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Fonts in Paradise by Mark Jonathan Davis
"FONTS IN PARADISE: SIGNS OF MID-CENTURY HAWAII" by Mark Jonathan Davis features 250 color photographs of mid-century modern motel & apartment building signs in Honolulu.
The book is on sale at Amazon.com, and at these stores in Hawaii: Fishcake, Owens & Co., Da Shop, Tin Can Mailman, and at the Hawaii State Art Museum (HISAM) Gallery Shop. Preview the book at www.fontsinparadise.com and @FontsInParadise on Instagram..
Mark Jonathan Davis is a writer, producer, and artist. He was born in New York, raised in Arizona, and has worked in the Los Angeles entertainment industry since 1990Davis began his professional career in morning radio, producing parody songs, portraying on-air characters, and covering news events. He also worked as a network announcer and jingle singer for NBC and CBS, a voice-over actor for Warner Brothers cartoons, and as a concept designer and copywriter for Walt Disney Imagineering. In 2000, Davis created the Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine band, a touring jazz trio that performs Las Vegas lounge singer versions of popular rock and rap songs. The band has released 20 albums, performed all over the U.S. and Europe, and appeared in "The LEGO Batman Movie," "Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice," "Dawn Of The Dead," HBO's "The Leftovers," and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, CNN, ESPN, and MTV. Davis's autobiography about the band, "Atlas Lounged," will be published in 2019.
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Through his independent record label Coverage Records, Davis also produced "Johnny Aloha: Lavapalooza," an album featuring Hawaiian-style "tiki music" covers of rock and rap hits. It was during production of this album in Honolulu that Davis began photographing mid-century modern apartment buildings around the islands. His love of Hawaii, and his lifelong study of design and architecture history, coalesced into the Fonts In Paradise art project. A hardcover book collection of his photographs, "Fonts In Paradise: Signs Of Mid-Century Hawaii," was released in 2019. In his spare time, Davis enjoys hiking, visiting art museums, and watching Perry Mason reruns.
For additional bio information, please visit markjonathandavis.com.
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