Rock Paper Show Event - Chicago Release Party

The latest in the Rock Paper Show release events across the country is this week at Chicago’s Renegade Handmade. Come join us to celebrate, get your own copy and have it signed by a multitude of the talented artists and designers in town for Flatstock 26 (at Pitchfork).

Event Details:
July 15th
Renegade Handmade
1924 W Division Street, Chicago, IL
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

SSD at Pitchfork

While in Chiacgo we’ll be attending Pitchfork Music Festival, where we’ll be on site selling merchandise July 16th-18th . We’ll have our own booth there, stocked with deluxe editions of Rock Paper Show, ReFRAMEs for all the posters you buy at Flatstock, and a selection of our favorite SSD apparel, as well as a few surprises, all with special weekend discounts.

Pitchfork Music Festival Details:
July 16th-18th
Union Park 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL

New Musician as Designer T-Shirt - Nick Zinner

If you haven’t yet, make sure to check out the latest installment in our Musician as Designer series. The new t-shirt, printed on organic Alternative Apparel garments, features Nick Zinner as designer. Zinner, who lives in New York City, is a founding member of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Head Wound City, as well as an accomplished photographer. There are only 84 pieces in this (very) limited edition, so be sure to get one before they’re out.

Stay Tuned for these Upcoming Projects at SSD:

The 10th edition of our Artist Music Journals series is arriving shortly, featuring designer Brian Roettinger. Founder of the design studio/record label Hand Held Heart, Roettinger has received the highest praises for his album art and design for No Age and Liars. Speaking of No Age, Brian’s installment in the ongoing series is extra-special - the book comes with a one-sided 10″ record, featuring 3 exclusive tracks from No Age and Brian, who collaborated to present the musical accompaniment to Brian’s visual journal. Pre-orders will be available within the next 3 weeks.

We’re also really excited to start production this week on Touchable Sound: A Collection of 7-inch Records from the USA. The upcoming book features over 300 records from the past 25 years, essays from figures as talented and diverse as Justin Pearson (Three One G / Locust), Sam McPheeters (Vermiform / Born Against), Tom Hazelmyer (Amphetamine Reptile), Kristin Thompson (Simple Machines), and more, as well an introduction by Henry H. Owings (Chunklet Magazine). Each record was photographed, researched, and documented in this homage to labor intensive, artistically driven, exceptionally packaged 7’s, which continue to influence and define modern record packaging design.

Last but not least, stay on the look out for our 2010 Collection. It will feature five talented designers and ten amazing bands. The first release will feature Animal Collective and Atlas Sound, as designed by the talented Rob Carmichael/Seen Studio, as well as Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Pantha du Prince, as designed by the incredible Hisham Bharoocha. More info and pre-orders coming soon. In the meantime, stock up on the remaining designs from the 2009 Collection, all at 40% off.

We are thrilled to announce the fourth installment in our ongoing Musician as Designer series, featuring the work of Jeremy Earl. Jeremy’s book of drawings and collages entitled Skull, published by Not Not Fun, is a reflection of his love for the ephemera of the human mind, the everlasting peace of the animal spirit, and mummified head hands. Earl plays guitar in the evenings with Woods and sells fine archaic audio artifacts through the labels Woodsist and Fuck it Tapes. He is a dual citizen of Warwick and Brooklyn, New York.

Musician as Designer
Edition 04
Artist: Jeremy Earl
Edition Size: 60

Printed in a very limited quantity on Alternative Apparel organic garments, Jeremy’s installment features individually tie-dyed garments (done by Jeremy himself) and an original 1 color design (deep red) screen printed on organic crew neck t’s.

There are 60 shirts in this installment, available in unisex XS-XL.

A very limited quantity of the first 3 Musician as Designer t’s, by Hisham Bharoocha, Bjorn Copeland, and Eye, respectively, are available in our shop.

Big day for Soundscreen Design as we got two new, limited-edition products up for pre-order in our shop.

