Shooter Jennings resides in New York these days but his roots and country influences are ever present on his latest country release. Neltner Creative, based in Kentucky collaborated most of 2011 on the earthy and imperfect album artwork, having weekly discussions virtually about the themes running through the music and the fragile thread that holds family life together. Both Shooter and Neltner have had additions to their own families, sons (younger siblings to their elder daughters). "The essence of the artwork was to bring forward one of the oldest forms of representing a family through their crest. Many layers can be peeled back in the artwork to reveal the balance of the good and evil forces pushing and pulling on all of us. We photographed a python which took a little courage. Wrangling the serpent for the center spread of the artwork was a bit tedious." says Keith Neltner from his studio in Camp Springs. Shooter adds, "Keith more than poured his soul into the project and it's by far my most proud piece of art as a whole." The pair will be working later this year on the follow up album entitled, "The Other Life."

On December 3rd Devil's Cage released the year long production, Charlie Louvin: Still Rattlin' the Devil's Cage. I'm honored to have co-directed this tribute to the great Charlie Louvin. Please take a moment and learn about this legendary human being. If you buy one of the 1,000 DVDs that were pressed the proceeds go directly to the family, and if fact, Ms Betty Louvin and Sonny Louvin will be filling the orders. You can pick up the official movie poster in the store right on this site. For more info and to order your DVD: www.louvinfilm.com Happiest of Holidays.

Neltner Creative is co-directing with JuddFilms a documentary for Mr. Charlie Louvin who is battling cancer and has mounting medical expenses. The result will be 1000 DVDs that Charlie can sell, the film makers are doing the project at no cost. They are running the project through Kickstarter.com to help raise $3,000 to pay for DVD duplication and travel expenses to the venue.

Keith has created a stark portrait titled: "Still Rattlin' The Devil's Cage" for the night, commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Louvin Brothers: Satan is Real, a landmark country album. If you donate to kickstarter, as an incentive, you will receive one of the limited prints. A small number will be available on Dec. 6th + an art print version via www.neltnercreative.com

Details: 22" x 27" 5 color on rag art paper. printed by the BLDG.

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Neltner Creative worked with historic Otto Printing in Newport, KY (aka Sin City of the South) to bring to life one of Keith's illustrations originally used on the Country Doom poster. Simple, black ink, and machinery pressing against paper. Fred at Otto is great to work with and he brings old world craftsmanship to the end product. The limited run of 177 will go up Friday, October 29th 10AM EST. Special thanks to Todd Lipscomb/Attention Deficit for capturing the footage and putting the edit together. Also just posted are a handful of "Hank to Thank" posters from the 61st anniversary of Hank SR's recordings in Cincinnati.

Neltner Creative will be releasing a new print, an edition of 64 (20 of which will be sold on his site), two color prints on French stock $30. A second edition of 14 have the addition of random bleached paper $45. Printing by the BLDG. Available May 7 at 10AM EST.