Professor Brunofsky

sketch book : 07,11

2011-07-07T10:39:00.007-04:00

Decibel magazine, issue 83

Decibel magazine, issue 82

Decibel magazine, issue 81

Decibel magazine, issue 80

Decibel magazine, issue 79

Decibel magazine, issue 78

sketchbook : 01,11

2011-01-21T01:38:00.000-05:00

Decibel magazine, issue 77

sketchbook : 12,10

2011-01-21T01:35:00.001-05:00

Decibel magazine, issue 76

sketchbook : nov9,10

2010-11-09T22:45:00.003-05:00

Decibel magazine, issue 75

sketchbook: sep9,10

2010-09-09T03:32:00.002-04:00

Decibel magazine, issue 73

The Atlas Moth hoodie design

2010-08-20T12:40:00.001-04:00

The Atlas Moth

sketchbook : jul14,10

2010-07-14T11:28:00.003-04:00

Decibel Magazine, issue 71

sketchbook : jun9,10

2010-06-09T15:20:00.004-04:00

"Run, Piggy, Run," Decibel magazine, issue 70"Thar She Blows," Decibel magazine, issue 70

sketchbook : apr7,10

2010-04-07T12:43:00.001-04:00

Decibel Magazine, issue 68

Javelina & Howl spring tour poster illustration

2010-03-10T00:18:00.003-05:00

Rosetta, Restorations, East of the Wall weekend tour poster

2010-02-24T12:29:00.003-05:00

sketchbook: jan 11,10

2010-01-11T23:42:00.001-05:00

"Year of the [metal] tiger," Decibel Magazine issue 65

show flyer

2010-01-05T12:31:00.002-05:00

sketchbook : dec10,09

2009-12-10T13:13:00.002-05:00

"The music of decline," Decibel Magazine issue 64

Restorations shirt design

2009-11-21T13:19:00.004-05:00

Restorations

sketchbook : nov 9,09

2009-11-21T13:08:00.002-05:00

Javelina, Atlas Moth, Wetnurse poster illustration

2009-11-04T01:29:00.000-05:00

sketchbook : oct 8,09

2009-10-08T14:23:00.002-04:00

"Kulted," Decibel Magazine issue # 62

Crystal Healer/Wizard

2009-09-15T09:38:00.003-04:00

Illustration for The Mountain Goats tour poster.

sketchbook : sep 10,09

2009-09-10T10:59:00.002-04:00

"Beyond Thunderstick," Decibel Magazine #61

sketchbook : aug 12,09

2009-08-12T03:16:00.002-04:00

Decibel Magazine #60

sketchbook : jul 9,09

2009-07-09T11:04:00.002-04:00

"Manotweet," Decibel Magazine #59

Lemuria poster

2009-06-19T00:57:00.002-04:00

by Jon Loudon and myself
The process can be seen at The Dude Group

Bear

2009-06-16T16:45:00.000-04:00

sketchbook : jun 16,09

2009-06-16T16:33:00.004-04:00

"Not to Entertain, but to Annihilate" Decibel Magazine #58
"Horoscopic Resonance" Decibel Magazine #57

Coaster design for upcoming show

2009-02-13T13:04:00.000-05:00

sketchbook : feb 10,09

2009-02-10T20:06:00.003-05:00

"The Shred Lord" Decibel Magazine #54

Karl & Ricky

2009-01-22T16:25:00.003-05:00

sketchbook : jan 20,09

2009-01-20T16:15:00.002-05:00

"The Thing That Should Not Be" Decibel Magazine #53

Jonny Rock 'n' Roll Pants

2009-01-20T01:14:00.001-05:00

Javelina "tyrants"

2009-01-12T15:09:00.008-05:00

Here is video I put together last night for the boys of Javelina. It was from this past Saturday's show with Cannibis Corpse and Skeletonwitch. Enjoy.

El Train sketches

2009-01-05T20:55:00.003-05:00

Grizzly Bear

2009-01-02T11:48:00.001-05:00

sketchbook : dec 22,08

2008-12-22T01:47:00.002-05:00

sketchbook : dec 10,08

2008-12-10T13:16:00.002-05:00

"Rum Sodom and the Lash" Decibel Magazine #52

sketchbook : nov 12,08

2008-11-12T21:23:00.001-05:00

"Hot Nordic Steel" Decibel Magazine #51

Sea of Red on Broad : Oct 31, 08

2008-10-31T18:45:00.001-04:00

Caped Vengeance

2008-10-01T21:09:00.000-04:00

For those of you who don't know, which is about 99.9% of you, myself and friend Dave Klyman have started a little web comic. If you have a free moment, check it out, and stop by frequently for new ones.
Also, become a follower. You won't.

