kaz phoenix
is a concept creative thinker, designer, and retired emo enthusiast based in los angeles→ [email protected]
insta → @kaz.phoenix

current roles include:creative marketing intern
@ 5b artist managementgraphic designer/video editor
@ voracious recordsvisual media coordinator
@ cherry pop recordsa&d manager @ ucla radio
kaz has worked on projects for
☆ = artist/band| ★ = company/org
☆ 311
5b artist management ★
☆ amon amarth
☆ arankai
arista records ★
☆ avenged sevenfold
☆ bayside
☆ black eyed peas
☆ blood incantation
☆ billy idol
☆ bob marley
☆ bunt.
☆ castle rat
cherry pop records ★
☆ comastatic
☆ damiano david
☆ divinity falls
☆ fall out boy
fem news magazine ★
fresh off the scene ★
☆ fit for an autopsy
☆ flogging molly
☆ frank zappa
☆ halsey
☆ hawthorne heights
☆ hiatus
hopeless records ★
i am musicology ★
☆ illuminati hotties
☆ jonah kagen
☆ jordan cierra
☆ karen dio
☆ kiss
☆ lamb of god
☆ lady vengeance
☆ luzer
marshall ★
☆ melrose avenue
☆ mercyful fate
☆ michael clifford
☆ mother love bone
☆ nat king cole
☆ neck deep
☆ nelly
☆ nicole sophia
☆ onerepublic
☆ pennywise
☆ persona 749
pink motel ★
☆ sapwrist
☆ sleeping with sirens
☆ slipknot
☆ soilwork
☆ sorry mom
☆ speaking of her
☆ stateside
☆ sublime
supreme republic ent ★
☆ sweet pill
☆ the all american rejects
☆ the bronx
☆ the cranberries
☆ the listening dolls
☆ the smashing pumpkins
☆ the toxhards
☆ the wonder years
☆ trick the dog
☆ trivium
☆ tx2
herb alpert school of music ★
ucla radio ★
universal music group ★
universal music enterprises ★
voracious records ★
☆ waterparks
...are you next?
Into Oblivion
while interning at 5b, i assisted with elements of the rollout for lamb of god's into oblivionfrom making graphics for socials to designing a 23 page limited edition zine, it was
programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
deliverables:
✧ 23 individual pages
✧ digital banners
✧ social media graphics
✧ zine format

individual page spread - "into oblivion"


livenation ticket sale announcement - social media graphics

individual page spread - "el vacío"


siriusxm ticket giveaway - social media graphics

individual page spread - "the killing floor"

social media banners - new album out now
zine promo videos (edited by pink motel, premiere collectibles)
Cemetery Drive
as my senior capstone, i’m revamping cemetery drive, a radio show turned magazineit’s a ride through the evolution of twenty genres within alternative music over the last fifty years - work in progress
programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ carrd.co web builder
deliverables:
✧ 60+ magazine pages
✧ animated videos + gifs
✧ business cards
✧ custom website
✧ stickers + buttons


magazine - final cover graphic, first page design

individual genre spread design - hyperpop
animated assets - gif of self, spinning cemetery drive cd

individual genre spread design - art rock


business cards for event - front side, back side

individual genre spread design - shoegaze


diy merchandise for event - stickers, buttons
UCLA Radio
from hosting my own radio show on-air weekly for a year straight to managing the art & design department, ucla radio was my main creative outlet at collegeoutside of digital pieces for social media, i led physical projects such as screenprinting, button making, and creating zines
programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ canva
deliverables:
✧ creative direction
✧ event flyers
✧ merchandise
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify playlist covers
✧ visual brand guide
event flyers - w26 show of the quarter, meet the managers
playlist covers - aapi month, character series, women's history month
social media graphics - s26 show schedule, musicians open mic
screenprinting - caterpillar tank top, f25 intern project
physical work - hands-on button workshop, creative direction
Sleeping With Sirens Zine
while interning at 5b, i led the visual branding + inner page design for sleeping with sirens "an ending in itself - zine cd"
programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
deliverables:
✧ 23 individual pages
✧ creative direction
✧ zine format

individual page spread - "an ending in itself"
promotional video + story posts (edited by pink motel)
mock product shots for zine (edited by rise records)

individual page spread - "god in my head", "need you here"

individual page spread - "process"
5B Artist Management
as a creative marketing intern, i curate and design content for a roster of 50+ artists, mainly working within the digital department of 5b, as well as pink motel (their marketing agency)on the management side, i have assisted with outsourcing freelance creatives, influencers, and playlist curators
programs used:
✩ adobe acrobat
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ capcut
deliverables:
✧ merchandise
✧ one sheets
✧ pitch decks
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify playlist covers
✧ tour admats + assets
✧ video cutdowns


tour admat/templates - blood incantation, trivium
trivium - album anniversary cutdowns for instagram + tiktok


festival artist announce templates - sublime, slightly stoopid
cover animations - sleeping with sirens, king diamond, mercyful fate
cutdowns - sleeping with sirens, crown the empire, flogging molly