The third and latest installment in the Musician as Designer T shirt line, curated byHisham Bharoocha and Soundscreen Design, features the intricate design of the legendary Eye, of Boredoms fame. Printed in a very limited quantity on Alternative Apparel organic garments, Eye’s installment features an original 2 color design (white base with black overprint) screen printed on “earth green” color organic crew neck t’s. There are 72 shirts in this installment, available in unisex XS-XL.
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The latest installment in the Artist Music Journals series showcases the amazing illustration and poster work from our favorite Montreal-based design team, Seripop. Known for their original illustration and design work, as well as their longstanding tenure as founders and members of the musical outfit Aids Wolf, Seripop have a broad following around the globe. For their installment in the ongoing series, Seripop compiled years of original gig poster work, the first collection of its kind for the studio, which has made thousands of prints over the years.

To celebrate the release of both Bjorn’s Musician as Designer t-shirt and Artist Music Journal, we are offering a package deal of the two at a discounted price, 20% off. Available for a limited time and while quantities last exclusively in our shop.

Thank you to Time Out NY for including Hisham Bharoocha’s Musician as Designer T in their story on the best band t’s (Image 8 in the story). Out of the edition of 78, limited quantities remain in our shop.

Printed in a very limited quantity on Alternative Apparel organic garments, Hisham’s installment features an original 2 color design (charcoal & metallic silver) printed on “earth natural” color organic crew neck t’s.

If you want more from Hisham, we recommend his Artist Music Journal, which is also limited and available in our shop.

The second installment in the ongoing Musician as Designer series, designed by Bjorn Copeland of Black Dice, is out now. Printed in a very limited quantity on Alternative Apparel organic garments, Bjorn’s installment features an original 1 color design printed on “earth natural” color organic crew neck t’s, and are available in unisex XS-XL.

There are 60 shirts in this edition, and once their gone they will never be repressed. Each shirt comes with a custom hang tag, hand numbered to denote edition.

The inaugural edition, from series co-curator Hisham Bhroocha, is still available in limited quantities.

Stay tuned for upcoming installments from Jeremy Earl (of Woods), Eye (of Boredoms) and more.

To celebrate the release of our new Curated Series, Musician As Designer, we made a video.  The video features the series co-curator and inaugural installment designer Hisham Bharoocha explaining his approach to the design, the scope of the series, and the desire to surround yourself with the things you collect.

Also featured are the shirts printers, Fleaheart, in their Greenpoint studio during the printing process for Hisham’s edition.

Limited quantities remain in our shop.

Hisham Akira Bharoocha is an artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York. He concentrates on creating music, visual art, and photography. Needless to say we hold him in incredibly high regard here at Soundscreen, and we couldn’t be happier to announce 2 new offerings from Hisham.

The first involves an entirely new Curated Series entitled Musician as Designer. In addition to creating the first installment, the series is being co-curated by Hisham and Soundscreen.

Each month we will select a musician to design a fashion t, print a very limited quantity (roughly 64-88 shirts, all sizes combined) on Alternative Apparel organic garments, and sell them only through Soundscreen Design’s online shop.

Hisham’s installment features an original 2 color design (charcoal & metallic silver) printed on “earth natural” color organic crew neck t’s. There are 78 shirts in this installment, available in unisex XS-XL.

We are also thrilled to release Edition 04 in our ongoing Artist Music Journals series, by Mr. Bharoocha:

“This AMJ is a compilation made up of mostly collage work I have done over the years, as well as some of my installation drawings. This if the first book of my own so I am excited about it and hope you are as well. It was a simple process to create this book but I am glad to have it out in the world. It describes an era of development for me in my work. I hope to surpass this work by keeping on the creative path but it’s nice to have something to look back on. Art is for sharing not keeping to yourself. The more people your work can speak to the more powerful it becomes. Let it fall out of your hands and into the minds of others. You can’t own it, you can only create it.”

As a special bonus, to celebrate the release of both Hisham’s t-shirt and Artist Music Journal, we are offering a package deal of the two at a discounted price, available for a limited time and while quantities last. Click here to purchase.