Samuel Burgess-Johnson is an

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art director, graphic designer and photographer known for working with musical artists such as

The 1975 The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in 2002. The band consists of Matty Healy (lead vocals, guitar, primary songwriter), Adam Hann (lead guitar), Ross MacDonald (bass), and George Daniel (drums, primary produ ...

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Wolf Alice Wolf Alice are a Rock music, rock band from London. Formed in 2010 as an acoustic duo made up of singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, Wolf Alice have also featured bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey since 2012. Wolf Alice playe ...

and

No Rome Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez (born 30 August 1999), better known by his stage name No Rome, is a London-based Filipino musician from San Francisco del Monte. He is best known for his 2021 single " Spinning", which featured Charli XCX and the 197 ...

Career

Samuel Burgess-Johnson moved to

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after finishing university and began working as an art director. He has worked with artists such as Usher,

AlunaGeorge AlunaGeorge are an English electronic music duo from London, consisting of singer-songwriter Aluna Francis and producer George Reid. Since 2020, the duo has been on indefinite hiatus, allowing both members to pursue solo projects. Career 2009 ...

Pale Waves Pale Waves are an English Rock music, rock band from Manchester, formed in 2014. Lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie met drummer Ciara Doran while attending university in Manchester and they formed a band. Guitarist Hugo Silvani and ...

and

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. He has also worked with brands such as

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and

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He is the art director for English indie rock band

, whose lead singer Matty Healy was his flatmate. He came up with the cover for their debut EP '' Facedown'' together with Healy. Burgess-Johnson introduced the Filipino music artist

to Matty Healy of The 1975, who subsequently signed him to the label

Dirty Hit Dirty Hit Limited is a British independent record label founded in February 2010 by Jamie Oborne, Chuck Waite, Brian Smith, and former England national football team, England footballer Ugo Ehiogu. Based in London since 2009, it has expanded op ...

. Burgess-Johnson designed the cover art for The Franklin Electric's 2017 album ''Blue Ceilings''. He was nominated for a

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for The 1975's album ''

I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It'' (stylised in sentence case) is the second studio album by English band the 1975, released on 26 February 2016 through Dirty Hit and Polydor Records, Polydor. In 2014, fro ...

''. In 2018, Burgess-Johnson relocated from

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where he produced cover art for bands such as

Thirty Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American Rock music, rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of brothers Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Shannon Let ...

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, and

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. He contributed to

Porter Robinson Porter Weston Robinson (born July 15, 1992) is an American DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Robinson began producing electronic music during his adolescence. He sign ...

's 2021 album ''

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'', by taking the photographs featured in the artwork, as well as helping direct the 2020 music video for the single "

Get Your Wish "Get Your Wish" is a song recorded by American electronic music producer Porter Robinson. It was released on January 29, 2020, as the first single from his second studio album ''Nurture''. Robinson wrote, produced, and provided vocals for the t ...

References

External links

Official website
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