Charlie Hanlon is a guitarist, song writer and artist for the band Dark Satellite. The founding member of the band started playing music and getting interested in art around 12 years old. Around this time of his life he often would sit in his room and analyze album art as he played the album from start to finish. Once he got around the age of 16 and eventually starting his own band, his art made it through to being used as show flyers, demo cd covers, stickers, T-shirts, etc. Even aiding other bands and groups with their cd cover art and flyers. The unique style of his art matches the vibe and feel of his music. Charlie's band is called Dark Satellite. An indie/post rock band based in the bay area of California. Dark Satellite has a raw, powerful yet calming atmospheric vibe. Charlie lucked out when it came to where he got all the vintage material for his art. "One day my mom came home with about 3 dozen life magazines from the 1940's-1970's. All mangled up, some had water damage. She found them at some garage sale. I knew it was a gold mine for designs. I really got tired of looking for material to work with. And a whole bunch just landed in front of me. So I had no excuse to not make something from it. In the beginning there would be a kind of theme I was going for when I approached making a print. But after a while I found the best technique that works for me is sitting down and seeing what just comes out. It's always fun not expecting to make something that ends up being your or someone else's favorite piece." All prints are handmade collages. The most recent music from Dark Satellite is their album "Alone with Everyone" released May of 2021 (available on spotify/bandcamp). The band is currently working on their next album that has not been titled yet, followed by a California Tour.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/38XPmxSZM9tRQCPRvM5zFi Bandcamp: https://darksatellite.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darksatellite/ Merch: https://www.cactushouserecording.com/ Music Videos: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7iizRT_pjAg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=22oW0mTXj6I https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J4LKsaSkVZU
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