Collaborations
Denver artists, on the label.
We're deeply intertwined with the city's music, art and cultural scene. These are the people we've made things with.
The collaborators
Collaborators
Michael Ortiz — Artist
Illson
Illson (Michael Ortiz) has worked closely with DKC since late 2009. Creating most of our logos including the DKC 5 points star and the Trainwreck mural at the shop. Michael is a staple in the Denver art scene and has many works you have seen and recognize locally, and around the globe. Michael has played an integral role at DKC and we are proud to feature him as our first artist in 2020, Denver Kush Club's 10 year anniversary.
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Artist
Max Kauffman
Best known for his outstanding post-apocalyptic folk tales, Max Kauffman is an artist who doesn't fear taking risks or traveling the longer road to get to an idea for his work. Kauffman's paintings shift deftly between abstraction and figuration by blurring the distinction between real and imagined, conscious and unconscious. The suggesting and exploding forms presented in his amazing body of work invite the observer's own imaginative references and conjure the joyful mess of living. Max's pieces encompass a sense of uncontrollable chaos and a folkloric approach to their subject matter. He investigates how we draw comfort from inanimate objects and habitats that we occupy, letting them shape us.
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DJ
Chris Karns
One of the best & most well rounded DJ's in the world today, Chris Karns is a living legend on the turntables. He controls the crowd with a seamless blend of multi-genre party rocking, live production and warp speed turntable tricks.
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