[Caped Vengeance]

sketchbook : sep 22,08

2008-09-22T00:48:00.002-04:00

"Smelling the Glove" Decibel Magazine #49

Dynamic Balls of Awesome

2008-08-13T14:31:00.001-04:00

Thought I'd share this with everyone. I don't know why. It's an illustration I did for my friend Mark. He wanted to surprise his lady. Hope she's not horrified.

sketchbook : aug 11, 08

2008-08-11T23:30:00.001-04:00

"You Can't Always Get No Satisfaction" Decibel Magazine #48

sketchbook : jul 18, 08

2008-07-18T15:12:00.000-04:00

sketchbook : jun 11, 08

2008-06-11T20:40:00.000-04:00

sketchbook : may 15, 08

2008-05-15T15:59:00.000-04:00

sketchbook : apr 10, 08

2008-04-10T12:47:00.000-04:00

Again I have failed to stick to my weekly sketch book. Almost a month since the last one. It's been a busy past few weeks, but no excuses. The start of the baseball season has had me quite excited. Have gone to two Phillies games so far, and will be going to 3 more this month. Maybe at one of the games I will do some drawing to post up. Who knows. Could be a good idea.
Well, enjoy this illustration I did for the upcoming Decibel issue. See the finished version on my website.
Keep in touch, as I know you do. I mean, just scroll down and look at the number of comments I receive. Jesus, I think I'm writing to myself on this thing.
Good day to you all!

Rejected picture disc

2008-03-19T00:56:00.000-04:00

Here is a piece I just did for a picture disc. Apparently it doesn't quite go with the type of music on this vinyl. So I had to switch it up. I might post the newer version, but most likely not.
Maybe I'll turn this into a t-shirt. Want one?

sketchbook : mar 14, 08

2008-03-14T22:34:00.001-04:00

This is an illustration I did today for Underworld magazine in Portugal. It's of German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. "Widely acknowledged as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th century. He is known for his ground-breaking work in electronic music and aleatory (controlled chance) in serial composition. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music."(more info here)

Here is the finished piece.
Cheers!

sketchbook : mar 07, 08

2008-03-07T14:14:00.001-05:00

Hello hello. I'm pleased to report that I have not been holding to my weekly post from the sketchbook. It's been more like every other week or once a month. Ah well. I'll try to get better.
This is the latest illustration I did for Decibel magazine. Go here to see the finished version.

sketchbook : feb 06, 08

2008-02-06T00:52:00.000-05:00

I have not kept up with my weekly sketch book as I promised myself. Shame on me. I have been quite busy with projects, that it's been consuming up all my time. But no excuses. Anyhow. Here are two illustrations from my sketch book. They are the two most recent I've done for Decibel magazine.

sketchbook : dec 31, 07

2008-01-03T23:03:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year.
A little portrait of Ricky Gervais. I suppose. A comedy hero of mine.
And this one below is one I didn't get a chance to post from Thanksgiving day.

sketchbook : dec 18, 07

2007-12-18T15:05:00.000-05:00

It's been quite some time since my last post. Not too surprising as I can get bored of somethings fairly quickly. Though I do want to start something new here on this blog. I guess we can call it a new years resolution of sorts. I want to turn this into a sketch book blog. I will do weekly sketches, and post one, or a few of my choice. It won't be just a sketch book blog, I will still post other things such as designs, photos, and other things. We'll see how this goes.
So I will start with these two I have done in the past week. Enjoy.

Jena Berlin, "Quo Vadimus"

2007-08-27T18:54:00.000-04:00

Jena Berlin's new album, Quo Vadimus, is out now. Was released August 14th. I recommend and fully back this album. Not just because they are close friends, and the best dudes ever, or because I designed the album, but this is honestly just a great record. Very underrated band.

I will leave you with these images of the album, and also a nice review done by Siczine.com, who actually not only reviewed the music, but the album art as well (paragraph 6). It's nice to see that, no one really does that anymore.
Enjoy!

