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Samuel Burgess-Johnson
English art director and photographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Burgess-Johnson is an English art director, graphic designer and photographer known for working with musical artists such as The 1975, Tove Lo, Wolf Alice and No Rome.
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 Porter Robinson's 2021 album Nurture, by taking the photographs featured in the artwork, as well as helping direct the 2020 music video for the single "Get Your Wish".[10][11]
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