PJ Loughran (born October 4, 1973) is an American illustrator, musician and entrepreneur.

Career

After graduating from the

Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

, Loughran began his career as in illustrator doing work for the Op-Ed pages of ''

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''. He has created over 2,000 illustrations for publications and publishers including

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, ''

Guitar World ''Guitar World'' is a monthly music magazine for guitarists – and fans of guitar-based music and trends – that has been published since July 1980. ''Guitar World'', the best-selling guitar magazine in the United States, contains original art ...

'', ''

The Village Voice ''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the ''Voice'' began as a platform for the crea ...

'', ''Time'' and ''Harper's Magazine''. Loughran is the former founder and CEO of Kerosene Creative Services, which he sold in 2009 to Manifest Digital. He served as Chief Creative Officer of Manifest Digital for two years. In 2012, he founded The Distillery, a Chicago/LA-based digital creative and social media agency. In 2013, Loughran sold the Distillery to Superfly, best known as the co-founders of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN and the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, CA, where he is served as their Executive Creative Director and then President. In 2019, Loughran left Superfly to start EMÁJYN, a VIP / executive events firm specializing in high-end corporate experiences, with an emphasis on talent and behind-the-scenes access to entertainment and culture. in 2020, Loughran founded two additional new companies - LOUGHRAN & CO, a brand marketing agency focusing on brand creation, design strategy, content marketing and fractional CMO advisement, and FUNNY WATER, a beverage company that produces an alcoholic still water, featuring 3 flavors, low alcohol, low calories, and electrolytes and anti-oxidants.

Music

Loughran is also a musician and songwriter. Since 2001, he has completed four albums, ''Grenadine'' in 2001, ''Sunrise Run'' in 2006, ''Spinning On'' in 2012 and ''McKinley and Miles'' in 2018, the last of which was produced by Grammy Award nominated record producer John Alagia. Loughran has toured and opened for many prominent artists, including

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, Johnny Lang, Martin Sexton, Taj Mahal, Todd Rundgren, REO Speedwagon, and

The North Mississippi All-Stars North Mississippi Allstars is an American blues and southern rock band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is currently composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, lowebow, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, electr ...

. In 2020, Loughran released an EP, "Davenport - Songs From Quarantine", detailing his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic between March and April 2020.

References

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