Artist Visuals — Madara

Artist Visuals #01 — Madara @echi55555_djmadara
As part of an ongoing project exploring how visual identity can reflect sonic character, I’m collaborating with independent artists to translate their sound into cover artwork and promotional visuals.

Madara (Syuichi Echigo) is a Tokyo-based DJ and producer originally from Osaka, known for reinterpreting Japanese folk traditions (min'yō) into contemporary dance music. A resident of @whitespacelab , his sets weave together tribal textures, world influences, and underground club aesthetics.

This artwork channels that hybrid energy—ritualistic, rhythmic, and raw—using a process that blends AI image generation with custom composition, color, and typographic treatment.

Visual direction & design: @ntmsth_design
Track ID: 日光和楽踊り Nikko Waraku Odori(MADARA Japanese Taiko hall Edit)/栃木県民謡-FREE DL-
Available on Soundcloud - soundcloud. com / madara-tokyo

I’m currently open for collaborations with artists, producers, event organizers and labels seeking a tailored visual identity.

See the details on my website, find the link on my bio!
 

Maccabi House

Branding and Creative Direction for Adam Ten x Mita Gami's company 'Maccabi House'

COLORSXSTUDIOS FOR LEVI'S

LEVI'S® CAME TO COLORSXSTUDIOS WITH ONE REQUEST:

'HELP US BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN OUR GLOBAL AUDIENCE AND GROWING BRAND...' OUR SOLUTION WAS TO FILL THAT GAP WITH MUSIC 🎶

LEVI'S - REFLECT YOUR ORGINALITÉ WITH JEWEL USAIN

#ReflectYourOriginalité is a reflection of our shared ideals. To be truly original is to be truly yourself. It means tapping into the personal experiences, values, and creativity that make us distinctive and unique— unapologetically flaunting those qualities to the world.

CURATION, CREATIVE CONTENT DESIGN, DIGITAL ASSET PRODUCTION, RADIO PROGRAMMING, EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN & IRL PRODUCTION, PLATFORM AMPLIFICATION

HIP DOZER COMPILATION VOL.IV

Hip Dozer is a french label
aspiring to represent a scene 
often reducted to the term lo-fi.

We achieved this by distancing 
the label from the visual stereotypes of the genre, removing typical imagery in favor of a bold, 
custom typographic system.

The visual borrows from many eras 
rearranging them the way a producer digging through records and reinterpreting samples. The inside 
of the record sleeve compares this process 
to a form of modern archaeology

VARIOUS PROJECTS

VARIOUS PROJECTS

Commissioned by Various Artists Management.

GAYANCE MASCARADE LP

An ever-evolving art direction 
for Gayance's debut album

Carried by a painting of Bahati Simoens, 
the identity references the rough aspect 
of painters book from the 90's.

With near-illegible lettering 
reflecting the idea of hiding or
discovering someone true self.

Commissioned by Rhythm Section International.

B2DT Sharingan Fitted Caps

The 02DATRAP® Sharingan Fitted Caps were designed as a tribute to the legendary Lake Elsinore Storm Caps, which were synonymous with the UK grime scene during the early 2000s. This concept was inspired by the iconic Sharingan sound effect from the Naruto anime franchise, which is used by BACK2DATRAP producer Bally as his producer tag throughout Lancey’s mixtape. 

This capsule was created in partnership with Years of Tears, a London based punk brand owned and run by Lancey’s close friend and fashion designer, Slik Syd

Mind Maps 5 CD album artwork

FSOLdigital presents Mind Maps 5
 

Artwork for a CD in an eight panel uncoated card digipak case and screen printed merchandise for part five of the annual Yage mix albums jointly released by Touched Music and FSOLdigital.

Like last year's Mind Maps 4, the background is based on just one satellite image — this time Pinacate National Park in Mexico from USGS on Unsplash. The wonderful natural colours go so well with the music, the yellows and dusky purple emphasising the acid sounds and darkness within the mix. 

The angled, modern building on the front cover evokes the mysticism of the Central American pyramids which ties into the satellite imagery location. A bitmap image of a mountain is a recurring theme throughout the artwork and adds texture and interest. The idea of map grid references inspired a graph showing track durations and the way the mix fits together. Squares indicate a Yage remix and circles show FSOL/Yage/Humanoid tracks.

As with merchandise for the previous Mind Maps albums, the designs are not just a graphic from the album artwork. The t-shirt and hoodie were available for a limited time and hand screen printed to order by Exalt T-shirts.

Rag'n'Bones Man Editorial for Principale

Rag'n'Bone Man for Principle Magazine. 

