mike Swift
Mueller Law Firm
Red River Noise
Swan Dive
Ultra8201
ulovei
Wayne 'The Train' Hancock
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Wiretree
art and design by chase maclaskey 