Eric has worked in print design since 1991, even attending old-school press checks and requesting Chromalin keys back in the day. Now, he works through the digital print age with a history and experience with color reproduction which includes the era when the agency where he worked had a color print bureau in house and he was always busy trying to trick out what would fit through a commercial laser printer without breaking it.
The attention to detail with print carries through to the Day For Night Catalogue, which is an edition of 100 CDs/CD-Rs/DVD releases in commercial jewel casing, as well as the Bandcamp limited collection of 7″ EPs, all items from which are printed and manufactured (hand-assembled) on-site by the artist himself.
The commercial print portfolio of work by Eric Scott, where featured as Art Director includes:
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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)
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)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design In 1995, Sony Music International, in association withToto‘s representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, issued a powerful comeback campaign directive for the band; the first result was “Tambu“… Inspired by the band’s fascination in invented word-hybrid… “Something which could mean something brand new unto itself,” a cross between “taboo” and tamboe, an instrument […]
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design In 1995, Sony Music International, in association with Toto‘s representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, issued a powerful comeback campaign directive for the band; the first result was “Tambu“… Inspired by the band’s fascination in invented word-hybrid… “Something which could mean something brand new unto itself,” a cross between “taboo” and thetamboe, an […]
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design In 1995, Sony Music International, in association with Toto‘s representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, issued a powerful comeback campaign directive for the band; the first result was “Tambu“… Inspired by the band’s fascination in invented word-hybrid… “Something which could mean something brand new unto itself,” a cross between “taboo” and thetamboe, an […]
CD | Download “All Mine” (Day 014) – the proposed single from Rhythm Factory‘s “Play Pop!” – was mislaid as official catalogue product, while mastering decisions held up the latter title’s release in 1992. The single was shelved, and has only just recently seen the light of the millennium. Powered by deeply insistent, resonant grooves and […]
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design In 1995, Sony Music International, in association with Toto‘s representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, issued a powerful comeback campaign directive for the band; the first result was “Tambu“… Inspired by the band’s fascination in invented word-hybrid… “Something which could mean something brand new unto itself,” a cross between “taboo” and tamboe, a […]
Art Direction / Print & CD Packaging Design In 1995, Sony Music International, in association with Toto‘s representation Fitzgerald-Hartley, issued a powerful comeback campaign directive for the band; the first result was “Tambu“… Inspired by the band’s fascination in invented word-hybrid… “Something which could mean something brand new unto itself,” a cross between “taboo” and tamboe, a […]
Brand Strategy, Art Direction, Design & Marketing Promotions Zebra Records’ artistic director Ricky Schultz commissioned a specialized “out of the box” approach to marketing his portfolio of A&R recruitment and jazz consultancy. The result: a tailored approach with customized rubberstamp, 3 inset postcards and Digipak®-style print package for a Portfolio/CV, hand-made in time for the […]