MIKE ISTED

COLDPLAY - MOON MUSIC

I created a series of billboards, digital adverts and outdoor poster designs for the COLDPLAY, Moon Music album marketing campaign with PARLOPHONE RECORDS. These visuals were strategically placed worldwide, achieving prominent visibility including placements in the NEW YORK TIMES and across all ROUGH TRADE stores.

THE SMITHS, THE QUEEN IS DEAD - IN 60 SECONDS

I designed and developed concepts for the video series "In 60 Seconds", for Dig on YouTube, commissioned by Warner Music Entertainment in 2020. The episode distills The Smiths’ seminal album, The Queen Is Dead, into a 60-second edit. This edit features a blend of music videos, archival footage, and an animated 3D model of the vinyl record. The edit has a voiceover from jack saunders. There was also a David Bowie, Young Americans episode and a Fleetwood Mac, Rumours episode made.

RIBB[]N, STUCK TOGETHER - MUSIC VIDEO CONCEPTS

For the track "Stuck Together" by electronic artist Ribb[]n, I developed a series of concept images that laid the foundation for the narrative. As the director and designer of the 3D animated music video, I crafted an aesthetic that complements the track’s electronic soundscape. It’s essentially about the cycle of life but set in a futuristic alternate universe. The song is featured on an EP released through FFRR.

Liam Payne, Sunshine - lyric video PITCH

The pitch for Liam Payne’s "Sunshine" lyric video focuses on showing the warmth and hope in the song. Inspired by natural light and happy moments, it blends moving text with sunlit images. Commissioned by Michael Whitham back in August, 2021.

Ribb[]n, Glass Sky - MUSIC VIDEO CONCEPTS

Concept images for electronic artist Ribb[]ns' 3D animated music video "Glass Sky," released on FFRR, which I designed and directed. The visual approach focused on capturing the ethereal and futuristic essence of the track, blending abstract elements with dynamic compositions (the floating figure was later replaced by a Satellite).

THE POLICE - MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE LYRIC VIDEO PITCH

The concept and pitch treatment for "Message in a Bottle" by The Police, the lyric video, reimagine the iconic track through a contemporary 3D visual that explores themes of isolation. Made in ADOBE After Effects utilising the Element 3D plugin.

Izniik - ROUND THE WORLD MUSIC VIDEO CONCEPTS

Designed concept images for a 3D animated music video for Izniik, which utilises Google Earth VR to navigate around the globe, exploring various locations in sync with the music. The concept visuals were created using Softimage XSI and Element 3D for After Effects, incorporating retro computer imagery to add a distinctive, nostalgic aesthetic to the project.

ashnikko - HI, IT’S ME

I designed multiple billboards for ASHNIKKO to promote her album "Hi, It's Me", released on Parlophone records. The billboards were strategically placed across London, creating a bold and visually striking campaign that captured the album's aesthetic and reflected Ashnikko’s unique artistic identity. The 3D head of ashnikko was designed by someone else and passed over to me with an alpha channel to use in one of the designs.

MINISTRY OF SOUND - THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE CONCEPTS

Concept art for MINISTRY OF SOUND back in 2014. It was for an album called “The Morning After The Night Before”. It was made in AUTODESK Softimage XSI and rendered with Arnold Renderer.

PARLOPHONE RECORDS - POSTERS

TINIE TEMPAH LISTENING PARTY POSTER. DUTCHAVELLI, DUTCH FROM THE FIFTH ALBUM POSTERS/BILLBOARDS AND DINOSAUR PILE-UP, CELEBRITY MANSIONS IN-STORE LIVE EVENTS.

elderbrrok supports jungle poster

In 2018, as part of the parlophone team, I was tasked with designing a poster to promote the tour dates for elderbrrok’s support slot with jungle.

The resulting design balanced contemporary aesthetics with bold typography.

JB Scofield - one sheet

In 2019, I designed a One Sheet for GRM Records and Parlophone Records to promote JB Scofield. The brief required creatively showcasing key marketing statistics about the artist,

ensuring they were visually engaging and informative.

parlophone - presentation deck

During my eight years with the Parlophone Records team, I was occasionally tasked with designing in-house presentation decks for bi-weekly partner meetings, aimed at showcasing new and existing tracks and projects. On one particular occasion in 2020, I was asked to transform their existing deck into a more engaging yet functional format. The challenge was to create a design that enhanced visual appeal and clarity while ensuring the team could easily update and amend key information with minimal effort. The result was a streamlined, flexible presentation tool that balanced creativity with practicality, supporting effective communication within the team and with partners.

GUNNA - DRIP OR DROWN BILLBOARD

GUNNA - DRIP OR DROWN 2, SHOREDITCH, LONDON BILLBOARD FOR PARLOPHONE RECORDS.