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Siczine.com

Jena Berlin
Quo Vadimus
Jumpstart Records

by Jeff Karbow

It's only been four years since the inception of Jena Berlin, (who are named after the two colleges that Karl Marx attended in Germany) and they already have their second full length under their belts. For many, the band's debut full length, "Passion Waits As The Program Keeps Going" was one of the most praised releases of 2005. However, writing and recording an amazing album doesn't guarantee anything unless you have great label support and a promotional agency that is willing to bust their ass for you. Well, they got a label in Jumpstart, who will put their all behind these guys and they also have a good promotional company backing them this time around.

There's been some rough spots to pave over though, since the release of the band's debut full length, "Passion Waits As The Program Keeps Going", the band have gone through some lineup changes. First, they've parted ways amicably with guitarist Mark Eble and replaced him with Jordan Kolenc. They also parted ways with bassist Jesse Gaun and have replaced him with Jarod Weldin. That could be the reason for the slight change in song writing, either that or the band just felt it was time to evolve into what ever came naturally.

Musically, these guys still sound like they have been spinning their Texas Is The Reason, At The Drive In records a lot but they have toned down the epic bursts of intense song writing a bit. Don't get me wrong, there's still plenty of intense moments but it seems to be a bit more harnessed than last time around. It's not as if they totally threw out their old approach of song writing, they've just replaced the more angular guitar runs as well as the passionate, searing screams of Jon Loudon, who is in my opinion one of the most unique sounding vocalist in all of the underground (and one hell of a lyricist may I add), with a more streamlined approach. I can honestly say, they're aren't many "standout tracks", per se, just an album that fits together perfectly. And I can appreciate the fact that instead of writing 4-5 good songs and than a bunch of other tracks just to throw on there just to call it a full length, these guys really sat down, took the time and wrote an album that sounds like a focused effort.

From the hanging chords in the opening of "Chelsea" to the goose bump inducing sing along at the end of "And Another Thing..." there isn't a moment or track throughout all eleven songs that will have you itching to press forward, not one.

At first I wasn't sure about the recording, I thought the drum tone was a bit too "round" and everything seemed a little too laid back for my tastes. Boy did I shove my foot in my mouth after some more listens. The recording sounds extremely natural, like they just mic'ed up the instruments and just let the musicians do their thing. And you could say that for the album itself, you just have to give it a chance to grow on you because if you have any sense of musical taste, it will.

The photography and art design which were all handled by Bruno Guerreiro looks just breathtaking. Anyone that's from Philadelphia will be able to tell the picture was taken from a set of row houses in the city. The way the sky wraps around the front and back of the digipack looks damn good. The little things throughout like how they tweaked around the barcode on the back cover help add to the overall layout. The accompanying booklet is a six page treat for the eyes. On every other page there is a picture that corresponds with the lyrics on the page, the one with the passengers on SEPTA's EL with eyes blanked out, tie in nicely to the song "Motion Sickness". Another great but little detail that helps make this layout is how certain words in the lyrics are highlighted in a different color as if to tell the listener it's like speaking aloud and than speaking to yourself inside your head.

Rating: 4/5
Songs Worthy of Replay: Island Living, And Another Thing... and Motion Sickness
Synopsis: Rarely does a band of this nature strike a chord with me and but their debut full length did. For their sophomore release they have traded in their intense bursts for more cohesive, streamlined song writing which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just doesn't have the energy that "Passion Waits As The Program Keeps Going, which for me made that album so great. With that said, this album is still ahead head and shoulders above its peers. Hopefully this album will open the doors that "Passion..." should've. Definitely interested to see what these guys have up their sleeve for future releases.

Charles Manson is Portugese!

2007-05-30T21:18:00.001-04:00

When I arrived at Decibel today, my co-worker Mark had set aside a magazine for me called Underworld. I had never heard of the magazine til now. It's a Portugese music magazine, covering a lot of the heavier acts of today, such as Neurosis, Clutch, Celtic Frost, Fucked Up, etc. Mark told me that Underworld subscribes to Decibel and wanted to run an article they really enjoyed that we printed in issue #22, about Charles Manson. It was an article by J. Bennett, named Cry Now, Cry Later, it's an article that J writes each issue, and is illustrated by yours truly. So Underworld asked permission to run it, permission was granted, so they translated it and ran it. So I'm here to share it with you. I thought it was cool being that I myself am Portugese.

Hello first entry,

2007-05-09T01:30:00.000-04:00

It is late, and I thought I'd add 2 photos I recently took for a feature in Decibel magazine. I will most likely be adding a lot of illustration work and possibly design work as well to this thing of a blogger.
Enjoy, and I'll talk to you soon.