American Minor - Self Titled
Working with American Minor was a great honor for me. Not only were they a great rock band, they also hailed from West Virginia, my wife's home state. I designed the entire album package as a board game that told the story of the album. Each space on the game board represents one of the songs.
Art Director & Designer: Nick Gamma
Photographer: Josh Victor Rothstein
American Minor - Buffalo Creek EP
Here is a design that I did for American Minor's initial release, entitled The Buffalo Creek EP. They really had this great early 70's Southern Rock sound. Visually, I really wanted to hark back to their influences.
Art Director & Designer: Nick Gamma
Photographer: Clay Patrick McBride
Three Days Grace - Self Titled
Working at Jive, I didn't get the chance to work with a lot of rock bands. But when I did, it was great fun. Working with Three Days Grace was no exception. We shot at an abandoned air force base outside of Los Angeles with amazing rock photographer, Chapman Baehler. I also got to work with a great illustrator,
Jeff Faerber.
Art Director & Designer: Nick Gamma
Photographer: Chapman Baehler
Illustrator: Jeff Faerber
Matthew Sweet - In Reverse
It's one thing to work with a great artist and musician. It's another when you're also a big fan. This was the case when I got to work with Matthew Sweet. Matthew is a big collector of the famous "big-eyed" painter Margret Keane. Here we used her 1963 painting entitled, "Yesterday's Dollhouse" for the cover. I then worked with a set designer to recreate the hill outside and rooms within the dollhouse. We then shot Matthew in those environments. I then designed the package to be backwards and to read right to left or "In Reverse."
Art Director & Designer Nick Gamma
Photographer: Johnny Buzzerio
Set Designer: Elizabeth Moore
