crue fest 2 stage art

I’ve been waiting for the right time to write this post. I received one of the best gigs I’ve ever had this past June. I was contacted by someone I’d worked for in the past, while creating the back drops for “Ted Nugents last two tours”, Megan, the president of  ”THE” production house for all things stage and show, contacted me because she liked the way I had prepped and illustrated the digital files for Ted’s shows. She got the contract to produce that backdrops for Crue Fest 2, but they needed an artist to pull off the project correctly, in a timely manner, so she called me.

I worked with a technical and creative genius named Scott to design and illustrate his vision. The result is the set of crue fest 2. The green “Dr. Feel Good” hospital tiles. The peeling paint, grungy, dirty graphics. The Steam Punk second set, etc.. I did the math and all together there are nearly enough graphics to reach from one end of a football field to the other.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I grew up in a small town before the days of MTV, the internet, etc. We had to wait for magazines or the midnight special to “maybe” play something that rocked once a week. Rock stars like Motley Crue, Kiss, Nugent, aerosmith etc.. had an almost mythical persona that to me, still carries on today. Long story short… I am honored to have had the chance to do this project. Rock shows like Crue Fest 2 live on in the memories of their fans forever. To be a small part of that experience is truley mind blowing.