Deron Millay is a Los Angeles based art director working across brand, product, & editorial at Apple Music.
APPLE
2021-Present
Confidential
Available upon request.
GENIUS HOME STUDIO
Genius
Branding, Product
2020
Genius Home Studio is a multi-part program pairing established artists like Mike WILL Made-It, Offset with aspiring talent to create and collaborate on original songs.
The program is powered by a web based DAW that lets users make beats from home, or download the custom beat pack to use on software of their choice. For those just starting out the site takes users on a step by step process in song creation.
Client: HP
In collaboration with: Violet Office
Motion Design: Christina Lu
GENIUS IQ/BBQ
Genius
Creative Direction, Experiential
2019
Sole designer for summer concert series celebrating music knowledge.
Animation: Violet Office
SNOH AALEGRA
Genius x Burberry
Art Direction, Branding, New Media
2020
Performance video highlighting Burberry’s newest Monogram Collection.
Client: Burberry
Design Team: Christina Lu
LYRICS TO LIFE
Genius x Dropbox
Branding, Experiential
2018
Pop-up art exhibition inspired by song lyrics. Visual artists took iconic lyrics and transformed them into physical art that music fans could see, touch & experience.
Client: Dropbox
Design Team: Tania Lili, Allison Ball, Willie Ip
GENIUS IQ/BBQ
Genius
Branding, Experiential
2018
Annual summer concert event celebrating music knowledge featuring performances from 2 Chainz, Tierra Whack, Jack Harlow, Princess Nokia and more.
Design Team: Tania Lili, Christina Lu, Willie Ip, Peter Fowler
Animation: Violet Office
FADER FORT
The FADER
Branding, Experiential
2017
FADER FORT is the original experiential platform for independent music and youth culture. Entering its 16th year at SXSW, The FADER FORT returned with a whole new look and feel.
Design Team: Kalani Fujimori, Al Porto, Madison Bullard
OPEN MIC
Genius
Art Direction, Branding, New Media
2019
Live performance video series spotlighting artists at the critical stage in their career between underground buzz and mass discovery.
Director: Sam Balaban
MASEGO
Genius x Crown Royal
Art Direction, New Media
2020
Performance video with Masego and animator/illustator blackpowerbarbie.
Client: Crown Royal
Animation: blackpowerbarbie
Design Team: August Foreman
MISCELLANEOUS
Editorial Illustration, Merch, Branding2017-2020
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