Steven R. Gilmore

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Steven R. Gilmore is a Canadian artist and graphic designer most known for his work on album cover design, particularly his role as in-house artist for Nettwerk Records for much of the 1980s and 1990s. He has designed record album sleeves for bands such as Skinny Puppy, Nickelback, A Perfect Circle, BT, Machines of Loving Grace, and Two Steps from Hell.^{[1][failed verification]}

Career[]

Although Gilmore began working as an artist during the 1970s, his career did not take off until the 1980s, when he began actively working with various Canadian bands.^[2] Gilmore met CEvin Key of Skinny Puppy at a nightclub in 1982, and the two became friends with Gilmore designing artwork subsequent albums.^[3] According to the sprawling history of Canadian popular music Have Not Been the Same, "Steven R. Gilmore was enlisted as the resident artist to design a distinct look for the label’s promotional material and album covers. Shaping the look of the label would remain crucial throughout Nettwerk’s history…"^[4]

Gilmore also created the promotional materials for films such as The Dark Knight, 300, Watchmen and The Lord of the Rings.^{[5][failed verification]}

As both a DJ and artist, Gilmore helped shape the aesthetics of industrial music, according to S. Alexander Reed's book Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music.^[6]

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External links[]

• Official site

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