Full article here

CREATIVE DIRECTION
Laurie TB and Max Giorgeschi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Max Giorgeschi

FASHION 
Tanja Martin

GROOMING
Sara Bowden

SET DESIGN
Laurie TB

PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT
Alex José

FASHION ASSISTANT
Elizabete Pakale

SET ASSISTANT
Isabella Armora

Commissioned by Columbia Records.

Geneviève Racette - Golden Album promo

Album promotional campaign for Geneviève Racette

Creative direction, directing & Editing by me 

Full Project here 

Ayra Starr | The Year I Turned 21 - YouTube Livestream

Art direction and creation of all the live visuals for Ayra Starr The Year I Turned 21 YouTube Livestream. 

Client: Scarytown
Label: Mavin Records
Nairobi, Kenya

Busted Vs McFly - Tour 2025

Art Direction for the Busted Vs McFly 2025 Tour

- Artwork

- Branding

- Motion Graphics

- Social Assets

Commissioned by BMG.

Mikhail Daken 'Fable' Official Music Video

An epic music video for Mikhail Daken's new track 'Fable'.

Following a character's journey through a dark forest, pursued by a Monstrous unknown entity.

Stylistic visual inspiration drawn from classic 80's Horror & Fantasy movies made this a great project to work on!

Overall, a very atmospheric music video, steeped in mystery and mood.

Birthday campaign for foundation.fm

Big bouncy type to celebrate foundation.fm's 5th birthday.

" From Friend To Stranger " Campaign & Lyric Video

From Friends To Strangers

Single Promotional Campaign

Teaser 1

Teaser 2

Teaser 3

Out Now

" Wake Me Up " Campaign & Music video

" Wake Me Up " Single Campaign & Music Video

Teaser 

Teaser 2

Commissioned by Believe.

Wish On Me - Visualiser

Visualiser for the song "Wish On Me"

Directed & Edited by me

DP - Aurelia Bergs

"I Feel Like Talking" Single Campaign & music Video

" I Feel Like Talking " Campaign & Music Video

Teaser 1

Promo 1

Creative direction, Campaign & Direction/Video Edit by me

DP Aurelia Bergs 

Photo Massimiliano Giorgeschi & Felicity BF

Commissioned by Believe.

Blooming - Editorial Shoot & Motion Design

" Blooming "

Full shoot published in Noctis Magazine

Motion Design Edit

An exploration of the perpetual journey of artistic reinvention.
Showing how embracing challenges can lead to profound transformation, and the birth of a stronger, more authentic self. Just as a caterpillar metamorphoses into a butterfly and a flower blossoms in the nourishment of rain, so too does the artist evolve through change, for it is the only constant in life.

Team / 
Photographer - @maxgiorgeschi
Creative Director, video edit & Collages - @laurietb
Model - @thisislilita
Styling - @chrissiemckenna
Makeup - @_laurenjeffrey
Hair - @norimitsugoto
Wearing - @_tulisa @amgia @sarachyanjewellery,
@weekdayofficial, @asos, Stitch Snitch, Vintage
 

Creative Direction - Surusinghe Brake Fluid EP

Creative Direction & Artwork for Surusinghe's Brake Fluid EP on Ad93

Graphic Design: Ciaran Birch
Photography: Furmaan Ahmed

Stylist: Lucy Bonner
Hair: Chrissy Hutton
MUA: Ciara McDonald

Creative Direction - Surusinghe Crack Magazine Interview

Creative Direction - Surusinghe Crack Magazine Interview 2023

Photography: Amy Peskett
Styling: Lucy Bonner
Hair: Chrissy Hutton
Makeup: Jayde Coxon

Commissioned by One House Artists.

Ben Hemsley - Closer

Campaign visuals for Closer by Ben Hemsley Ft. Chenai

Commissioned by Ministry of Sound.

The Most Beautiful Hour Album Artwork

Creative direction + Graphic design + Branding for a 2CD album with 28 artists performing the poems of Yotam Reuveny in Hebrew.

https://themostbeautifulhour…-

Roni Alter - Water on Water Album & Singles

Artwork for Roni Alter's "Water on Water" album, singles and campaign.

All handmade and later scanned.

Roni Alter - Be Her Child Again Artwork

Art direction & Graphic Design for Roni Alter's album

Commissioned by Parlophone.

Cover Art

creative direction + designed by Chesign

Commissioned by !K7 Records.

Bliss Street

Package creative direction and design for Bliss Street Musical and Original band recording. Consisted of a box containing a CD and DVD digipak from the musical along with a CD jacket with music from the original band. an 8 page booklet, Augmented reality poster and download cards

Mae Muller Album Creative

Creative direction that demanded the utmost level of production. 

This includes crafting artwork, visualizers, and diverse video content for entire album releases. 

I collaborated with EMI Records for Mae Muller's "Sorry I'm Late" album release.

I was responsible for producing and delivering the complete production package, encompassing the album trailer and artwork.

