Art Design Music Podcast from Jud Haynes

Thanks to an interview on Vish Khanna’s fine podcast, I discovered a podcast this week that falls right into my areas of interest: music and design. The podcast is Art Design Music by Jud Haynes. It is a series of “Conversations with iconic visual artists about their work for the music biz.” He speaks with album cover designers, poster designers, photographers, and other visual artists who’ve worked with music industry.

Art Design Music podcast cover art in hand-lettered type

The podcast has the one key ingredient I look for: people talking about stuff they love. The stories of creating the original (and still living) AC/DC logo, or designing for the Beastie Boys, or photographing Salt N Pepa are fascinating. It turns out that NWA might not ask a police officer in Los Angeles if the group can stand by their police cruiser for a photo, but if the unassuming British woman taking the pictures asks, it’s no problem.

I got to (very briefly) meet Jud Haynes when he was the keynote speaker at the dotgain visual arts conference at Holland College in Charlottetown, PEI back in 2018. His conference talk told the compelling story of his design career, starting with his time in the band Wintersleep, and his visual design work for Canadian groups like Blue Rodeo.

Despite his self-deprecation, Haynes is great telling stories and getting great stories out of others. His clear admiration for his guests doesn’t overshadow the conversation, but is a delight to hear. I enjoy the mix of personal life/career stories, and the lean toward the more technical/craft side of design.

Haynes has also designed labels for the brewery, Upstreet, that is literally up the street from my home in Charlottetown.

If you have any interest in music or visual arts, you’ll enjoy this podcast. I’m enjoying season 1 and am looking forward to season 2.

 

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