Resumé

EDUCATION:

Columbus College of Art and Design.
Columbus, Ohio | 1999 - 2002
Major in Fine Arts (printmaking focus) w/ a Minor in Illustration & Art History


WORK EXPERIENCE:

2003 - 2006
Tour City Merchandising - In house designer / color separator / pre press for a merchandising co. for nationally touring bands

2006 - 2009
Hero Design Studio - Graphic Designer & Illustrator

2009 - Present
Independently Hired Graphic Designer / Illustrator

MUSIC + RELATED DESIGN

2009
Design for the album "Wolves" for the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Roger Bryan and the Orphans
www.harvestsum.com

2009
Packaging design for the album "Broken" by V2 Records / Columbia Records artist Soulsavers
www.v2music.com | www.columbiarecords.com

2009
Packaging design for the CD Promo "Death Bells" by V2 Records artist Soulsavers
www.v2music.com

2009
Logo/Typography for the live CD/DVD/LP "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Live" by Vagrant / Abstract Dragon artist Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
www.vagrant.com | www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com

2009
Design & Illustration for the DVD slipcase for "Alcatraz Reunion" documentary by Paget Films
www.pagetfilms.com

2008
Design for the single "Keep Your Eyes On The Money" for the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Roger Bryan and the Orphans
www.harvestsum.com

2008
Design for the Paget Films business card / promotional piece
www.pagetfilms.com

2008
Design for the album "Recovery" for the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Roger Bryan and the Orphans
www.harvestsum.com

2008
Design for the promotional poster / silkscreen print for the documentary "Alcatraz Reunion" by Paget Films
www.pagetfilms.com

2008
Packaging design for the DVD "What I Should Have Said Was Nothing" by comedian Mike Birbiglia for Shout! Factory Records
www.shoutfactory.com

2008
Silk-screened promotional poster design for comedian Mike Birbiglia's "What I Should Have Said Was Nothing" tour sponsored by Comedy Central, Shout! Factory, and Myspace.com

2007
Packaging design for the album "My secret Public Journal Live" for the Comedy Central comedian Mike Birbiglia.
www.comedycentral.com

2007
Illustration & design for the album "What It Feels Like Broke" for the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Johnny Nobody
www.harvestsum.com

2007
Design & photography for the album "The Engine Hum" for the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Roger Bryan
www.harvestsum.com

2007
Illustration & Design for the album "Worry" and the single "Olympic" for the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Besnyo
www.harvestsum.com

2007
Promotional poster design for Lucinda Williams Live at Irving Plaza event for Live Nation
www.lucindawilliams.com

2006
Digipak design and promotional campaign for the album "Travel Light" by New World Recordings artist Stand
www.standland.com

2006
Design for the album "Stranded Between Stations" by the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Mark Norris & The Backpeddlers
www.harvestsum.com

2006
Hot Topic t shirt designs for the band Every Time I Die
www.ferretstyle.com

2006
Warped Tour merchandise designs for the band Every Time I Die along w/ stage scrims
www.ferretstyle.com

2006
T Shirt designs for Lakeshore Records in Rochester, NY
www.alternativemusic.com/

2005
Design for the album "We Found A Love In The Streets..." by the Harvest Sum Recordings artists Sleeping KIngs of Iona
www.harvestsum.com

2005
Design for the album "Look Alive" by the Harvest Sum Recordings artist Besnyo
www.harvestsum.com


SILKSCREENED POSTERS (all designed and handprinted)
2009
Blitzen Trapper - Pitchfork Music Festival | Chicago, IL
www.subpop.com

2008
Matisyahu - Fall Tour Series (19 of 38 dates w/ Mark Brickey)
www.epicrecords.com

2008
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spring Tour Series (9 of 16 dates w/ Mark Brickey & Elizabeth Manos - Brickey)
www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com

2007
Soulsavers - US Tour Poster Series (5 dates)
www.columbiarecords.com

2007
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - The Tralf | Buffalo, New York
www.rcarecords.com

2007
Broken Social Scene - The Town Ballroom | Buffalo, New York
www.arts-crafts.ca

2007
The New Pornographers - The Riviera Theatre | Buffalo, New York
www.matadorrecords.com

2007
Metric - The Town Ballroom | Buffalo, New York
www.ilovemetric.com

2007
Grizzly Bear - The Tralf | Buffalo, New York
www.warprecords.com

2007
Social Distortion - The Town Ballroom | Buffalo, New York
www.socialdistortion.com

2007
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts - The Roxy Theater | Los Angeles, California
www.josepharthur.com

2006
The Melvins - The Showplace Theater | Buffalo, New York
www.ipecac.com

2006
The Melvins - The Showplace Theater | Buffalo, New York
www.ipecac.com

2006
Dinosaur Jr. - The Town Ballroom | Buffalo, New York
www.fatpossum.com

2006
The Hold Steady - Mohawk Place | Buffalo, New York
www.vagrant.com

2006
Bauhaus - The Town Ballroom | Buffalo, New York
www.bauhausmusik.com

2006
Blondie - Albright Knox Art Gallery | Buffalo, New York (Collaboration w/ Mark Brickey and Elizabeth Manos-Brickey)
www.blondie.net

MISC.

2007
Promotional mailer design for LV Wood FLoors. NYC, NY
www.lvwoodfloors.com

2006
Illustrations and design for Buffalo Rising Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide (w/ Mark Brickey and Elizabeth Manos-Brickey)
www.buffalorising.com

PUBLISHED IN

1,000 Garment Graphics: A Comprehensive Collection of Wearable Designs
Rockport Publishers
(w/Hero Design Studio)

Gig Posters : Rock Show Art of the 21st Century
Chronicle Books
(w/Hero Design Studio)

Projects by Ryan Besch