Ron Slenzak
American photographer (born 1948)
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Ronald J. Slenzak (born January 29, 1948) is an American photographer, best known for photographing record album covers. Some of the album covers that he has photographed include Spitfire (Jefferson Starship), Huey Lewis and the News (their self-titled debut album), It Must Be Magic (Teena Marie), Dreams (Grace Slick), Throwin' Down (Rick James) and Beat Street (Prism).
January 29, 1948
Ron Slenzak | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ronald J. Slenzak January 29, 1948 |
| Education | ArtCenter College of Design[1] |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards | Catalog Awards, Key Art, One Show, Western Art Directors Club |
Biography
Slenzak was born on January 29, 1948.
In the 1970s, he became one of the most sought after photographers of album covers. Throughout a career that spans nearly four decades, Slenzak has photographed album covers for a wide range of recording acts including Huey Lewis and the News, Jefferson Starship and numerous Motown artists.
Other clients include: Disney, Fox Family Channel, Paramount Pictures, Sony Entertainment, Twentieth Century-Fox and Warner Brothers Television.[1]
Currently, Slenzak is based in Venice, California. He is a member of the faculty at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.[1]
Selected Album Cover credits
| Album | Artist or Group | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Alfie[2] | Alfie | Motown |
| Romance in the Night[3] | José Feliciano | Motown |
| Sam Harris[4] | Sam Harris | Motown |
| Sam-I-Am[5] | Sam Harris | Motown |
| Frenzy[6] | High Inergy | Gordy |
| Hold On[7] | High Inergy | Gordy |
| Throwin' Down | Rick James | Gordy |
| Spitfire | Jefferson Starship | Grunt/RCA |
| Kagny & the Dirty Rats[8] | Kagny & the Dirty Rats | Motown |
| KoKo-PoP[9] | Koko-PoP | Motown |
| Secrets of Lonely Boys[10] | KoKo-PoP | Motown |
| Huey Lewis and the News | Huey Lewis and the News | Chrysalis |
| It Must Be Magic[11] | Teena Marie | Gordy |
| Mary Jane Girls[12] | Mary Jane Girls | Gordy |
| Just for You[13] | The McCrarys | Capitol |
| Second To Nunn[14] | Bobby Nunn | Motown |
| The Right Choice[15] | The Right Choice | Motown |
| The Genie[16] | Rockwell | Motown |
| Dreams | Grace Slick | RCA |
| Beat Street | Prism | Capitol |
| You Told Your Mama Not to Worry | Hugh Masekela | Casablanca Records |