L.A. music fans (as well as heads the world over) are reeling from the recent losses of J Dilla and DJ Dusk. And now the call has gone out that an artist whose name you may not know, but whose handiwork you’ve likely admired for a while now, is in dire straits: 33-year-old graphic designer Keith Tamashiro, half the heart and soul behind the Soap Design Co. and the man responsible for album art for artists including Jurassic 5, Beat Junkies, Mia Doi Todd, Herbie Hancock, Kinky, Damian Marley and countless others, suffered a brain aneurysm in January. Like many of his fellow Americans, he had no health insurance, and the costs of his treatment have been astronomical. In response, “I See You,” a sprawling three-day multimedia benefit that includes two different all-star hip-hop concerts has been pulled together on his behalf, featuring many of the artists with whom Tamashiro has worked. All proceeds go... More >>>