Steven R. Gilmore is a Canadian artist and graphic designer most known for his work on

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design, particularly his role as in-house artist for Nettwerk Records for much of the 1980s and 1990s. He has designed record album sleeves for bands such as

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, Nickelback, A Perfect Circle, BT, Machines of Loving Grace, and Two Steps from Hell.

Career

Although Gilmore began working as an artist during the 1970s, his career did not take off until the 1980s, when he began actively working with various Canadian bands. Gilmore met CEvin Key of

at a nightclub in 1982, and the two became friends with Gilmore designing artwork subsequent albums. According to the sprawling history of Canadian popular music ''

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'', "Steven R. Gilmore was enlisted as the resident artist to design a distinct look for the label’s promotional material and album covers. Shaping the look of the label would remain crucial throughout Nettwerk’s history…" Gilmore also created the promotional materials for films such as '' The Dark Knight'', ''

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'', '' Watchmen'' and '' The Lord of the Rings''. As both a DJ and artist, Gilmore helped shape the aesthetics of

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, according to S. Alexander Reed's book '' Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music''.

References

External links

Official site
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