Glitterati Duane on Background Noise

I had a chance to stop in and chat with the wild boys of the Background Noise Podcast! We got to talk about the Be Glitterati line, my background, a new project that I have in the works and a bunch of funny stuff from the past week. Check out the show here.

Sweeney Todd Poster

Poster I designed for the Dalhousie University Department of Music. Doing the research for this one was really fun! I have an alternate version that I might upload. We'll see.

That's Gayngsta Painting

I've been thinking about how modern society perceives males, their roles and how those roles have shifted. As a result, this painting emerged from my subconscious. At the most basic level, this painting started out as an image of a white male in a collared shirt. I then removed his shirt and added rainbow glasses and my perception changed. My perception changed again when I added a neck tattoo and tattooed tear. Is he heterosexual or homosexual? Is he a thug or just a guy with tattoos? Surely homosexuals can be thugs too though, so is he a homosexual thug? This is the weird shit that runs through my mind. Yes, I know... I recently had this on display at the Dalhousie Student, Staff, Faculty and Alumni Exhibition.

Jaro - Faddah Jah (Possessed) Video

New video from Jaro's Cherubim mixtape. I really like the visual style he's using here. On a side note. he wrote and directed this. Pure talent.

Be Glitterati 2011-12 Look Book

Check it out. At long last the Be Glitterati look book and store are live. Hit me up about any items not displayed in the store that you might be interested in.

"Be Glitterati is a t-shirt line born from the daily influences of Bermuda born, Halifax based designer and artist Duane Jones. The inspiration for this line includes everything from rap, culture, depression, to happiness and sex.

The glitterati are known as the fashionable set of society but we consider the glitterati to be anyone on the grind who will stop at nothing to fulfill their dreams. The way we see it: Anyone can “Be Glitterati”."

Jaro - Cherubim

I'm almost a week late but cut me some slack, I've been busy okaaay! Anyway. Cherubim is a new mixtape from my man Jaro. Jaro is currently based out of Van City but we met as kids in Bermuda. I think we might have even had child-hood beef :). Jaro also spent some time in Halifax as member of the group, The Chronicles. My dude has now matured into a great artist that has been one of the few that I've seen to make hip hop that maintains a strong Bermudian identity without sounding "American". I think that the project is dope and feels authentic, beyond just a dude spitting slick bars. According to him, Cherubim is only a short preview of what's to come so we'll definitely be checkin for his next project. Here are some of my favs from the tape.

4. Purple Kushion by TypeHunDread

8. Tell Me If You're Down To Fly by TypeHunDread
2. Rise N Grind by TypeHunDread

Download the whole mixtape over at Hip Hop Vancouver.

Blood Wedding Poster

For my latest poster design for DalTheatre I decided to channel my inner Picasso while keeping the look consistent with my previous designs for this season. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Based on the research I did for this design, this looks to be an exciting show!