User:Dannyexcess

Born in SanFrancisco and raised in the North Bay, Danny Excess grew up on the sounds and imagery of punk rock, skateboarding, BMX and album covers. Reading and studying independent fanzines, copy machine flyers, and listening to the bizarre sounds from weak FM signals on pirate and college radio was an education in creativity that he feels should be required. In High School, he started a band, got a college radio gig, and began working at a screen printing company to learn the art of print production. He began creating T-shirt designs that soon caught the eye of infamous boutique stores in landmark areas of Haight Street in SanFrancisco, Telegraph Street in Berkeley, New York and London. After relocating to the bright lights of Los Angeles, he began working with several skateboard and clothing companies designing logos and prints. He eventually found himself creating artwork for various concert theatre’s, clothing companies and record labels in Southern California. He soon made his way to The World Famous Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip, becoming the exclusive designer of poster art and graphics for the notorious venue. Danny has completed designs for musical talent that include The White Stripes, Dick Dale, The Misfits, The Transplants, The Wanted, Gym Class Heroes, and hundreds more for many of the most well known bands and artists in the world. His influences are taken from renown poster and street artists such as Frank Kozik, Banksy, Scrojo, Emek, DKNG Gallery, and the world of anything Art Nouveau, Steam Punk, or World War II era. He was recently named as one of ‘Top 10 Poster Artists of 2012’, by Creative Bloq (UK), which placed him in a category with some of the best known artists on the planet. His design for Lisa Marie Presley will soon find a permanent home on display at Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, TN. He also recently conceived a design for Gibson Guitars ‘Guitar Town’ Gallery, featuring numerous 10’ tall Les Paul Guitar Sculptures created by todays most celebrated street artists, including Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant). His artwork has been featured at legendary festivals such as South By Southwest (Austin, TX) The Sunset Strip Music Festival (West Hollywood, CA) and The Los Angeles Vegan Beer Festival. 2013 will see his works expanding to numerous festivals and events around the world.