Ep. 185: Jess Rotter (Illustrator) Jess Rotter is a Los Angeles–based illustrator whose hand-drawn work spans album and book covers, film posters, murals, apparel, and editorial projects. Raised in New York and inspired by her father’s vinyl covers and comic books, Rotter has collaborated with artists and brands including Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, the Grateful Dead, Nike, Questlove, and Parker Posey. Her illustrations bring warmth, wit, and a distinctly personal touch to every project.An important voice in the reissue record boom of the mid-2000s, Rotter’s artwork helped shape the visual language of a new generation discovering rare music through vinyl. Beyond her commissioned work, she founded Rotter and Friends, a cult-favorite T-shirt line featured in Vogue, Rolling Stone, Spin, and more. Her art has appeared in NY Magazine, The Washington Post and in collaborations with Gibson Guitars, Rodarte, and major publishers including Chronicle, Penguin Random House, and Abrams. Her book I’m Bored (Hat and Beard Press) captures her signature mix of humor and nostalgia, rooted in the rock ’n’ roll counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s.jessrotter.comi: @rotterandfriendsCreditsStephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.stephenbluhm.fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rich WexlerProducer/Interviewer ⁠⁠⁠http://www.vintageannalsarchive.comEpisode EditorsOtter Castro https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro

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