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Eric Scott :: The True Wheel [Day 071]
Sitework | Interactive Fiction | Non-Fiction On the surface, Day 071 “The True Wheel” is a metaphor for consistency and repetition within a symmetrical structure or framework. It borrows its title from the Brian Eno song off “Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy” in which a repeating, circular 3-chord sequence develops over a four-bar pattern, creating […]
Rhythm Factory :: The Case of the Chiming Clock [Day 034]
CD / Download Rhythm Factory “The Case of the Chiming Clock” (Day 042) lifts the shroud, and reduces the fictitious, mystery-solving electronics trio to a solo artist. Producer and composer Eric Scott draws influence from the ambient (“Drumbience Modulator”), drum’n’bass (“Snake Charmer,” “Swing Kids Fly Off”, “®-018”) and breakbeat (“Gamma”) as much as straightforward techno (“Burst […]
RE:fresh Partners :: Identity [Day 060]
Site | Identity Design A weathered alley-side storefront, re:Fresh is accessible in a mere 15 second’s walk (one click) from the home site. At the gallery’s entrance, a tenant directory displays the following roster of tenant options, alongside a stack of door buzzers. They read:1. re:Fresh Design Gallery2. TonStudio3. Poetic License4. NIGHTloops Audio Library5. The […]
Rhythm Factory :: Helix [Day 032]
CD | Download With “Primer” (Day 034), Rhythm Factory (producer/composer Eric Scott) replaces a darker outer coat of ambient IDM electronica, with a lighter, latex micropercussion as its dominant texture. Presenting a set of instrumental explorations: “Bianca,” “Microhomemusic,” “Auntie Nell’s Cash Skeleton” and “Quillocet” define the edges of the stage. Depending upon one’s interpretation of the word primer; […]
Various Artists “A Song A Day”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design Zebra Records compilation made up of song contributions from Chaka Khan, Brenda Russell, Vince Mendoza, Lori Perry, Gino Vanelli, Toots Thielemans, Al Jarreau, Mark Portmann and The Yellowjackets. Zebra Records, the brainchild of label owner Ricky Schultz, brought a new label re-launch campaign to the attention of Eric […]
Gavin Lurssen “Restless”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design Zebra Records, the brainchild of label owner Ricky Schultz, brought a new label re-launch campaign to the attention of Eric Scott was at the time working full-time as art director. The creative brief included updating the label’s brand and designing a unifying look for all the releases with […]
Music by Charlie Chaplin “Oh! That Cello”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design The Zebra Acoustic label re-release of music written by Charlie Chaplin, who is long remembered as a golden era film actor, but often overlooked for having composed music for the cello. The recordings were performed by Thomas Beckmann and Johannes Cernola. Zebra Records, the brainchild of label owner Ricky Schultz, brought a […]
Toto “XX : 1977-1997”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design In 1997, the successful “Tambu” campaign and tour were followed in 1997 by a collection of the Toto’s archival “XX”. This collection of unreleased, rare and live tracks from the band’s career necessitated the journey through a vault of photographs, recordings and collectibles, in search of the […]
Steve Lukather “Broken Machine”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design 1997 proved to be a strong year for Toto‘s Steve Lukather, when Sony Music International, in association with representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, devised a solo identity for the singer-guitarist, in the form of “Luke.” (1997 | Sony Music International SAMPCM 4355)
Steve Lukather “Hate Everything About U”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design 1997 proved to be a strong year for Toto‘s Steve Lukather, when Sony Music International, in association with representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, devised a solo identity for the singer-guitarist, in the form of “Luke.” (1997 | Sony Music International | Columbia 664616)
Steve Lukather “LUKE”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design 1997 proved to be a strong year for Toto‘s Steve Lukather, when Sony Music International, in association with representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, devised a solo identity for the singer-guitarist, in the form of “Luke.” Luke – the album – is a youthful-sounding album, full of energy and raw power. To hone the […]
NIGHTfonts :: Style [Day 027]
CDR | Download NIGHTfonts, an imprint of Day For Night, came into existence as part of a greater mission; to create and distribute new typefaces that read well with concern for the limitations of screen-based viewing. “Style” (Day 027), the first family of NIGHTfonts, consists of 6 Truetype font faces available for Mac or PC: NF […]
Pierre Bensusan & Didier Malherbe “Live In Paris”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design Zebra Records, the brainchild of label owner Ricky Schultz, brought a new label re-launch campaign to the attention of Eric Scott was at the time working full-time as art director. The creative brief included updating the label’s brand and designing a unifying look for all the releases with […]
Rob Mullins “Dance For The New World”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design “Rob Mullins’ liner notes inform us that this disc is his attempt to reflect the craziness of the modern world, and he musically captures that vibe without getting self indulgent or inaccessible […] on a disc that incorporates rhythms of the world (samba, Latin, African), Crusaders-influenced soul, […]
David Garfield & Friends “Tribute To Jeff”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design Keyboardist David Garfield pays an upbeat tribute to friend and legendary session drummer Jeff Porcaro, joined by an impressive team of studio friends and session players, (in cluding Gregg Bissonette, Michael Boddicker, Larry Carlton, Lenny Castro, Bill Champlin, Vinnie Colaiuta, Nathan East, Peter Erskine, Donald Fagen, Steve […]
Lee Oskar “So Much In Love”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design Zebra Records, the brainchild of label owner Ricky Schultz, brought a new label re-launch campaign to the attention of Eric Scott was at the time working full-time as art director. The creative brief included updating the label’s brand and designing a unifying look for all the releases with […]
Zachary Breaux “Uptown Groove”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design Influenced by George Benson and Wes Montgomery, Zachary Breaux was a flexible guitarist who could handle soul-jazz, post-bop and hard bop as well as more commercial pop-jazz and NAC music. Though the jazzman only recorded a handful of albums – including 1992’s Groovin’ and 1994’s Laidback, both on NYC, […]
Mark Portmann “No Truer Words”
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design Since this keyboardist left his high profile gig with the Rippingtons in the mid 90s, he’s paid some bills doing parts and arrangements for superstar producer David Foster, and Portmann’s own instincts as studio ringleader make No Truer Words a busy, diverse affair. One gets the sense that Portmann’s […]
Rhythm Factory :: Suck [Day 024]
CD | Download “Suck” (Day 024) evolved quickly – beyond the simple companion EP to “Push” it was intended to be – into a proper album on its own. Rhythm Factory’s ten new tracks are fueled by the darker Drum’n’Basscounterpanes of “Zikcfukc (Livin Large),” “Zaouk (Petropolis),” and “Zuq (Itch To Scratch)”… Meanwhile, anthemic basslines and guitars […]
Rhythm Factory :: Push [Day 022]
CD | Download “Push” (Day 022) shows Rhythm Factory as a shadow of its former self, in this long-awaited reinvention, ditching its identity as protagonist of “journey musics,” and immersing itself deeper into a progressive, dreamhouse bath. Composer/ producer Eric Scott returns to the studio after a 4-year hiatus (…after singing mostly the equivalent of 95 separate […]