Dave DeCastris

Executive Creative Director, Artist, and Dada

First born American and the son of hard-working parents.  Paved this hybrid creative path as early as birth; and it led to becoming a Bradley University grad, majoring in Design.  Moving home afterwards to discover an overwhelming lack of opportunities for Creative Class professionals shellshocked me at a young age.  I quickly learned how to make my own opportunities, earning stripes inside of corporate wallflower environments and incestuous agencies.  Along the way I became a one-man brand 360° marketing services agency for businesses and the artists’ artist to collaborators.  Artists, designers, photographers, developers, writers, podcasters, musicians, producers, actors, filmmakers—all creative professionals—entrust ideas to me to lead; to participate; to create.  Take a read through testimonials by collaborators.  This working-class ethos led to launching an artist brand vessel for myself in 2004:  Andy Whorehall.  It represents a diverse skillset that day-to-day responsibilities don’t allow the time or target audience for.  I continue to utilize the nom de plume to direct national artists, as well as for publishing mixed-media work; books, film, music, and fine art.  Ultimately, I use the AW vessel to remain feral.  I’m asked often how I find the time to lead diverse, productive outlets, and the answer is simple:  I’m not like everyone else, but I struggle for time like everyone else.  What I do with the time available is a part of a learning and creating process that I worked hard to establish many decades ago. A deep dive into this site to see the work and collaborators reveals why the words contained within this bio summary implies a refusal to be pigeonholed by one-dimensional experiences and labels.  Life is too short to be pigeonholed by other people, industries, job titles, politics, religion and superficial possessions.  Leading diverse paths in business and the arts while helping companies and peers achieve goals is an ongoing highlight that I continue to invest great time and care into.  Peer testimonials—and a body of work—says the rest for me.

How about you?  Talk to me—I welcome abnormal conversations.

Thank you and have a nice day on the internet,

dD