311 - all access badge, fan banner photo op for 311 day 2026
lamb of god - individual show promo graphics


pollstar magazine feature page, knofest promotional graphic
cover animations - sleeping with sirens, king diamond, mercyful fate


localized tour admats - pennywise, 311 x dirty heads



social media graphics - 311, castle rat, hawthorne heights
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe)
as a content marketing intern at the catalog label of universal music group, i worked within the creative & marketing teamspulling from a roster of 250+ artists, my content received 11.1M+ views and was featured at the forever loving marley event
programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ capcut
deliverables:
✧ digital ads + gifs
✧ print designs
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns
✧ udiscover banners
mother love bone - indie record store exclusives lithographs
udiscover ads - onerepublic, fall out boy, the smashing pumpkins
fall out boy - spotify canvases for from under the cork tree
spotify graphic advertisements - halsey, the cranberries
kiss - live performance video cutdowns for instagram + tiktok
forever loving marley event flyer, bob marley and i thumbnail
onerepublic - promotional videos for onerepublic: the collection
promotional videos - halsey, the all american rejects
ringo starr of the beatles - promotional gifs
mother love bone - spotify canvases for shine + apple remaster
udiscover banners - the smashing pumpkins, black eyed peas
Cherry Pop Records
while at ucla, i was a visual media coordinator for the student-run record label on campusi was part of lady vengeance's team, a punk los-angeles based band for both years i was in the organization. however, i worked on projects throughout the label as well shooting photo/video
programs used:
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ canva
✩ capcut
deliverables:
✧ concert photography
✧ event flyers
✧ lyric videos
✧ music videos
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns
event flyers - scary pop 3, cpr x kesem fundrager
lady vengeance - self-titled ep teaser cutdowns for instagram + tiktok
jordan cierra - lyric videos for "aiwtoh", "tried my best"
lady vengenace - official press group shots for band
event flyers - evening elephants, battle of the bands auditions
lady vengeance - spotify canvases for self-titled ep


lady vengeance - live performance photography (2024-2025)



lady vengeance - live performance photography (2025-2026)
Hi-fi: UCLA Music Industry 2026
as the graphic designer for the senior capstone event, i oversaw all branding, creative, and design for a class of 47 studentsfinal pieces were voted on by the whole group and professors
programs used:
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
deliverables:
✧ 20 page program
✧ creative direction
✧ custom logos
✧ digital designs
✧ event flyers
✧ merchandise
event flyer / program guide cover - final design, runner-up
promotional graphics - projection design, alternative logo
program guide - individual profiles inside spread
Michael Clifford Sidequest
when sidequest was first released, i was commissioned by hopeless records to create spotify canvases for the album.for sidequest live at the fonda, i was a production assistant + photographer for three days, helping decorate the venue, pack vip bags, and capture content
programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe lightroom
✩ adobe premiere procamera used:
✩ nikon d7000
deliverables:
✧ concert photography
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns
✧ vip bags
spotify canvases - general sidequest album, give me a break!


spotify canvases - general sidequest album, give me a break!


spotify canvases - general sidequest album, give me a break!
promotional sidequest gifs - instagram sticker, back of album cover


Photography
before music, i wanted to go to film school. it took me a few years to learn that i mostly just cared about the cameraswhile i mainly shoot for fun, i have been hired to capture live content for artists such as divinity falls, speaking of her, un1verse eat3r, and bunt.
programs used:
✩ adobe lightroom
✩ adobe photoshopcameras used:
✩ camkory fhd
✩ iphone 17
✩ nikon d7000
deliverables:
✧ artist portraits
✧ concert photography
✧ creative direction



promotional sidequest gifs - instagram sticker, back of album cover


promotional sidequest gifs - instagram sticker, back of album cover
promotional sidequest gifs - instagram sticker, back of album cover
Hopeless Records
as a marketing intern, i edited a variety of design and video assets for an indie label with 40+ artists, as well as making content calendars and conducting outreach to influencers/playlistsi also built and ran the hopeless street team discord, moderating channels and announcements
programs used:
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ canva
✩ capcut
deliverables:
✧ digital banners
✧ lyrics videos + visualizers
✧ social media graphics
✧ spotify canvases
✧ video cutdowns
promotional graphics - arankai, the wonder years
music video cutdowns for instagram + tiktok - comastatic, karen dió
song visualizer + lyric video - sweet pill, luzer
video cutdowns - illuminati hotties, luzer, karen dió
music video edits - the wonder years, melrose avenue
instagram stories - neck deep, melrose avenue, illuminati hotties
promotional single banners - karen dió, sorry mom
Personal
i took my first (and only) college course on graphic design when i was 16. over the years, i've slowly shifted my main interest from physical to digital media.don't be fooled - i'm still always down for a collage night, crochet party, or hair dye makeover




programs used:
✩ adobe after effects
✩ adobe indesign
✩ adobe photoshop
✩ adobe premiere pro
✩ canva
✩ capcut
deliverables:
✧ anything
✧ everything




official | all american rejects + umg
edited on adobe premiere pro
official | onerepublic + umg
edited on adobe premiere pro













































































