Brief Work History:
- Went to college at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Worked for the musician Prince for about nine years as his Webmaster and then Art Director (Read my article in the Washington Post about it)
- Worked for Pearl Jam and have designed projects for David Bowie, Steve Miller Band, Gorillaz, Swedish House Mafia and more
- Spent five years at Microsoft as a UX Designer
- Here in Los Angeles, I have created microsites as well as countless presentations and event collateral for EBONY Magazine.
- Recently Art Directed the Up All Nite with Prince Box Set released by Sony and the Prince Estate.
- As a Production Artist for The Designory, I did creative work for Amazon Music
- Currently a Creative Consultant for Kenny Smith’s Jet Academy and the amazingly talented Avril Lavigne
Fun Facts About Me:
- Was born in San Francisco, grew up in Chicago, and am currently living in Los Angeles.
- Movie trivia EXPERT
- Have an amazing daughter
- Love going to TV show tapings and movie screenings
- An oil painter who loves to paint faces with bright colors
- Had blue, magenta, and blond dyed hair
- Enjoy long road trips and have driven all over the country
- Been to Europe but have not been to Asia or Africa yet
- Could live on coffee and pizza
- Used to spend too much time at Disneyland
- If I had to choose between Dark Side or Light Side, I’d choose the Dark Side because they have cooler outfits.
Press:
- Up All Nite with Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection with Andrea Swenson, 05/29/2020
- “Purple Reign: What it Was Like to Work with Princes” Function Podcast with Anil Dash, 11/14/19
- “Sam Jennings recalls how Prince’s Hi-tech Vision Helped Remake the Industry and Better Connect Artists and Fans” PRN Alumni Foundation, 3/1/19
- “Sam Jennings on Prince and the Music Streaming Business,” Subscribed Podcast, 8/2/2016
- “Prince Didn’t Hate the Internet. And His 17 Different Websites Prove It,” Huffington Post, 7/13/2016
- “Prince Online Museum Launches: See the Singer’s Official Websites Spanning 20 Years,”Billboard, 7/4/2016
- “How Prince revolutionized the Internet — according to the webmaster who helped him do it,”Washington Post, 4/27/2016
10 Songs I'm Listening To:
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Today! In a few hours, from 12pm-1pm PT, I will be live at twitch.tv/samnation3000 spinning a one hour mixtape of genre-crossing music that I call The Friday Club. If you like all different kinds of music, this is the one for you. Like a blender full of fun juice! See you then. -
JUST FOR FUN: I am trying something new. I'm going to be streaming music on Twitch doing one hour mixtape-like shows Mon, Wed, Fri from noon to 1pm PT. No big deal, nothing fancy, just a chance to casually play some tunes and hang out in the chat with whomever stops by, even if it's only 1 person 🙂 - Manic Mondays: All Prince - deep cuts mostly - Wednesday Wind-Up: Featuring a different artist/band each week. First up this Wed, Nine Inch Nails - The Friday Club: Anything goes! Crossing genres, having fun So if you feel like a little mid-day musical snack, stop by Mon, Wed, or Fri from noon-1pm PT and say hello. twitch.tv/samnation3000 -
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Celebrating the life and music of Prince today 💜 I want to share a digital painting I created of Prince for his birthday #prince4ever @samjenningsart -
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Sunday art day! Spent the weekend doing some more digital drawings on my #cintiq for @samjenningsart