Why Underground Music Maps?

During lockdown, I daydreamed about impossible journeys. My mapping of such in my head went weird. I started thinking about tube and underground (transit) maps and how they could help us navigate other non-places.

I worked my way up from a floor sweeper in a touring sound company’s warehouse to a show designer for corporate 'gods' and everything in between. I have worked with data (crew and kit management) through content production and creating spaces in 2D, 3D, and real life for shows. I needed to find a new medium that could use all those skills and experiences.

Bands and how they connect through albums and then often disconnect around them had always intrigued me - having seen some of these individuals close-up (and dirty). Plotting their histories in my unique music map detail became my lockdown interest.

I began with The Fall's studio album discography as a sort of underground map. It ultimately worked after the fifteenth version! Their studio albums have an astonishing journey to tell, as do others - from Bowie to The Who.

In late 2023, I was commissioned to produce Levellers and Dire Straits studio discography maps for band members, with other requests fulfilled by fans of diverse acts I'd not normally engage with.