Gavin James Taylor GAVIN JAMES TAYLOR Los Angeles [email protected] 310 927 7432 office Acclaimed creative director and designer, Gavin Taylor, was born in the UK and now works in his self-titled studio in Los Angeles. With 18 years of international experience, Taylor's talents are honed and varied. As a brand specialist he creates iconic images from concept to production that capture the spirit of the client, while simultaneously stamping the presentation with his own sought-after style. His music packages are well- known in the industry for their clean brilliance. Hollywood Records, Interscope, Warner Bros. and Disney have all trusted him with some of their biggest artists: Lady GaGa, Demi Lovato, Paul McCartney, and the Jonas Brothers. Experience Creative Director & Designer Los Angeles. USA 2000 - Present Gavin Taylor Skills: • Direct, manage, mentor and lead creative teams of designers, photographers, illustrators and new media specialists • Possess extremely strong interpersonal skills through working closely with both client and team, and acting as a bridge between the two • Abundance of experience working one-on-one, and as part of a team, with blue chip companies • Experience pitching and presenting proposals and concepts • Very strong branding and brand management background, from strategy to concept, to design and brand enforcement • Ability to analyze client requirements and ensure adherence to project time lines and budget constraints, be they large or small Clients include: adidas, astronaut, binary acoustics, cisco, dts entertainment, english laundry, hollywood records, interscope records, jonas group, ministry of sound, nettwerk productions, vivendi entertainment, walt disney records, warner bros. records, allstar weekend, aly & aj (78 violet), ballas hough, breaking benjamin, bt, carl cox, demi lovato, electronic, grandmaster flash, jonas brothers, kelly osbourne, lady gaga, mitchel musso, paul mccartney, pussycat dolls, tiësto Projects of note: 2002-Present: Carl Cox: Brand Management. I met Carl over 8 years ago when I designed his "Global" album, and the rest is history. I design and oversee everything "Carl Cox" from his brand, albums, apparel and touring to his world famous residency at Space in Ibiza every Summer. 2002-Present: BT: Brand Management. As with Carl I met Brian "BT" Transeau in 2002 at Warner Brothers whilst designing his "Ten Years In The Live" Anthology. Since then I have designed and creative directed all of his albums including "Emotional Technology", "Monster, the motion picture soundtrack", "This Binary Universe" and his latest album "These Hopeful Machines". I also oversee the creative on Brian's clothing line and technology businesses. 2009: Art directed and designed Billboard #1 Album "Here We Go Again" by Demi Lovato 2008: Worked directly with Lady GaGa, designing and overseeing her new brand 2008: Art directed and designed "Don't Forget" for then "break- through artist " Demi Lovato 2007: Designed and developed the brand for Hollywood Records new signing, the Jonas Brothers; the now Iconic logo continues to brand the band on packaging, merchandise and tours 2006: Creative directed and designed "This Binary Universe" for long term client BT. Short listed for a packaging Grammy, This Binary Universe is considered by many as the most important electronic album of all time 2005: Art directed and designed "Sleeping in The Nothing" by Kelly Osbourne 2003/4 Brand development and design for Adidas Originals "Mobile Warming" campaign. The campaign ran at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003 and then again in 2004. 2002: Art directed and designed all visual materials for the US release of "24 Hour Party People" pulling from experience working for Factory records 10 years earlier in order to create a branded look that ran through movie key art, soundtrack, screenings and special merchandise and promotions Consulting Design Director Los Angeles. USA 2004 - 2008 Defiance USA Defiance USA is a fashion and apparel company based in Downtown Los Angeles. Responsibilities: • To design, direct and oversee brand integrity for Defiance's new music licensing division; licenses I was responsible for included: Fender Guitars, The Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix • Developed and designed new knit brand for English Laundry, Defiance's flagship brand • Developed and designed new street wear brand, Astronaut, for Defiance's Japanese division • Led in-house creative and production team • Hired and managed freelance artists • Bought and oversaw all advertising • Responsible for time line and budget management • Responsible for market trend monitoring and predictions • Worked directly with CEO and multimillion dollar clients Creative Director & Co-Owner Manchester. UK 1996 - 2000 A2 Design Co. I founded A2 Design Co. with fellow designer Jason Nicholls in 1996. Our clients at A2 included Factory Records, Universal, The Museum Of Science And Industry & In The City. Responsibilities: • Responsible for quality, function and relevance of all design solutions • Led a creative teams of 8 people • Ensured smooth work flow and the highest quality project resolutions • Time line and budget management • Worked closely with both client and production team acting as a liaison between the two Art Director Manchester. UK 1993 - 1996 Wink Associates My Clients at Wink included The Haçienda (fac 51), London Records, Factory Records, & Kylie Minogue. Responsibilities: • Managed a creative team of 4 people • Ensured smooth work flow and the highest quality project resolutions • Time line and budget management Designer Sheffield. UK 1992 - 1993 The Designers Republic After completing my internship at The Designers Republic, they invited me back to work on projects including Pop Will Eat Itself, React Records, Nine Inch Nails & Time Recordings. Education Graphic Design Lancashire. UK 1988 - 1992 bachelor's degree Gavin Taylor [email protected] 310 927 7432 office.