Cey Adams

Cey Adams
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Family nameAdams Edit
Ein date of birth1962 Edit
Place dem born amNew York City Edit
Ein occupationmuralist, graphic designer Edit
Dema official websitehttp://ceyadams.com/ Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Cey Adams (b. New York, 1962) be American visual artist, graphic designer den author. Na he be founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings wey dem know am for ein work plus Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, den Mary J. Blige.[1] Na dem describe am as "legendary" for ein work insyd hip-hop graphic design.[2]

Biography

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Na Adams be a graffiti artist insyd de late 70s den early 80s. He study painting at New York ein School of Visual Arts wey ultimately he work exhibited insyd de city alongside Jean Michel Basquiat den Keith Haring. As a 19-year-old, na he be represented by Graffiti Above Ground gallery, a gallery wey dey feature prominent graffiti artists. Insyd 1982 he appear insyd de historic PBS documentary Style Wars about subway graffiti insyd New York.[3][4]

Cey Adams meet Adam Horovitz insyd 1983, den a close relationship plus de Beastie Boys begin plus Adams wey dey design de graffiti lettering wey spell out de name of de band for de cover of dema 12" single for Cooky Puss. Around de same time, he begin dey work plus Russell Simmons ein Rush Artist Management wey dey create logos, tour merchandising, billboards, den dey advertise campaigns for rap artists wey dey include Beastie Boys, Run DMC, De La Soul, den LL Cool J.[5][6]

Insyd de late 80s Adams den ein partner Steve Carr co-found de Drawing Board, Def Jam Recording ein in-house visual design firm wey dey oversee de visual style of Def Jam ein artists as well as artists wey sign to MCA, Universal, Warner Bros., Bad Boy den BMG.

De Drawing Board close insyd 1999 den Adams begin wey dey work on corporate advertising campaigns for companies such as Levi's, Nike, HBO, Coca-Cola, Burton Snowboards, Moët & Chandon, Comedy Central, HBO, den Warner Bros.

References

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  1. ↑ "MoMA | Cey Adams: An Insider's Look at Hip-hop Culture". www.moma.org (in English). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. ↑ "ANTISOCIETY.COM » Blog Archive » The Man Behind The Curtain: Cey Adams". antisociety.com (in American English). Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. ↑ "Honoree: Cey Adams". Brooklyn Arts Council (in American English). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. ↑ Style Wars (TV Movie 1983), retrieved January 13, 2018
  5. ↑ Pollicino, Raul. "Beastiemania.com – Who Is Who – Cey Adams". www.beastiemania.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  6. ↑ "Beastie Boys \ Interview with Cey Adams, member of the Beastie Boys family". www.musicfanclubs.org. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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