Joby Harris
| Joby Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 February 1975 |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, Musician |
| Website | http://www.jobyharris.com |
Joby Harris (born February 21, 1975) is a designer and director in Los Angeles, California. He is also the lead singer and guitar player for the American post-hardcore band Crash Rickshaw. He is currently a visual strategist for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.[1]
Music
Harris performed in Crash Rickshaw on two albums to date.[2] A self-titled album on Seattle based record label Tooth & Nail Records in late 2001 and a second album entitled The Unknown Clarity independently released on iTunes in 2008.
Harris previously spent time performing with Pittsburgh local punk band Phatso[3] as well as Orange County, California bands Rainy Days, and The Moodswingers opening for such acts as At the Drive In, P.O.D., Project 86, and Zao.[4]
In late 2009, he wrote and co-performed an independently released fight song for professional NFL football team the Pittsburgh Steelers.[5]
Visual Art
As an artist, he has created designs, models or props for:
- television: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alias, Firefly, Angel, C.S.I., Malcolm In the Middle, Star Trek Enterprise;
- motion pictures Solaris, Cat in the Hat, Bruce Almighty, Bad Boys 2, Constantine;
- theme park: Disney's Tokyo Disney Sea in Tokyo, Japan; Universal Studios Hollywood;
- publishing: Thomas Nelson Books, Zondervan, Jossey-Bass
- music: Madonna, System of a Down, Mrs. Greenbird, Project 86
In December 2011, Joby became a finalist in the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl commercial contest. His commercial "Bird of Prey" airs on television in the United States and Canada.[9]
In January 2015, while working as a visual strategist for NASA's JPL, Harris illustrated three posters celebrating Exoplanets.[10] The vintage style travel posters featured Kepler-186f, HD 40307 g, and Kepler-16b. News of the posters gained quick international attention by way of Gizmodo,[11] The Verge,[12] CNN,[13] Time (magazine),[14] Newsweek,[15] io9,[16] Reddit [17] and Popular Mechanics.[18]
Discography
Albums
With Crash Rickshaw
- The Unknown Clarity (2008)
- Crash Rickshaw (2001)
External links
References
- ↑ "Evidence of working for JPL"
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/crash-rickshaw/id547283
- ↑ Phatso (punk band) Punk Band
- ↑ "Evidence of Past Bands"
- ↑ "Evidence of writing song"
- ↑ "Evidence of being an artist"
- ↑ " Evidence of being an artist"
- ↑ "Evidence of Directing"
- ↑ http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/tag/joby-harris/
- ↑ "Travel Posters"
- ↑ "Posters Gizmodo"
- ↑ "Posters The Verge"
- ↑ "Posters CNN"
- ↑ "Posters Time"
- ↑ "Posters Newsweek"
- ↑ "Posters io9"
- ↑ "Posters Reddit"
- ↑ "Posters Popular Mechanics"