In addition to making electronic music, spray painting the occasional graffiti, and doing 3D work, I also have done a lot of commercial art over the years. Mostly for my music or rave related projects, but sometimes for other production companies, distributors or record labels.
Much
of my work was done for my record label, Deadly Systems.
The left piece became the standard DS “coportate style logo. Previously, the middle piece represented DS. The “S†is actually the symbol for the bodhisatva Jizo Bosatsu, who is the patron of gamblers,lost causes, travelers, and the dead - especially children. The far right piece is a common tibetan script (Ume), written in American Graffiti Style. It is the slogan for Deadly Systems, and also is generally regarded as the epitome of all Buddhist teachings. In essemce, it represents: “The breakthrough of seeing the absolute in the relative, beyond time, space and individuality.
The DS Mascot: “Deddyâ€
This guy was originally created in 1985, in my Visual Communications class in North Allegheny High School. He was sort of this Alien Punk Rocker. Though, to be honest, I had really no idea what he was to be when I made him. He just sort of “came outâ€. As time went on, he would pop up in little things I did, and when I put together DS I thought he looked sort of like some of our fans: sort of a next Millenium techno gutter punk with a bit of angst and s sort of Alien, Mayan Temple look going on. Whatever. Anyway, I plopped him on the first DS record, as a symbol, and he just sort of stuck. His first incarnation was done with Rapidograph drawing pens, the 2nd was done with Adobe Illustrator, and his 3-D version was done Lightwave 3-D. He has a fully animatable body now! Yeah! He also made his first story appearance on the cover of DS006 “Somatic Responseâ€.
The Vinyl and CD releases
Starting with DS004, the vinyl records were to tell a story that would continue with each release. You can check out the story so far by clicking here. For the most part, the inside labels just had a clip of the graphic from the cover. exceptions were DS004 and it’s rather bleak “AIDs warning†which I haven’t put up because people got so unerved by it that it’s a pain to deal with. In retrospect, it was a little over the top, though that was what the record was attempting at the time. To your right is the label graphic from DS 007. I used Lightwave 5.6, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop on the piece.
DS007 Praxis U.S.A.: was done in Lightwave 5.6, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. (2000)
DS006 Somatic Responses: was done in Strata Studio Pro, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as a lot of hand sketching and inking.(1999)
DS 005 “Your Drugged Future†Dan Doormouse: hand sketched and inked, layout with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. (1999)
DS004 “Atomic Clock†Brandon Spivey: hand sketched and inked, layout with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.(1998)
DS003 “Le Freak est Mort??†D.J. Freak: hand sketched and inked, layout with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.(1997)
DS002â€Deadly Buda is...Playing Echoes in Your Head!†Deadly Buda:hand sketched and inked, layout with Adobe Illustrator and Photo-shop.(1996)
DS001â€Deadly Budaâ€This release never had a cover, but of course, was the first appearance of “Deddy†on the label. (1996)
DSCD1 “Universal Dynamo†Deadly Buda:Even with this unbelievably basic cover, this CD managed to sell one almost 1000 units! The new ones have a slightly jazzier cover, yet at the same time retaining that “sold out the back of your car†feel. (1996 redone 2001).
DSCD2 “Deadly Buda’s Greatest Hitsâ€Deadly Buda - This piece was done with pen and ink, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (1998)
DSCD3 “Extra-Galactic Dimensional Distortion†Various Artistsdone with Lightwave 6.5, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (2001)
Press
The Deadly Type #1:Pen and ink, and Quark Express. Layout: Quark Express (1997).
The Deadly Type #2: Pen and ink, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop Lightwave 5.6 and Quark Express. Layout: Quark Express (1999).
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“Deadly Systems Summer Releasesâ€: appeared in Datacide magazine (UK) (below left) Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (1998)
“Deadly Systems Wild Style Hardcoreâ€:appeared in Massive magazine and a modified version appeared in Raygun. Pen and ink and Adobe Illustrator (1998)
T-Shirts
“The Hardcore Guy†(1998) Graphic from DS003 Black print on White shirt). “Deddy on Black†(1999)This has yet to be released.
DAILY
SCHEDULE(all
times California Pacific Standard Time)
Midnight
- DJ Nikadeemas Classic Rave Mixes
2:00
AM Random DJs
4:00
AM DJ Deadly Buda Classic Rave Mixes
6:00
AM Random DJs
8:00
AM Dirt Down Under - DJ Amok from Renegade
Virus Soundsystem and Jason BK from Blackkat presents a random selection
of underground mixes and live sets.
10:00
AM Shockraver from Milan, Italy rocks the
sound system for 2 hours.
NOON
ILL FM - from London UK. Live! Tuesday
and Thursday (4 hour show)!
2:00
PM Random Upload Alert! Our listeners' music
that has been uploaded to our server airs everyday but Thursday and Sunday.
3:00
PM DJ Oblivion's Untitled Hardcore Show -
An
hour of Happy Hardcore with Oblivion and guests. Everyday but Thursday.
4:00
PM Your Requests - every day but Thursday
5:00
PM milkrecords.net Presents - From Pittsburgh
PA an eclectic mix of rave genres.
6:00
PM Top 10 Requests
of the Week
7:00
PM Darkmatter SoundSystem presents - From
Los Angeles, DJ Diskore
9:11
PM Truth Revolution Radio - w/ Cosmos - a
round up of International 9/11 Activism
11:00PM
Random DJs
SUNDAY
schedule
NOON
Sermon On the Mountpoint - DJ Deadly Buda speaks
about important issues concerning the scene, followed by a Deadly Buda classic
mix.
1:00
PM Stories Among Us - Joshua Hayward and
friends discuss current events from an astrological perspective. Followed
by Old
School Pizzazz - ours Comic Book and media commentary
show hosted by Don Kelly, followed by Deadly Buda classic Mixes
2:00
PMThe Not Techno Show -
We interrupt our regularly scheduled rave programming to bring you other
styles of music.
