What was the nationality of the artist who designed the artwork for the Umphrey's McGee album, The Bottom Half?
The Bottom Half The Bottom Half is the fifth album from progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee recorded during the band's 2005/2006 sessions of their previous studio effort "Safety in Numbers". The first disc contains complete songs that were initially left off the "Safety in Numbers" album, while the second disc features demos, outtakes, and b-sides from the sessions. Like the previous album, the artwork was created by the legendary Storm Thorgerson. The first single from the album is "Bright Lights, Big City," written by Mother Vinegar frontman Karl Engelmann, who is also a member of Ali Baba's Tahini with Umphrey's guitarist Jake Cinninger.
Opie Ortiz Opie Ortiz is an American artist specializing in tattoos, pop art and murals. Ortiz is best known for his art featured on Sublime album covers. Murals painted by Ortiz can be found in and around Long Beach. Opie operated American Beauty Tattoo for approximately 7 years before moving on to open World Famous Tattoo. He now works at Ink Assassins, located in Long Beach, Ca. Ortiz was also responsible for the "Sublime" tattoo across Bradley Nowell's upper back, which appeared on the cover of the multi-platinum self-titled album "Sublime", along with the flower art covering the front of the CD. He also created the burning sun on the cover of "40 Oz. to Freedom", the cover artwork for "Second-Hand Smoke", 1997's "Doin' Time" EP, as well as the "Everything Under the Sun" box set. He has also been a member of the bands Long Beach Dub Allstars and Dubcat.