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John Kosh

January 13, 2023

This article is about Kosh the art and television director. For the Babylon 5 character, see Kosh Naranek.

John Kosh, known simply as Kosh, is an English art director, album cover designer, graphic artist, and documentary producer/director. He was born in London, England and rose to prominence in the mid-1960s while designing for the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera House. He was the creative director of the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road.[1]

John Kosh
Birth nameJohn Kosh
Also known asKosh
BornLondon, England
Occupation(s)Art Director / Album Cover Designer / Graphic Artist / Documentary Producer
Years active1965–present
Websitewww.koshdesign.blogspot.com

History

As art director of Art & Artists Magazine, he met the Beatles towards the end of the 1960s and was hired as Creative Director for Apple Records, where he was responsible for design, promotion and publicity.[2] During this period he designed albums for a clientele that covered numerous British rock bands including the Rolling Stones. In 1969 Kosh handled the War Is Over campaign for John Lennon and Yoko Ono and created the famous Abbey Road and Who's Next album covers. During this period Kosh became well known in the London avant-garde art scene for designing and producing exhibitions, posters and books.

In 1973 after garnering several awards with the London Design & Art Directors Club, he was elected to the British D&AD Jury before moving to Los Angeles. Once in L.A. he continued designing for various famous artists including: Jon Lord, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan, the Eagles, The Moody Blues, Dan Fogelberg, Carole King, Randy Newman, Pointer Sisters, T.Rex, Richard Pryor, Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, Electric Light Orchestra, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Spinal Tap, W.A.S.P. and James Taylor. Kosh has garnered seven Grammy nominations and won three for his work with Linda Ronstadt. He is the only Art Director to have worked with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who.

He served as faculty member of Otis/Parsons Institute of Art and on the Board of Governors of the National Recording Academy. From approximately 1988–1993, Kosh was partner in the Los Angeles Design Studio, Kosh Brooks Design, with fellow Art Director Larry Brooks. Kosh's client roster has included Capitol Records, Columbia-TriStar, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Classics, Fox Television, The Gurin Company, CNN, MCA, MGM, the NFL (he designed the Super Bowl XXI logo), Sony Records and Warner Bros. Records. In 2009, the British Post Office (Royal Mail) issued commemorative stamps recognising the Beatles and their album covers. Two of them were Kosh's: Abbey Road and Let It Be.

Personal life

John Kosh currently lives and works in Los Angeles and has one child, John Kosh Jr. (born in London 24 May 1971) who currently lives in Pullman, Washington.[3]

Works

A display of his more prominent graphics was exhibited at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.

Awards

Kosh is a seven-time Grammy nominee, and has won three of the awards:

Journey to the Ten Worlds

In 1995 Kosh and actor Susan Shearer formed Ten Worlds Entertainment. They directed the opening and closing sequences for the Emmy winning documentaries "When The Lion Roars—The MGM Story" and "In Search of Dr. Seuss" for Turner along with the 1992 through 1998 Billboard Awards telecasts for Fox TV. As production designers on the Showtime six-hour documentary, "Sex and the Silver Screen" with Raquel Welch, Kosh and Shearer recreated the look, lighting and film techniques of the 1960s back through the 1920s and teens. Ten Worlds was responsible for the title, set and production design for the CBS special "60 Years of Life Magazine" hosted by Candice Bergen. Ten Worlds also produced the elegant show logos and graphics for a series of TCM documentaries on glamorous film stars such as Louise Brooks, Rita Hayworth and Clara Bow. They designed the Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary Show, "Glorious Technicolor", hosted by Angela Lansbury, for TNT and the New Year's special, "Life Remembers for CBS". Ten Worlds achieved critical acclaim for their work on "The Last Days of Kennedy and King" for TBS and the ten-hour documentary "100 Years −100 Movies" for the America Film Institute and CBS. The Ten Worlds team designed "California Connected", a dynamic, weekly news program for PBS stations throughout California and "The Barrymores", a 90-minute special for A&E along with "Masters of Production" for PBS, chronicling the great Hollywood movie production designers.

In 2005, Kosh led Ten Worlds Entertainment into its evolution – becoming Ten Worlds Productions, Inc. Under its new name, it produced and directed a pilot for The History Channel, "Declassified: The Rise and Fall of the Wall", which sheds new light on the Berlin Wall. This pilot soon became a 13-part documentary series. The subjects of these documentaries focus on such figures as John Lennon, Fidel Castro, the Tet Offensive, Charles Lindbergh, Joseph Stalin and World War I.

Kosh and Ten Worlds Productions, Inc. are presently developing a rock doc feature on Apple Records and 2 animated series; one with comedian Lewis Black, and the other with Tea and Cheese from the UK.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Kosh-Art for Art's Sake -". 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ Westways Magazine, June 2012
  3. ^ Kosh, John (5 May 2020). "YMCA of the Palouse Board of Trustees". YMCA of the Palouse.
  4. ^ a b c "Awards Nominations & Winners". GRAMMY.com. 30 April 2017.
  5. ^ About Us - Ten Worlds Productions, Inc.

