Stephen Byram is a New York

New York City

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-based graphic designer

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. He was born in Oakland, California

California

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 in 1952, studied at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, and moved to New York in 1979.

His design of compact disc

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 packaging was featured in Eye magazine

Eye (magazine)

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 (No. 42, Vol. 11, Winter 2001). This work is typified by tactile surfaces, hand drawing and dynamic typography.

Among musicians that feature covers by Stephen Byram are Dave Douglas, Living Colour

Living Colour

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, Frank Catalano

Frank Catalano

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, and Django Bates

Django Bates

Django Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...

. Byram has also designed the artwork for many releases from Screwgun Records

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