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Martin Crandon is a designer and producer based in London, England

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NOW London, England.

            Working across the creative industry, Martin helps musicians, brands, and businesses by developing new identities, creating products, taking photos, directing campaigns, producing videos, growing audiences, and much, much more. Learn more

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About

Self-portrait of Martin angled towards the right in a black and white striped shirt.

I'm a cross-discipline creative inspired by everything that combines function and form, and hold the strong view that everything can be improved with a design mindset.

Studying at Leeds Conservatoire in the north of England, I specialised in Music Production, receiving my Bachelor's degree whilst practicing artistic design in the city.

Deep in the London creative scene, I now use my 'full-stack' of creative business skills to work with music labels, publications, and artists of all kinds on a huge variety of projects. 

Clients

Immersed in the music scene, I was able to work with countless bands and artists to help craft the art and image for their music, soon leading meto work with independent brands to help form their identity.

This large volume of quality work led to projects with notable music industry clients such as Warner Music Group & ADA Music, Dork Magazine, among others.

'Warner Music Group' logo'ADA Music' logo'Dork Magazine' logo

Services

Design
Illustration
Brand Identity
Brand Strategy
Web Design
Photography
Copywriting
Film
Ad campaigns
Social Content
Artist Development
Songwriting
Record Production
Audio Engineering
Mixing
Mastering

Contact

I am currently open to project work across all areas. Email me at contact@martincrandon.com to let me know about your project and what I can do to help.

Work

Music

Music Production and Mixing for pop, indie and alt/rock artists. I help artists along the entire journey, assisting with perfecting the song, producing it to it's full potential, and building a unique brand around your artistry to push you forward in the industry.

Design

Photo showing a vinyl record in a sleeve on an orange background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Curious' by Lucy Whittaker.A poster for the Dork Easter Party gig with the band Anteros. A photo shows the band Anteros with party hats and bunny ears illustrated onto the members of the band A new concept logo with icon and wordmark reading 'Limewire' on a lime green background.A cyan background with a laptop and tablet showing The Stage website on both displays.A pink to white gradient background with a paint-splatter logo reading 'The Stage Debut Awards'.Photo showing a vinyl record in a sleeve on an orange background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Curious' by Lucy Whittaker.

From brand identity to end product, I help creative businesses build a seamless experience that fosters the best relationship possible between you and your audience.

Photo

Portrait photo of musician Alex Tracey. Alex is wearing round sunglasses and a pink and blue striped collared shirt against a blurred grassy background.Portrait photo of musician Alex Tracey. Alex is wearing round sunglasses and a yellow shirt against a grey stone background.Portrait photo of musician Alex Tracey. Alex is wearing round sunglasses and a pink and blue striped collared shirt against a blurred grassy background.

Portraits and live music photography from the past three years. I love documenting moments and plan to take a more artistic approach to photography in my upcoming work. Mainly music and people who ask nicely enough.

Select Projects

Dork Magazine

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Promoting live music for the Indie scene's favourite magazine

Promoting live music for the Indie scene's favourite magazine

The Stage

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Putting a face to the voice of 140 years of British theatre.

Over a year of work as The Stage's designer, covering an immense scope of work including Brand Identity, Editorial, Events, Web Design, and more.

Brooders

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Mind-twisting artworks for the post-grunge face-melters

A series of artworks for punk-grunge trio Brooders' series of 2019 singles, encapsulating themes of relationships and mental health issues through montage artworks of lyrical imagery.

Alex Tracey

Artist Development

Alex Tracey is an indie-pop/rock artist bending many aspects of guitar music with complex modern pop productions. I worked with Alex over a long period of time, creatively and artistically directing his projects and developing him as an artist to capitalise on his strengths. Work included song production, photography, artworking, video direction, and more.

Lleo

Production

A portrait photo of artist Lucy Whittaker. Lucy is wearing a black backwards cap and a black fluffy jacket.

Lucy Whittaker is a London-based pop artist on the rise. Now known as lleo, we've worked together on many of her releases from branding and artwork to songwriting. As producer, I helped meticulously craft the specific sound she imagined in her head, so everyone else could hear it too.

The Stage

Brand Identity

A dimly-lit, dramatic photo of theatre seating, with the cyan The Stage logo centred in the image.A cyan background with a laptop and tablet showing The Stage website on both displays.A logo reading 'The Stage Awards' over a cyan-filtered background image of a large, pillared, grand building.A pink to white gradient background with a paint-splatter logo reading 'The Stage Debut Awards'.A cyan background with a laptop and mobile phone showing The Stage website on both displays.A cyan background with white text reading 'The world's oldest and best theatre publication' in a serif font.A dimly-lit, dramatic photo of theatre seating, with the cyan The Stage logo centred in the image.A cyan background with a laptop and tablet showing The Stage website on both displays.

As the world's oldest theatre publication, The Stage is a key and cherished part of its industry. Over two years, I helped revitalise almost every aspect of The Stage brand, and elevate it to be it's best self.

Brooders

Artwork Series

Photo showing a red vinyl record in a sleeve on a black background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Daisy Chain' by BroodersPhoto showing a vinyl record in a sleeve on a yellow background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Mindfield' by Brooders.Close-cropped photo showing a green vinyl record in a sleeve. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Caged' by Brooders.Black and white portrait photo of a bassist from the band Brooders playing on stage.Photo showing a vinyl record in a sleeve on a blue background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Breathe' by Brooders.Photo showing a vinyl record in a sleeve on a red background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Rinse Repeat' by Brooders.Photo showing a red vinyl record in a sleeve on a black background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Daisy Chain' by BroodersPhoto showing a vinyl record in a sleeve on a yellow background. The vinyl displays the cover artwork for the song 'Mindfield' by Brooders.

A statement on themes of mental health and the struggles of relationships, this artwork series reflects two years of screeching riffs from Leeds-based trio Brooders.

All projects (with more to come!)