Brandon Rike

Brandon Travis Rike (born January 6, 1983 in Canton, Ohio) "Is a full-time designer, and a proud resident of progressive Columbus, Ohio."

Dead Poetic

Brandon Rike has been in a band, Dead Poetic for several years. It was first formed in 1997, in the local Church. Dead Poetic has released 3 albums, and one 'Best Of' album. In 2006, the band released their final record Vices. Ever after the release they have not toured, or played a live show. Since November 20th, 2007, no news has been released on the band and Mr. Rike. All Dead Poetic T-Shirts have been designed by Brandon himself.

Brandon has confirmed that Dead Poetic will release the final album on their contract, but will not continue thereafter. "We plan to record another album. We love making music. We do not plan to tour." (Brandon’s Statement. I Am The Horse’s Mouth.; Myspace Blog - Nov. 16, 2007)

Dark Collar

Since 1999, Brandon Rike has been a self employed graphic designer. 90% of the work out of Dark Collar has been band T-shirts, logos, or merch. The company is still running today, where Brandon works from home.

Here are some artists Brandon has been employed by:

38 Special, A Change af Pace, A Day of Reckoning, A Dozen Furies, AC/DC, Acceptance, Access Lakeland, Adelynne Drive, Advent, Aerosmith, AFI, A. J. McLean, Alan Jackson, Alice Cooper, The All-American Rejects, American Dance Party, American Hi-Fi, Anberlin, Arise & Ruin, Arlington, Armor for Sleep, Article One, As Cities Burn, AS I Lay Dying, Aslyn, Atreyu, August Burns Red, Augustana, Avenged Sevenfold, BEC Recordings, Becoming the Archetype, Beloved, Ben Folds, Ben Lee, Billy Joel, Blindside, Bow Wow, Brothers in Arms Band, Burning Daylight, Butch Walker, Carrie Underwood, Chasing Victory, Chimaira, Cinderella, City Calvary Chapel, Classic Case, Clemmer, Coheed and Cambria, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Crash Romeo, Dashboard Confessional, Daughrty, Dav Julca, Dead Poetic, Def Leppard, Demon Hunter, Die Mannequin, Disturbed, DJ Shadow, Dopamine, Dredg, Drive By, Embodyment, Emery, Endurance Skateboards, Envy on the Coast, Escape the Fate, Evanstar, Evelynn, Everytime I Die, Fair, Fall Out Boy, Falling Cycle, Falling Up, Family Values Tour, Farewell to Fashion, Fear Before the March of Flames, Filter, Five Minute Ride, Fletch Clothing, Flexcore Fitness, Flyleaf, For Evangelene, Forever the Sickest Kids, From Autumn to Ashes, From First to Last, Genesis, Gipsy Kings, Good Charlotte, Gym Class Heroes, Haste the Day, He Is Legend, Hiatus Clothing, HIM, Hinder, Hoobastank, Immortal Records, In Reverent Fear, Inhale Exhale, Instruction, Interpol, Jack's Mannequin, Jamie Kennedy & Stu Stone, Jamie Randolph, Jennifer Lopez, John Mellencamp, Josh Groban, Josh A. Moore, Keyshia Cole, Killswitch Engage, Knapsackheroes, Korn, Kutless, Lamb of God, Last Tuesday, Led Zeppelin, Leslie, Life In the Fall, Lifehouse, Linkin Park, Lions, Living Sacrifice, Lucerin Blue, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madina Lake, Mae, Man Alve, Manna Skateboards, Marauder Records, Marc Anthony, Mastodon, Matchbook Romance, Matisyahu, Maylene & the Sons of Distaster, Megadeth, Metallica, MewithoutYou, Monsterus, Mute Math, My Chemical Romance, My Existence, Negative Nancy, Nine Inch Nails, Nodes of Ravnier, Norma Jean, Number One Fan, One Day Savior Records, Ortega, Outlet, Pale Skeeter, Panic at the Disco, Papa Roach, Pemberton Festival, Pennyroyal Silver, Perfection Is a Myth, Piller, Plain White T's, Plus 44, PrayDreamGo, Priestess, Project 86, Quitter, Rage Against the Machine, Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Rock Kills Kid, Rokk Clothing, The Rolling Stones, Sarah Kelly, Say Anything, Scars on Broadway, Sex Pistols, Shinedown, Sinai Beach, Skillet, Slow Coming Day, Smilin Liar, Snuggle B’s, Solid State Records, Stavesacre, Stilllife Projector, Stone Sour, Stone Temple Pilots, Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday, Team Sleep, The Academy Is..., The Afters, The Almost, The Berkshire Alliance, The Black Maria, The Chariot, The Classic Crime, The Cool Kids, The Distance, The Fold, The Killers, The Offspring, The Pits, The Showdown, The Spill Canvas, The Starting Line, The Underwater, The Uriah Omen, The Used, The Wreckers, The Young, Theory of a Deadman, Thoughts On Vinyl Mgmt, Thousand Foot Krutch, Three Days Grace, Three Doors Down, Throwdown, To Write Love on Her Arms, Too Late the Hero, Tooth & Nail Records, Underoath, Versus The Mirror, The Wallflowers, Walls of Jericho, We the Kings, Welton, WhatToDoAbout, Winter Solstice, Yosemite Mudflap, Young & Useless, Young Love, and Zen Rizing

References

http://www.darkcollar.com/ http://brandonrike.com/ http://brandonrike.blogspot.com/ http://virb.com/brandonrike