James Likeness is an American graphic designer and musician from

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, best known as the bass player and back-up vocalist for Copeland.

Education

Likeness earned an Associate of Arts degree in Visual Art from

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, followed by a Bachelor of Fine Arts from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

Career

Likeness was a founding member of Copeland, an

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band formed in 2001. He performed with the band until 2007, and also designed much of the group's cover artwork. After leaving the band in 2007 to pursue a career in graphic design, Likeness went on to become the designer for indie label

Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records was a California-based independent record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. The label was partially responsible for popularizing the pop-punk/emo merger sound of the early to mid-2000s. After facing financi ...

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. During that time, Likeness reconnected with Jamie Tworkowski, founder of

To Write Love on Her Arms To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) is an American nonprofit organization that aims to present hope for people struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury and thoughts of suicide, while also investing in treatment and recovery. Based in M ...

, and began designing for the non-profit. Likeness returned Florida and established a permanent position with the non-profit

.To Write Love on Her Arms' staff page.
/ref> He is currently Art Director for the company. Likeness also does freelance graphic design under the company name TiredChildren.Likeness' TiredChildren blog.
/ref> TiredChildren has created CD packaging, poster art, web design, and merchandise design for artists such as Copeland,

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, and

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. Likeness also created the album art for Angelas Dish's debut album, ''War on Time.''

References

External links

To Write Love on Her Arms websiteTiredChildren websiteOfficial Copeland website
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