External links

  • Kosh at IMDb
  • koshdesign
  • The Seventies website
  • Grammy List
  • Ringo Discography
  • John Lennon Fan site

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presentWebsitewww wbr koshdesign wbr blogspot wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Personal life 3 Works 4 Awards 5 Journey to the Ten Worlds 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditAs art director of Art amp Artists Magazine he met the Beatles towards the end of the 1960s and was hired as Creative Director for Apple Records where he was responsible for design promotion and publicity 2 During this period he designed albums for a clientele that covered numerous British rock bands including the Rolling Stones In 1969 Kosh handled the War Is Over campaign for John Lennon and Yoko Ono and created the famous Abbey Road and Who s Next album covers During this period Kosh became well known in the London avant garde art scene for designing and producing exhibitions posters and books In 1973 after garnering several awards with the London Design amp Art Directors Club he was elected to the British D amp AD Jury before moving to Los Angeles Once in L A he continued designing for various famous artists including Jon Lord Jimmy Buffett Bob Dylan the Eagles The Moody Blues Dan Fogelberg Carole King Randy Newman Pointer Sisters T Rex Richard Pryor Ringo Starr Linda Ronstadt Electric Light Orchestra Bob Seger Rod Stewart Spinal Tap W A S P and James Taylor Kosh has garnered seven Grammy nominations and won three for his work with Linda Ronstadt He is the only Art Director to have worked with The Beatles The Rolling Stones and The Who He served as faculty member of Otis Parsons Institute of Art and on the Board of Governors of the National Recording Academy From approximately 1988 1993 Kosh was partner in the Los Angeles Design Studio Kosh Brooks Design with fellow Art Director Larry Brooks Kosh s client roster has included Capitol Records Columbia TriStar Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Classics Fox Television The Gurin Company CNN MCA MGM the NFL he designed the Super Bowl XXI logo Sony Records and Warner Bros Records In 2009 the British Post Office Royal Mail issued commemorative stamps recognising the Beatles and their album covers Two of them were Kosh s Abbey Road and Let It Be Personal life EditJohn Kosh currently lives and works in Los Angeles and has one child John Kosh Jr born in London 24 May 1971 who currently lives in Pullman Washington 3 Works EditA display of his more prominent graphics was exhibited at the Rock amp Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland Ohio 10 000 Maniacs 1987 In My Tribe Aerosmith 1978 Live Bootleg 1979 Night in the Ruts Bad Company 1976 Run with the Pack Badfinger 1974 Badfinger The Beatles 1969 Abbey Road 1969 The Ballad of John and Yoko single 1970 Let It Be Jimmy Buffett 1977 Son of a Son of a Sailor 1989 Off to See the Lizard 2002 Far Side of the World 2003 Meet Me in Margaritaville The Ultimate Collection 2005 Live at Fenway Park 2007 Live at Wrigley Field 2009 Buffet Hotel 2010 encores J J Cale 1979 5 Kim Carnes 1982 Voyeur Donovan 1973 Cosmic Wheels 1973 Essence to Essence Eagles 1976 Hotel California No 6 on Rolling Stone s 100 Best Album Covers of All Time 1979 The Long Run 1980 Eagles Live 1982 Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 Electric Light Orchestra Designed the band s logo and these album covers 1976 A New World Record 1977 Out of the Blue Family 1971 Fearless Dan Fogelberg 1977 Nether Lands 1978 Twin Sons of Different Mothers 1979 Phoenix 1980 The Innocent Age 1984 Windows and Walls 1990 The Wild Places 1993 River of Souls 1995 No Resemblance Whatsoever Marvin Gaye 1978 Here My Dear Humble Pie 1972 Smokin 1973 Eat It King Crimson 1974 Red John Lennon amp Yoko Ono 1968 Life With the Lions 1969 Wedding Album 1969 Cold Turkey single 1969 War is Over If You Want It campaign and Christmas card 1969 Plastic Ono Band Give Peace a Chance single John Lennon 1970 Instant Karma single 1971 Power to the People single Jon Lord 1976 Sarabande Linda Lewis 1972 Lark Carole King 1989 City Streets 1993 Colour of Your Dreams McGuinness Flint 1972 McGuinness Flint Kronos Quartet 1988 Winter Was Hard Melissa Manchester 1977 Singin 1978 Don t Cry Out Loud Steve Miller Band 1986 Living in the 20th Century Martin Mull 1978 Sex and Violins Randy Newman 1988 Land of Dreams 1995 Randy Newman s Faust Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1978 You re Gonna Get It Pointer Sisters 1981 Black amp White 1982 So Excited Richard Pryor 1976 Bicentennial Nigger Bonnie Raitt 1979 The Glow Ratt 1991 Ratt amp Roll 81 91 REO Speedwagon 1980 Hi Infidelity 1982 Good Trouble Minnie Riperton 1977 Stay