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Uzi has always wanted to be in a band but has never found the perfect opportunity to actually be in one. By some twist of fate, he found a way to somehow be involved in the music industry. Armed by knowledge gained in art school and inspired by the pages of his extensive Heavy Metal collection, Uzi began working as a shirt, album cover, and poster designer for hardcore/metal bands. His fascination with horror movies and the fact that he is a fan of the type of music that his clients play have helped him gained a solid footing in the apparel design field. These have also helped him work with some of the great bands in the hardcore/metal scene today. Some of his clients include All Shall Perish, Bleeding Through, Miss May I, Suicide Silence, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Red Shore. Uzi has realized that being part of the music industry this way is really not that bad. He gets free shirts every now and then; generous bands send him copies of their songs as well.

Uzi also designs apparel and skate decks for independent clothing lines. When he is not drawing shirt designs that have to be “brutal as fuck,” Uzi does graffiti, paints with acrylic, or snaps scenes of Cebu life with his trusty mobile phone.