PAVEL ENZI "NOT FAR FROM OUR IMAGINATION"

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Music by Pavel Enzi / Art by Jorsh Peña

Looking for some new music to zone into? Pavel Enzi's "NOT FAR FROM OUR IMAGINATION" is a perfect blend of charming beats, environmental sounds, and enchanting rhythms throughout. Along with Jorsh Peña 's elegant album art, this is an artistic combination that compliments each other.

Keyboard Girl

Here's a commission I finished not too long ago for a music production studio. They wanted an original pin-up that involved a vintage keyboard synthesizer; beyond that I was given free reign. Luckily I enjoy drawing pin-ups and love the design of vintage electronics (a weird interest, I know, but us designers can find visual interest just about anywhere.)

I'm really happy with the finished result. I did some research on keyboard synthesizers and tried to stay authentic while still playing around with it here and there to give it a fun design.

Tom Waits

I just recently got into Tom Waits' stuff, thanks to Spotify, and didn't want to waste any time drawing him. The music is so eclectic, you can't help but totally dig it. Plus, his features are so drawable and fun.

I also really enjoyed cutting up these different pieces of sand paper for the musical notes.

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I.G.O.R. MNKNK

(www.germanorozco.com)

 This is the cover art for I.G.O.R. and their album MNKNK. Which by the way is AMAZING and you should get it right now. I mean it, it's always great to have the opportunity to produce fun, interesting art, but when it's backed up by incredible talent like these guys you feel like you just hit the jackpot. So thanks go to Mauricio Hernandez & Victor de la Garza for trusting me with this awesome task and for making such inspiring music.

The idea was basically space mission gone wrong, with the detail of  Manekineko, the japenese (chinese (?)) lucky cat as a symbol of the failed amulet.

Trace Cherokee Logo

On the 29th of this month country music legend and Seth Martin & Friends star Trace Cherokee will be performing live at the V Club in Huntington, opening for bluegrass band The Good Ol' Boys and a Girl.

Trace won't perform on just any dingy old stage, so we're in the process of building him some set pieces, including a large version of this logo I designed. Trace has sort of been the breakout star of our SMaF show and I am incredibly excited that he'll actually be going on in front of a live audience.

For a taste of his music, you can check out this YouTube clip of Trace and the Stenders performing "Mountain Woman" on local talk show Up Late.

I've been told that Trace has been writing and practicing for some time now and I can't wait. I mean, when was the last time you walked into a bar and saw a puppet on stage?

You can check out Trace's Twitter here...

and the Facebook event for the show on the 29th is here.

MAKE A RISING (NEW I FEALING)

Cover art by Jesse Moynihan

If you're looking to introduce your ears to some amazing new music, check these guys out! MAKE A RISING's 3 song EP is available to download for free HERE!

elevator music

happy december autumn society!
here's something I made for my blog
cheers!

The Spirit of St. Vincent

Hey! It's been awhile since I've posted but I just finished and scanned this portrait of the singer/songwriter/musician Annie Clark of St. Vincent. The original sketch and color studies can be found here . I hope you everyone is doing is great.

Up We Go

Much more info about this design here.

"el condor pasa"

It's strange how much music and painting can be connected to me sometimes. I find that I get much inspiration for my work from songs i listen to on my itunes.

This new painting i just completed is inspired by the simon and garfunkel song "el condor pasa." here's the song below.

8-Bit Jesus: Christmas Chiptunes Album

I'm not a big fan of shameless self-promtion, but I figured there are a lot of people who write / read this blog who would appreciate this.

8-Bit Jesus is my first album, which was released as a download last year for Christmas, then in January in physical form. The press didn't make it in time for Christmas, so this is the first chance everyone has to get it in time for Christmas.

There are 18 tracks on the album, plus a bonus track, and the price includes shipping. You can download half of the album for free right here, or listen to the full version and get your hands on the physical copy (with amazing album art by the very talented Jude Buffum) on the official 8-Bit Jesus page.

Also, there's a track that was never included on the album that you can check out here.

Thank you all for listening!

Christmas coming up

I'm making some Christmas cards and playing around with a lot of ideas. This is one of the ideas. Done in pencil/colored pencil.

"Wild" Music - Get Inspired

Get inspired by the Motion Picture of Soundtrack of Where the Wild things Are. Here's a quick video in the making of the soundtrack with Spike Jonze and Karen O.



Listen to the entire soundtrack below:

Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack

Special Musical Guest: Doctor Octoroc!

I have very special announcement! Musical 8-bit genius, Doctor Octoroc will be playing live for the opening of the Video Game Show on Friday August 7th, starting at 6pm at Brave New Worlds!

Check out samples of the Doctor's music HERE

Cover Art by Jude Buffum
You can purchase his latest CD, 8-Bit Jesus HERE

Doctor Octoroc also makes Bead Sprites inspired by video games. Check those out HERE

WWW.DOCTOROCTOROC.COM

New Appeals to the Old

New Appeals to the Old, 9x9.75, pencil/digital

It looks an Indypendent party. I'm also doing a spot for this upcoming issue, and this article dealt with a record label with an audience rooted in the past, while the label uses modern recording techniques with their artists. Thanks, y'all.

tU pHAce Promo - "A Little Taste"

Here's the second tU pHAce promo (www.tuphace.com)

Thanks for looking!

From the dusty archives

I did this for the Philly Cartoonist Society music show, and i never really showed it off. I had mixed feelings about it composition wise, color palette wise, and every other concern an illustrator can have about his own work. Something i did like was all the silly little characters and jokes inside. I was trying to riff off of THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS by Bosch, (what was i thinking?) but inject it with weird cartoon-isms and jokes. The right panel in Bosch's garden depicting hell had a lot of music related things in it, which is why i chose it for the music show. Not sure why, but i thought i would share. Enjoy!

~ Ambassador Etc. ~

Ambassador Etc. is Peter Wonsowki's Music Project that he works on from time to time, when he's not Illustrating amazing pieces.


Artwork by Kyle Hussa-Lietz (SANTORINI)

I want to share with you Peter's music because it is graceful, melodic, transitional, and moving. Surround your ears with a good pair of headphones and get lost and inspired by these amazing gems here:

http://www.myspace.com/ambassadoretc

Godspeed Ambassador!

Broken Trees Poster

Just finished this show poster for my friend Liz, and her band Broken Trees. Should be a good show as well. Tennis rules.

coffee & comics

hi!
i won't bog down the Autumn Society with a lot of images, but if anyone likes awkward youth, small minds, tiny towns, and monsters, lotsa monsters, i uploaded just a few of the images for a 10" record coming out on Halloween for the Coffee Project (at peterwonsowski.blogspot.com). if you like acoustic punk, you can check out a really good track here:
www.myspace.com/coffeeproject

also, i'm really looking forward to meeting many of you in Baltimore! feel free to drop me a line if you like, and thanks again to Joe Game for all the hard work
-pw!