It was an honour to be asked to create the King Sunshine logo and album design for Second Movement. After a conversation about their unique approach to creating music and performing, I was given an opportunity to listen to the album ahead of its release. I enjoyed it very much and it inspired me.
I remember lying on my couch with my earphones. I drifted into an idea around flowers seeking sunshine. I sketched this idea in my moleskine sketchbook along with a few words. Then drawing from the Vectorvault vector art library, to build a structure in Adobe Illustrator.
King Sunshine is a Canadian nine-piece powerhouse collective known for blending underground disco and funk with contemporary dance styles like deep house and techno. Founded to bring high-quality, live dance music back to the stage, the band has performed at major events, including the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Band logo design
Vector illustration
A burst of energy kicks off King Sunshines sophomore album Second Movement. The catchy guitar riffs and strong backing from the horns and percussions sections on “At the Party” gets the groove started and introduces new lead singer Maya Chilton‘s impressive pipes.
Toronto’s King Sunshine describe themselves as a House Orchestra, but with this new record they have solidified themselves as leaders in Canada’s Acid Jazz (or Nu-Jazz) scene. They seamlessly fuse elements of jazz, house, dance, disco and funk into their own concoction of dance inciting music that has been keeping clubs across eastern Canada bumping for years.
Special mention needs to be made of “That Rag“, the 1920’s inspired track that conjures thoughts of smoky swing clubs and is a perfect companion piece to the crowd favorite Bourbon Town (which is the only song on the album repeated from their self-titled debut). If you like to dance to funky homegrown grooves dont miss this new offering, and make sure to check them out next time they come to your town.
This album design was created with Vectorvault Vectors.