The british techno-metal band SHELLSHOCK have just announced the forthcoming release of a new single which will be closely followed by their next studio album produced by Justin Hill (Sikth). I am happy to have designed the artwork for them and here is a first sneak preview which is a detail from the booklet (also used as a promo pic for the band). The album will be available to pre-order from their official website in march. Please visit >> Shellshock << and reserve your copy now and more infos about this great band!!

The spanish rock band FALTONES have done a making-of video about the recording and story behind the conception of their latest album “Wake up!” which I have designed. They talk about how we worked together and I also have a quick appearance in the video so if you want to check it out on Youtube all you need to do is >> CLICK HERE (video in spanish but subtitles in english are available). Enjoy !

I went to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I absolutely loved the film. David Fincher is one of my all time favourite film directors. This title sequence just blew my head off… Amazing to see this on the big screen! This is the best title sequence I have seen in years. Check it out in full HD here >> CLICK

Here is a one of latest and a new DVD design I created for BIG BLIND MEDIA. It’s called Cameron Francis’ Ultimate Impromptu Card Magic DVD. It’s a collection of mindblowing card magic that you can perform with ANY borrowed deck. You can see a trailer and get all the infos here >> CLICK

Static Plan are an Alternative Rock/Industrial band based in Guildford, Surrey. The band are influenced by bands such as Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Deftones and Queens Of The Stone Age, to name a few. I had the pleasure to work with them and design the artwork and logo for their first EP (digipack) which is out soon and I recomment you go and check them out and have a listen to the sampler here (on Soundcloud) >> CLICK

Go and check out more about the band and get all the latest news about the release and tour dates on their Facebook page here >> CLICK

Here is a preview of my latest deck called Karnival Inferno. Big Blind Media are currently working on untangling the printing issues with BICYCLE company who aren’t happy with the satanic images included in the deck… I hate censorship !

This is my first DVD cover for Murphy’s Magic Supplies, inc. It’s called Twisted Sisters which is a diabolical effect from the creative mind of John Bannon and is one of magic’s all time best-sellers! I had fun going for a Pulp Fiction style of artwork for this DVD. Official website here >> CLICK

This is the 3rd music video I have created for BT mainly using 3D and hallucinogenic animations to fit the trance and hypnotic music. Here is the link to the official BT Website >> CLICK

Had a laugh reading the comments about the video on Youtube :
‘It’s all about shrooms and LSD’,  ’video is pure drug’, ‘brain goes to small pieces!!”, ‘Full screen, 1080p. I went cross eyed and don’t remember what I saw. But I know when I came to, my head was bobbing up and down.”

I have added a dozen of snapshots of my latest music video for PLASTIC NOOSE in the Portfolio section which you can view here >> CLICK

This is the 9th music video I have made after doing these other ones over the past 10 years : Pitchshifter (Hidden Agenda), Victory Pill (Worst Case Scenario), Never Enough (The Devil I am), Senser (2,3 Clear), vAREZ (elle voulait etre plus forte que moi) and 3 videos (3D animations) for BT/Brian Transeau (Le Nocturne de Lumiere, The Rose of Jericho and See you on the other side). You can check out all these last videos on my Youtube page here >> CLICK

I have just added 5 digipaks to my portfolio page. These are part of the second set I designed in 2011 for Gothic Storm: Epic Orchestral Euphoria, Massive Rocktronica, Brain Warp, Rockestral Euphoria and Epic Electro Euphoria. I am happy to say that I have been commissioned for 5 more coming in 2012.

Link to GOTHIC STORM portfolio page is here >> CLICK

After working all weekend and spending the afternoon with my children as there are back to school tomorrow and it was their last day of holidays, I thought of doing a little news update about my projects and share the stuff on my to-do list:

> Celldweller “Wish Upon A Blackstar” (USA): Finishing the booklet of the album which is due out end of march.
> Timesquare (Russia): Album artwork – Digipak. Working on the cover.
> Isonic (Canada): Album artwork. Working on the cover.
> Gothic Storm / Chris Haigh (UK): Album artwork. Digipak. Working on the cover.
> Inviolate (USA): Cover for digital release. Working on the cover.
> Static Plan (UK): EP. Digipak. Cover finished. Inside to complete.
> Twisted Jukebox (UK): Cover for new digital release. WIP.
> Marchand de Trucs (France): Deck of cards.
> Big Blind Media (UK): DVD cover + deck of cards.
> Dino Meneghin (USA): Logo design.

Recently finished:
> Hundred seventy Split 12″ Vinyl (UK): At the printers.
> FALTONES (Spain): Album artwork. At the printers.

+ More to come…… Oh yeah!!! loads to see in the next few months!

I am happy to start the year with this post about the latest music video I have directed which kept me very busy during december. I was working many nights till early morning on editing and on the post-production to get the video finished before my XMAS holidays.
I started working with PLASTIC NOOSE (electro-Metal-Industrial band from Edinburgh) last year designing the logo, digipak and website so a video was a great addition to the project. I am very happy with the final result and it was really a great collaboration. I would like to thank Alan Emslie (Plastic Noose) and all the people involved in helping making this video possible: Laura Consuela Smith, Erik Tricity, Rory Alsop and Nicolas Dorian Bateman. (YOU ALL ROCK!)

I hope you enjoy the video which you can watch in HD on Youtube here :>>>>>: CLICK

Most of us would be upset if we were accused of being “silly.” But the word “silly” comes from the old English word “selig,” and its literal definition is “to be blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous.”

Here is another DVD artwork cover (2 disc set) I created for Magic company BIGBLINDMEDIA : The Elmsley Count Project with Liam Montier! More details and photos coming soon !

I wish you all a very lovely and great christmas and I would like to send you a huge dose of happiness for 2012. Thanks to all the people I have worked with this year. Thanks to my friends and family who support me, my projects and my work (it means a lot to me). I hope you all have a great time with the people you love and enjoy being with. I am going to enjoy some days off with my family and have some good times with friends. Play some games (a few to catch up with!), go out for some drinks, eat loads of cheese, watch loads of movies and enjoy some time off away from my lovely Mac! Joyeux Noël !!!!!!! see you on the other side. Bring on 2012…