Commissioned by EMI Records.

Illenium

Album and singles/remixes campaign creative direction and design for global EDM artist Illenium

Commissioned by Warner Bros. Records.

Szpaku "Cerber"

Photoshoot and creative direction for Szpaku "Cerber" music album.

The Hara - Survival Mode

The full creative campaign for The Hara's debut album, 'Survival Mode.' We oversaw full creative direction, creating a 6 music video visual campaign with accompanying album artwork, merchandising and 12 months of social media assets and strategy. This extended into live shows where we provided on-stage visuals for 40 shows in the UK, Europe and USA. We also captured the majority of the live shows to aid with tour promotion, ticket sales and tour-related social media strategy. 

The album debuted at #3 in the UK Rock and Metal album chart. 

Commissioned by Scruff Of The Neck Records.

Artwork for Thomas Farnon

Great pleasure to produce New single artwork for British composer the amazing Thomas Farnon ‘Nocturne’. It is a beautiful and poignant piano led composition with subtle vocals and strings. The release is Thomas's latest composition about finding comfort in night-time.⁠
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Commissioned by Chromium Music Group.

Artwork for Mind Maps 3 (FSOL/Touched Music)

CD album artwork and screen printed merchandise designs for part three of The Future Sound of London mix albums for Touched Music.

Having established the design concept and art direction with the first Mind Maps, then refining the design language and expanding the custom typography for Mind Maps 2, volume three was really about listening to the mix, digging deeper into the vast satellite image library of United States Geological Survey and giving Mind Maps 3 it's own visual identity in the series.

The imagery and design choices are heavily influenced by listening to the mix as I worked, making it a bit more colourful and detailed than MM2. I designed a new circular Mind Maps graphic to replace the brain image from Mind Maps 2 on the third panel — and, being circular, naturally rotates the design on to the vertical axis of the inner panels which feature the artists (the first time on a Mind Maps album).

I also designed a two colour t-shirt using the circular Mind Maps typography from the inner panel. They were hand screen printed in a range of bright colours to compliment the album artwork.

Artwork for Nobody's Wolf Chil

Once again had the pleasure to have worked with one of the most exciting and talented people in music at the moment. #NobodysWolfChild ⁠
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Their cover of 'Wicked Game' ⁠
rather appropriately OUT TODAY 🖤🖤🖤⁠
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Concept: @nobodyswolfchild ⁠
Art: Nobody Loves No One⁠
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Written by Nobody's Wolf Child⁠
Produced and Mixed by Matthew Parisi @studiochimp⁠

Artwork for vinyl/CD for Morphology — Twelve (FireScope Records)

Artwork for two compilations — Twelve 1 and Twelve 2, released on CD (with foil print box) and vinyl for FireScope Records.

The concept is 12 tracks from 12"s from the first 12 years of Morphology, it was supposed to come out in the 12th month of their 12th year but due to vinyl pressing delays was late. The design is all based around the number 12… the title (Morphology12) is 12 characters, place the sleeves of 1 and 2 next to each other to make a 12 and on the covers the big numerals are made of 12 lines.

The albums were also released on CD and were available exclusively from FireScope Records. They both fit in a white matchbox style case (with holographic foil print) that came with Twelve 1. Each album came on two vinyl-effect black CDs, replicating the track listing of the vinyl, and are housed in card wallets.

Artwork for Schak

Super chuffed to have collaborated with the wonderful Schak⁠
on the packshot and animation for his latest banger ‘Got No Money’.⁠
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Art Direction & Design: ⁠Jonny Taylor-Horne @all_saints_design⁠
Image Manipulation, Retouch and Fakery: @chrisstockerdesign ⁠

Commissioned by Ministry of Sound.

Commissioned by Sony Music .

CD artwork/design for Found Sound 3 (Touched Music)

Artwork for part three of the 2CD compilation albums for Touched Music housed in a matt finish DVD size digipak case.

The minimal design of the first two Found Sound albums continues: the first Found Sound artwork is monochrome, Found Sound 2 is two colour, so I made FS3 three colour. The sonar inspired cover typography this time is based on disruptions to a circular grid of dots.

Artwork for vinyl picture disc/CD for Serge Geyzel

Artwork for a 12" picture disc and CD for Serge Geyzel — Xenophonic on Touched Revolutions.

This album is a love letter and the artwork speaks of the long distance relationship. Elements of the two cities are interwoven with a Korg Minilogue (used in the making of the music) and on the reverse with the typography. Vinyl and CD have different designs.

Artwork for BRAII - Moth, Not a Butterfly

Photography and Creative Direction for BRAII - Moth, Not a Butterfly 

Commissioned by Believe.

House bag artwork

Design of house bag and various assets for Mdlbeast record label

Commissioned by MDLBEAST.