Samuel Burgess-Johnson

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Samuel Burgess-Johnson
Nationality English
Known forGraphic design, photography
Website www.samuelburgessjohnson.com

Samuel Burgess-Johnson is an English art director, graphic designer and photographer based in Los Angeles, known for working with musical artists such as The 1975, Tove Lo, Wolf Alice and No Rome.

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Career

Samuel Burgess-Johnson moved to Melbourne after finishing university and began working as an art director. He has worked with artists such as Usher, Wolf Alice, AlunaGeorge, Pale Waves and Coasts. [1] He has also worked with brands such as Unilever and Nike, Inc. [2]

He is the art director for English indie rock band The 1975, whose lead singer Matty Healy was his flatmate. [3] He came up with the cover for their debut EP Facedown together with Healy. [4] Burgess-Johnson introduced the Filipino music artist No Rome to Matty Healy of The 1975, who subsequently signed him to the label Dirty Hit. [5] [6]

Burgess-Johnson designed the cover art for The Franklin Electric's 2017 album Blue Ceilings. [7] He was nominated for a Grammy Award for The 1975's album I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It. [8]

In 2018, Burgess-Johnson relocated from Dalston to Los Angeles where he produced cover art for bands such as Thirty Seconds to Mars, Ta-ku, and Wafia. [9]

He contributed to the music video for Porter Robinson's 2020 single "Get Your Wish". [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "How Samuel Burgess-Johnson Snapshots Music Through Art Direction". British Journal of Photography. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Find out about Creative Direction by Samuel Burgess-Johnson". 2075. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "What is My Stoner Girlfriend, the mysterious thing The 1975's Matty Healy keeps mentioning? | NME". NME. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Watch Matty Healy talk through the aesthetic history of The 1975". NME. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Asia's Music Scene Is More Than Just K-Pop: 6 New Artists To Listen To Now". British Vogue. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "No Rome: "The album has always been on the way, it keeps changing"". Dork. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Franklin Electric to release new album". Grateful Web. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2017: The Full List Of Winners". NPR.org. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Multi-disciplinary artist Samuel Burgess Johnson on his work for The 1975". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Porter Robinson Shares New Album 'nurture' Single "Get Your Wish" - Magnetic Magazine". www.magneticmag.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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