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INTERVIEW
Rolling Stone Magazine
B L A C K R E B E L M O T O R C Y C L E C L U B
Peter Hayes lights a cigarette and fiddles it quietly between his index
and middle finger. He looks past his sunglasses and past the smoke,
gazing emptily at the sunny patio of the hotel’s pool-deck.
“I think it’s important, you know” the guitarist and singer breathes out.
“To have a point in life, beyond yourself, beyond your own survival.”
The members of the trio seem to float with a collective disassociation,
searching for themselves amid the levels of emotional soundscapes.
Their introspective sound is as nostalgic as it is effortless, born from
desire to forget about loss and delve into the chaos of their
unconscious.
The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club band spent six months in a small
Philadelphia apartment creating their last album, Beat the Devil’s
Tattoo, growing accustomed to reading each other’s body language
and developing their intuition; their connection is apparent in the
fluidity of each track.
The members did admit to being quite reserved in public, “It takes a lot
of attitude,” bassist Robert Levon Been laughs, commenting on the
band’s unexpected success “It’s like being a bird and having to fluff up
your feathers to appear bigger than you are, but at the end of the day…
you’re just playing chicken.”
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DEADMAU5
Press Conference Interview
U N P U B L I S H E D - R O L L I N G S T O N E M A G A Z I N E
The floor is open for questions. The press is quiet.
We’re all thrown off by the twenty-eight year old, who just
a second ago was frantically taking pictures of us, looking
more like a delighted tourist than the iconic Deadmau5.
The conference is a couple of white chairs inside a breezy,
ocean-facing terrace. The bravest journalists crowd the
doors, breathing sunlight and hoping to jot down a few
good quotes.
Joel Zimmerman, alias Deadmau5, doesn't seem to mind
the silence; on the contrary, he grins and pulls out a brand
new 'I love Cape Town' lighter - a five year old pulling out a
lizard.
Giggles ripple across the room and the ice is broken. In no
time, eyes widen and mouths drop at his unfiltered stories;
heads fall back in laughter, journalists forget to take notes.
Endearing, talented and clueless, he turns to his tour manager and blurts: "Who are my
opening artists anyways? I didn't really read the, uh, thing." He laughs, referring to the
line-up. "And is DJ Fresh actually funny? I got the impression he was a funny dude. I
mean not funny but quick, you know?”
He rambles; confesses a weakness for ice-tea powder, a growing passion for
photography and his inability to disconnect from work for more than a day. Music seems
to be the only thing engrossing enough to keep him focused.
"I do my best work when I'm fucked in the head." He answers wholeheartedly. There are
a few chuckles in the room, but he is completely serious.
"I can’t wait to play tonight. I love seeing the stage construction, and the whole process
before the show. I just love getting into people's way. I'll take pictures and then post
photos up on my Facebook for fans to see.”
After most of his concerts, a tired Joel walks around the empty venues, kicking around
faded glow sticks left behind.
"That's how I judge the success of a show." He smiles. "The amount of shit left on the
floor."
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LATEST
WORKS
V I S U A L I D E N T I T Y
GIF created for launch of new Montréal-based
dépanneur delivery service.
D E P I T
Fresh illustrations and clean photos
were produced for Haiti-based beauty
brand Babe Essentials's social media
account.
B A B E E S S E N T I A L S
PLAY Studio Miami’s business
objectives, as a yoga art studio
start-up, are being translated into
content in the form of newsletters,
social media posts and website
content.
P L A Y S T U D I O
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DEPIT
G IF
GIF created for launch of new Montréal-based dépanneur delivery
service. We timed it with the return of television series Game of
Thrones - when a run to the store for snacks or toilet paper was
close to torture during that sacred hour and a half.
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BABE ESSENTIALS
P H O T O G R A P H Y A N D I L L U S T R A T I O N S
Photos and illustrations were created for Haiti-based beauty
brand for a unique twist to their social media content.
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LAUGHING COW
2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0 S C H O O L N O T E B O O K C O V E R
The Laughing Cow distributors in Haiti commissioned me to modernize the
cover of the school notebooks they offer students each year.
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SPECIAL
PROJECT
A R T T H E R A P Y
In partnership with a licensed
therapist, I wrote and illustrated
a children's book that simplified
the impact of an absent parent,
partner or spouse.
The book needed to resonate
with the adults, while
remaining simple enough for a
young child to understand.
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THANK YOU
F O R I N Q U I R I E S , P L E A S E
C O N T A C T
A L E X A M A S U C C I @ G M A I L . C O M
