Joe Spix is an art director and designer living in New York City. He holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the Tyler School of Art, and as an art director for Universal Republic Records has created album artwork for acts such as Robert Plant, Nelly, Akon, Kid Cudi, The Lonely Island and ZZ Top. Joe has also contributed illustrations to The New York Times opinion pages.

This rather ostentatious photo was taken by the awesome Dean Karr.