in Love Rolling Stones 1970 Get Yer Ya Ya s Out 1971 Through the Past Darkly Big Hits Vol 2 Linda Ronstadt 1975 Prisoner in Disguise 1976 Hasten Down the Wind 1976 Greatest Hits 1977 Simple Dreams GRAMMY 1977 A Retrospective 1978 Living in the USA 1980 Mad Love 1981 Greatest Hits Volume 2 1982 Get Closer GRAMMY design amp A D w Ron Larson 1983 What s New 1984 Lush Life GRAMMY design amp A D w Ron Larson 1986 For Sentimental Reasons 1987 Trio with Dolly Parton amp Emmylou Harris Design amp A D w Ron Larson 1987 Canciones de Mi Padre 1991 Mas Canciones 1992 Frenesi 1993 Winter Light 1996 Dedicated to the One I Love 1998 We Ran 1999 Box set Compilation 2000 A Merry Little Christmas 2013 Simple Dreams A Musical Memoir Phil Spector 1972 A Christmas Gift for You Ringo Starr 1970 Beaucoups of Blues 1976 Ringo s Rotogravure 1977 Ringo the 4th 1978 Bad Boy 1981 Stop and Smell the Roses Rod Stewart 1975 Atlantic Crossing 1976 A Night on the Town 1977 Foot Loose amp Fancy Free 1983 Body Wishes Spinal Tap 1992 Break Like the Wind Design amp A D with Larry Brooks Stone the Crows 1972 Ontinuous Performance T Rex Marc Bolan 1973 Tanx 1974 Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow 1975 Bolan s Zip Gun Andy Taylor 1987 Thunder James Taylor 1976 Greatest Hits 1977 JT 1979 Flag 1981 Dad Loves His Work Koko Taylor 1991 I Got What It Takes W A S P 1989 The Headless Children 1992 The Crimson Idol 1997 KFD 1999 Helldorado 2001 Unholy Terror 2002 Dying For The World 2004 The Neon God Part 1 The Rise 2004 The Neon God Part 2 The Demise The Who 1971 Who s Next The Moody Blues 1978 Octave Awards EditKosh is a seven time Grammy nominee and has won three of the awards Grammy Awards of 1986 John Kosh amp Ron Larson art directors Best Album Package 1984 for Lush Life performed by Linda Ronstadt 4 Grammy Awards of 1983 John Kosh amp Ron Larson art directors Best Album Package 1982 for Get Closer performed by Linda Ronstadt 4 Grammy Awards of 1978 John Kosh art director Best Album Package 1977 for Simple Dreams performed by Linda Ronstadt 4 Journey to the Ten Worlds EditIn 1995 Kosh and actor Susan Shearer formed Ten Worlds Entertainment They directed the opening and closing sequences for the Emmy winning documentaries When The Lion Roars The MGM Story and In Search of Dr Seuss for Turner along with the 1992 through 1998 Billboard Awards telecasts for Fox TV As production designers on the Showtime six hour documentary Sex and the Silver Screen with Raquel Welch Kosh and Shearer recreated the look lighting and film techniques of the 1960s back through the 1920s and teens Ten Worlds was responsible for the title set and production design for the CBS special 60 Years of Life Magazine hosted by Candice Bergen Ten Worlds also produced the elegant show logos and graphics for a series of TCM documentaries on glamorous film stars such as Louise Brooks Rita Hayworth and Clara Bow They designed the Warner Bros 75th Anniversary Show Glorious Technicolor hosted by Angela Lansbury for TNT and the New Year s special Life Remembers for CBS Ten Worlds achieved critical acclaim for their work on The Last Days of Kennedy and King for TBS and the ten hour documentary 100 Years 100 Movies for the America Film Institute and CBS The Ten Worlds team designed California Connected a dynamic weekly news program for PBS stations throughout California and The Barrymores a 90 minute special for A amp E along with Masters of Production for PBS chronicling the great Hollywood movie production designers In 2005 Kosh led Ten Worlds Entertainment into its evolution becoming Ten Worlds Productions Inc Under its new name it produced and directed a pilot for The History Channel Declassified The Rise and Fall of the Wall which sheds new light on the Berlin Wall This pilot soon became a 13 part documentary series The subjects of these documentaries focus on such figures as John Lennon Fidel Castro the Tet Offensive Charles Lindbergh Joseph Stalin and World War I Kosh and Ten Worlds Productions Inc are presently developing a rock doc feature on Apple Records and 2 animated series one with comedian Lewis Black and the other with Tea and Cheese from the UK 5 References Edit Kosh Art for Art s Sake 6 November 2012 Westways Magazine June 2012 Kosh John 5 May 2020 YMCA of the Palouse Board of Trustees YMCA of the Palouse a b c Awards Nominations amp Winners GRAMMY com 30 April 2017 About Us Ten Worlds Productions Inc External links EditKosh at IMDb koshdesign The Seventies website Beatles fan site Rolling Stones Grammy List Ringo Discography John Lennon Fan site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Kosh amp oldid 1113100390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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