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Sushi Maki Live Painting
I painted this mural live on June 4, 2010 at Sushi Maki during the Coral Gables Gallery Night.
Erni Vales interview for 88hiphop.com
Hello, Erni. Let’s get started, shall we? H.K.: You started writing about 20 years ago… that was late 70s. The era when subway graffiti was on the decline… but you definitely got your part in keeping the train movement alive. You did it all… panels, end-to-ends… if my memory serves me right …you even had […]
Tribal Wall 2009 – San Diego, CA
Timelapse of me painting a wall at Tribal USA Headquarters in San Diego, California, in July 2009. Check out their website at www.tribalgear.com.
Mountain Dew Commercial with Busta Rhymes, 2001
[vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXTkoKPjmk8&feature=youtu.be”] Director Hype Williams, Production Designer Erni Vales
Funkmaster Flex Featuring DMX
Funkmaster Flex Featuring DMX “Do You” Director Hype Williams Murals Erni Vales
New York Subway Graffiti – Reportage (UK)
A classic video (albeit lo-fi) of the UK program Reportage talking about the death of New York subway graffiti. (Sorry for the quality!)
Nelly Furtado “…On the Radio (Remember the Days)” Music Video
Video directed by Hype Williams, graffiti design by yours truly, Erni Vales! 2002 (C)
Sprite Commercial ft. Nas & AZ – 1997
Sprite commercial from 1997, featuring my take on “Obey Your Thirst”!
SQ25- 25 years in the mix
For the 25 year retrospective of graffiti legend Erni Vales, Bruno Levy created this video, animating some of my old black book drawings to songs by Scott Hardkiss and Sara Walker. Thanks, Bruce!
Space Monkeys – “Sugar Cane” Music Video
Sugar Cane by Space Monkeys from the album “THE DADDY OF THEM ALL” 1997, directed by David LaChapelle, murals by Erni Vales!
Krista “Temporary Insanity” Music Video – 2009
Music video by Krista performing Temporary Insanity. (C) 2009 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment Directed and Produced by Ron Mohrhoff, background graffiti/murals by Erni Vales.
Rock Steady Crew “Rhythm Technicians” Video
Rock Steady Crew’s Rhythm Technicians video, with artwork by yours truly!
Tender Crisp Bacon Ranch
The cult classic advertisement for Burger King with some sweet lyrics by Hootie! Director: David LaChapelle Art: Erni Vales
Music in Motion
Interiors Magazine, May 1994 Music in Motion A graffiti sculpture of Mercury adds a hip mood to a New York record company Text by Justin Henderson, photography by Scott Frances/ESTO Mercury Records hired Milo Klienberg Design Associates (MKDA) to plan its offices in midtown Manhattan’s Worldwide Plaza and asked for an image update: 30,000 square […]