Honor Titus

Titus began working as an artist initially through an apprenticeship in New York with Raymond Pettibon and work with Dan Colen, Danny Fox, Kevin Francis Gray and Ryan McGinley. Influenced by time spent living in Los Angeles, New York, Berlin and Paris, Titus' paintings often focus on the sensation of isolation in urban spaces. Themes in his work include music, memories, literature, architecture and advertisement.

Cerebral Ballzy formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2009. Their sound is influenced by 1980s punk music. [5] Fronted by Titus, the band also consists of Mel Honore (bass), Jason Bannon (guitar) and Tom Kogut (drums). Cerebral Ballzy have released two full-length records.[6] Their first self-titled full-length record received international acclaim, including favorable write-ups in top British music magazine Mojo and on BBC Music.[7] Their second full-length record, Jaded & Faded, was produced by Dave Sitek and released on Julian Casablancas' Cult Records on June 16, 2015. The record received strong reviews, most notably from NME, where Titus and Casablancas shared a cover for their "Heroes" issue in March 2014.[8] Since forming, the band has toured extensively, sharing the stage with top artists including The Strokes,[9] Black Flag, Black Lips and OFF![10] They also headlined the Monster NME Radar Tour in 2013.[11]

In 2014, Titus debuted his solo project, Eyeshadow, in Berlin at artist Christian Rosa's exhibition after-party.[12]

Titus's musical influences include Jesus and Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, Beat generation writers, French existentialists such as Genet and Céline, and nineteenth-century French poets such as Rimbaud.[13] He credits Siouxsie Sioux, early-eighties Robert Smith, Johnny Marr, Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders, Tom Verlaine, and Lou Reed as personal style icons.[14]

Titus has performed original poetry throughout small clubs in New York, as well as on BBC Radio 1.[15] The 405 exclusively premiered a video featuring Titus reading a selection of his poetry on June 2, 2014.[16]

In 2014, Titus began work on Condemned, a horror film set in New York's Lower East Side. In the film, Titus plays Loki, a musician living in a condemned squat, who ends up having to use his collection of vintage bass guitars to fight off attackers after an infection spreads throughout the building's residents, causing them to 'go crazy.'[17] The film co-stars Lydia Hearst and Dylan Penn and is written and directed by Eli Morgan Gesner.

In 2014, Titus was photographed by Ryan McGinley and featured prominently throughout his corresponding Yearbook exhibition.[18] He has also done work with Rag & Bone and Metropolis Vintage. Additionally, he has been featured in spreads in Nylon and Black Magazine, as well as being one of four musicians profiled for T: The New York Times Style Magazine in 2014.[19]