Longtime Austin native Billy Perkins was drawing by age 4, inspired by the comic book art of Buscema, Colan, Kirby, Steranko and more. More major artistic influences came in the form of album cover art, 60s psychedelic poster art from San Francisco and Austin, and of course, from the music itself. Perkins’ style is derived equally from these influences, at times combining elements of them all. A career spanning over three decades, Perkins has produced rock posters, band logos and album art for Widespread Panic, Cheech & Chong, Cheap Trick, The Cure, Alice in Chains, ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Black Pumas, Willie Nelson and many, many more. His work has been published in several books and magazines, including Art of Modern Rock, Swag 2: Rock Posters Of The 90s And Beyond, A Fistful of Rock, Gig Posters: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century, Rock Paper Show: Flatstock Vol. 1, Classic Rock Magazine, PROG Magazine, the Austin Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman and others. BFA in Commercial Art 1987, Texas State University 8-time winner: Austin Music Industry Awards Winner: Austin Music Industry Awards – Best Album Art