Bio

Dave DeCastris

Executive Creative Director, Artist, Dad, Pasta and Nap Enthusiast

Dave DeCastris is an Executive Director of creative and brand marketing strategies for diverse industries and businesses. A leader of 360° campaign solutions, channel strategies, and media development. That’s a sliver of the story. He’s also an established artist, mentor, collaborator, and art director to published musicians and writers—the artists’ artist—contributing towards a mass body of work under the moniker, Andy Whorehall (2004 – Present).

Clientele includes:  Ace Hardware Corporation, Sony Music/RCA, Red Cross, Taylor Carrier, Cameron McGill, Richard Edwards, Cory Chisel, Emily Lind, Trapper Schoepp— many more. Review collaborators and testimonials here. DeCastris’s expansive skill set and collaborative experiences are evidenced by a multifaceted portfolio. A midwest, working-class actions-first-words-last ethos colors his work.

Published works include:  “Believe: RkfdNews” (2014), and “I Mash Potatoes On My Face, What You Do Today?” (2015). DeCastris’s most recent article, “Lost In The Cracks:  The American Creative Class“ (2021), focuses on the USA’s largest undocumented workforce, the Creative Class; 56 million working Americans and growing, read it here. He was the producer and creator of the 2011 – 2014 podcast series, “Songs About Stuff and Things Radio Hour“; the episodes archive is available to stream here.  Dave recently created and launched a new, membership-only, podcast production on the Substack platform in late 2021, “Have a nice day on the internet!“.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Design from Bradley University (1996), and calls the Chicagoland/Rockford region home base with his family. Contact Dave for a laugh, unmerciful honesty, or for advice with how to prepare a mean bowl of soup or pasta.  Connect by clicking here.