New decade means a new deal.

In need of a way to showcase some new deals, a new recording space, ]]>

New decade means a new deal.

In need of a way to showcase some new deals, a new recording space, and its standard product,  the Jam Room enlisted me to fashion several pieces that the owner could use for 2 sided handbills interchangeably.

View the four angles to market below:

• The Mega Special
• The Control Room
• Vocal Room
• The Military Discount

Liz Orange and I go back a few.  We actually were roomates for a period in college.  She was a ]]>

Liz Orange and I go back a few.  We actually were roomates for a period in college.  She was a fan of sexually wild decor that somehow always ended up being my task to explain to the bewildered electricians and plumbers.

A college degree and a sojourn in Japan later, she was engaged and came to me asking for a save the date card.  She wanted it “clean, classy and mod.”

I think.  From what I remember at least.

I’m not totally sure if she or I even know what actual “mod” looks like;  however, that mattered not for when she said “mod” I was pretty sure I knew what she wanted.

View the final save the date here.

I was responsible for realizing and delivering the album artwork for this compilation of Charleston, SC artists recorded exclusively at ]]>

I was responsible for realizing and delivering the album artwork for this compilation of Charleston, SC artists recorded exclusively at Charleston Sound. 

Pretty faces always get in the door;  thus, with a swanky interior, a Mix Magazine cover and a gracefully designed compilation of recordings, this studio was able to make a rather public leap into the local music scene in Charleston, SC.

View the compilation layouts here:

• Front View
• Inside Spread
• Interior Booklet
  
• Back View
  

The Post and Courier, Charleston’s local paper, detailed the release of the compilation.  An excerpt is below:

LOCAL RECORDING STUDIO MAKING WAVES WITH
NEW COMPILATION CD

By Denise K. James, Special to The Post and Courier
Thursday, August 20, 2009

This month, a new CD that showcases some of Charleston’s finest musicians will hit local retailers.

I Got Music is a compilation of songs that represents the city’s thriving music scene, and it’s put together by
Charleston Sound, a new music studio in the Lowcountry.

Producer and engineer Jeff Hodges is responsible for Charleston Sound, as well as the idea for the new compilation.

Originally from Atlanta, Hodges has worked in the record industry for about 20 years. He has been playing music since age 7, when he began learning the piano. He also majored in music at Winthrop.

After spending time in Charleston in the 1990s, Hodges decided to return about two years ago. Then, in February 2009, Charleston Sound was opened as a local studio.

“A lot of studios previously in Charleston have come and then gone,” he says. “I just wanted to provide a quality place for musicians to count on.”

Hodges hopes that the Charleston Sound will become a friendly space for local musicians to record, feel at home and work on their craft peacefully.

“I really wanted to get to know people,” he says. “Since I opened the place, it’s been a fun process of bringing people into the studio. I feel like the facility is within the reach of any local musician. And you can get so much done here in just a day.”

The 2,000-square-foot space includes not just the main area but also side rooms, which are suitable for single instrument or vocal recording.

Post le engagement upon le zenith of le Eifel Tower, this dynamic duo was instantaneously in need of le save le date card to ]]>

Post le engagement upon le zenith of le Eifel Tower, this dynamic duo was instantaneously in need of le save le date card to warn their near and dear ones of le impending wintry melee.

Seeing that her husband-to-be is rather involved in le music, Shelley Hill le fiance, soon to legally be Shelley Young, came to moi with a vision of a concert themed save le date ensemble.

Le concoction was to include les deux parts.

Le first part was simply le save le date card which was to be styled in le vein of le retro deux color ink gig poster.  Le second part was le accomodations notification that was to be tailored to look like le concert ticket.

View les deux final pieces below:

• Save le Date Card
• Accomodations Ticket

Le finale coup d’etat involved securing les deux pieces inside a tastefully selected  “night” blue envelope. Le maneuver proved to be le proverbial icing on le cake whereupon Ms. Hill said, “Let them eat it.”

And, you were thinking it was le rain.