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[DVD/CD]
REDD KROSS
Got LIVE If You Must DVD / CD!
client:
Redd Kross
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credits:
graphic design, photography + layout.
June, 2008

project notes: Released in Spain in May 2008; the cover concept came from Jeff McDonald; the remaining layout and art direction was done by me.

[CD]
OSAKA POPSTAR
Rock'em O-Sock'em Live CD
client:
Misfits Records
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credits:
graphic design + layout.
May, 2008

project notes: Front cover painting by John Pound; this band features John Cafiero on vocals, Jerry Only  (Misfits) on bass, Marky Ramone on drums, Dez Cadena (Black Flag) on guitar, and Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & the Voidoids) on guitar. Limited edition comes with a Topps Garbage Pail Kids sticker!
[CD]
TWO LOONS FOR TEA
Nine Lucid Dreams CD
client:
Two Loons For Tea / Sarathan Records
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credits:
graphic design + layout.
August, 2007

project notes: I worked extensively in photoshoping the cover image to Jonathan Kochmer & Sarah Scott's art direction; as well as the entire package design, inclusive of web banners, print ads, ecards, web site, myspace profile, etc ...
[CD]
PERSEPHONE'S BEES
Notes from the Underworld CD
client:
Persephone's Bees / Columbia Records
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credits:
cover photo by Jonathan Krop
to be released Aug, 2006

project notes: Debut CD from Persephone's Bees "Notes from the Underworld" uses a photo I took of lead singer Angelina Moysov. I also worked on the over all layout along with singer Angelina Moysov, Oleg Moysov and Paul Bertolino.
[CD] poster [LP]

"It's certainly good to know that Kim Shattuck and her partners in pop-punk, the Muffs, are still at it 11 years after dropping their first long-player, and 2004's Really Really Happy shows that she's held on to the virtues that made her (and her band) lots of fun in the first place. Shattuck still has a great ear for guitar hooks, can play 'em with an admirable sense of chunky economy, and writes lyrics that blend an overgrown teenager's sense of snooty goofiness (or goofy snottiness) without shortchanging the relationship stuff that's usually the province of us grown-ups."

- Allmusic.com
THE MUFFS
Really Really Happy CD/LP
client:
The Muffs/Five Foot Two Records/Oglio Records [CD + poster]
The Muffs/Sympathy For The Record Industry [LP]
The Muffs - website
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credits:
photography by Kristin Shattuck
art direction / layout by Jonathan Krop with Kim Shattuck
released on Aug 10, 2004
all music rating ***1/2

project notes: During the Summer of 2004, Kim flew up and we spent 3 days putting together the cover art for their latest album. Kim came prepared with the photos she wanted to use (courtesy of her sister Kristen). Sharing similar aesthetics, things fell into place easily, and it was extremely easy and enjoyable working with The Muffs, who also hired me to redesign their site which Kim updates. I was delighted when Kim mentioned that this was one of the few CD packages that she was entirely satisfied and happy with. The Muffs are begining to work on a new CD, and I'd be Really Really Happy to work with them again!
 
[CD] poster

"Under the Unminding Skies is precisely what it appears to be: a melancholy, reflective and sometimes twangy indie singer-songwriter album. Fortunately, Park has good command of songcraft and a compelling singing voice. His song lyrics are the bomb (literally, since one song is titled "Love is a Bomb" while another mentions a "cherry bomb") and the two cover versions are split between one that isn't commonly known Colin Blunstone's "Caroline Goodbye" and a standard that's been recorded by dozens of people ("Will the Circle Be Unbroken"). Park does all the singing and plays all the instruments himself except for Brandon Jays's drums on "Love is a Bomb" and "Untitled" and Anna Waronker's backing vocals on "Will the Cicle Be Unbroken". He seems like a promising talent if this recording is any indication."

- Allmusic.com
PATRICK PARK
Under the Unminding Skies CD
client:
Patrick Park / Badman Recording Co. [CD + poster]
Patrick Park - website
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credits:
photography by Patrick Park + Dallas
art direction / layout by Jonathan Krop
released on Feb 18, 2003
all music rating ***

project notes: Patrick's manager Jason Reynolds asked me to put together the EP and promo poster for Patrick's debut EP released on Badman Recording Company in 2003. I was given some creative freedom with the overall layout and placement. I've also done Patrick's website since it's inception, and edited his first music video for "Honest Skrew" from his full length debut album released by Hollywood Records.
[CD] poster

"It seems hard to imagine that a band inspired as much by breakfast cereal and Saturday morning cartoons as rock & roll could have created the album that spawned an entire movement -- grunge. When Neurotica was released in 1987, it inspired hordes of punk/hardcore kids to put down the safety pins and pick up the guitar. The perfect blend of Beatles/Kiss-style pop/rock and Butthole Surfers art rockLargely ignored upon its release in 1987 (Big Time folded shortly after and the band were unable to record under their own name for three years), Neurotica did manage to find its way into some very important young people's bedrooms. Redd Kross had unwittingly created the rough, lo-fi, melodic, rock & roll template that bands like Mudhoney and Nirvana would become very successful exploring over the next few years."

- Allmusic.com
REDD KROSS
Neurotica [deluxe reissue CD + LP]
client:
Redd Kross/Five Foot Two Records/Oglio Records [CD + poster]
Redd Kross/Five Foot Two Records/Sympathy For The Record Industry [LP]
Redd Kross - website
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credits:
photography by Scarpati, Dave Markey, Stephanie Silk, Ian Harper, and many others
art direction / layout by Jonathan Krop
released on Feb 18, 2003
all music rating ****1/2

project notes: Jeff McDonald called me and told me that they were reissuing Neurotica, and that he didn't trust anyone else to pull off the cover art. This was a huge honor for me, since this has been one of my all time favorite bands and records (I bought it on it's original release day in 1987!) There were a number of challenges invovled, the original photo, negatives and design elements for the CD had long been lost and we had a mere 7 days to turn in the final approved artwork. We were able to locate a virgin sealed 12" copy of the orignal pressing, and I had it professionally scanned for the CD; and we did have alternate photos and negatives to work with. We ended up with my hand tracing the original lettering to make it crisp, and using an alternate shot for the 12" LP (Sympathy For The Record Industry), while using the 12" scan with the redone lettering for the CD. Jeff and I dug through our archives to find as many photos from that era of the band, and I frantically scanned and collaged a 12 page CD booklet out of them. I wish we had at least another week ot two to really dial things in further but all things considered, this was one of the most memorable, challenging and rewarding projects I've worked on. Prior to this reissue, the limited number of original pressings of Neurotica CDs available were known to fetch prices comparable to The Beatles' "Butcher Cover" album by fans and collectors. I consider my involvement in this to be one of the more important contributions I've made to pop culture.
   
 

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