Junior Tomlin was born and raised in Ladbroke Grove, west London. He excelled in art from
an early age, copying comic books with precision and flair, and creating accurate copies for
school friends. Renowned for his stunning images, Juniorโs visionary work combines
influences from sci-fi, surrealism, fantasy, futurism and comics, resulting in a collection of
artwork that defined an era and earned him the title โThe Salvador Dali of Raveโ.
Starting out in the video games industry, after he left Goldsmithโs University with a diploma
(LDAD) in Graphic Design, Junior went on to work at a couple of infamous record labels -
Vinyl Solution and Kickinโ Records. In 1989 he designed his first record cover โSpace
Gladiatorโ for Renegade Soundwave. Later, while working at Kickinโ, Junior met a promoter
named Scott who was organising his first ever event, called RaveWorld. With a limited
budget he could only afford to print a flyer with three colours; black, white and blue. Juniorโs
first flyer design - three surreal heads floating in space - materialised out of this limited
palette and remains one of his favourites. This was the genesis of a crucial stage in his
artistic career.
That first commission was the gateway to more work within the rave community and he
eventually worked with some of the most seminal promoters from 1992 onwards including
Telepathy, Dreamscape, Slamminโ Vinyl, One Nation, Dream Odyssey and Ravealation. At
Kickinโ Junior also designed many record covers, the first of which coincided with the release
of โWomen Respond To Bassโ by Renegade Soundwave, who were signed to Mute Records
in the same year. From that point onwards Juniorโs work became synonymous with flyers
and record covers, hired by record labels such as Kickinโ Records, React, ZTT and Mute
who all utilised his exceptional imagination to give their releases unique visual appeal.
Throughout the nineties Juniorโs work continued to command the attention of thousands of
ravers,
