Baller Behind The Scenes: DL Warfield

Some of the biggest Ballers stay out of the limelight. It’s not always about the glitz and glam, that’s why Baller Alert is introducing you to Ballers Behind The Scenes: a collection of individuals making huge moves behind the scenes that sometimes get over looked by the people they help get to the top.

Next Up: DL Warfield

DL Warfield is quite different from our previous Baller Behind The Scenes features. It’s not his work in a boardroom that garnered our attention, or anything having to do with the entertainment industry. It’s his artistry that we love, and absolutely had to point out. 

DL attended  Washington University’s School of Fine Arts on track and field scholarship and football scholarships and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Painting. After graduation he began work with Tommy Boy Records a Head Designer of the label’s clothing line. He then landed at LaFace as their Art Director and designed the album artwork for OutKast’s ATLiens album, as well as TLC’s FanMail.

DL Warfield’s creative company, Goldfinger, has done work for Nike, Sprite, Heineken, Anheuser-Busch, Usher, Motown Records, DreamWorks, OutKast Inc., Universal Records, HBO, Virgin Records, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Church’s Chicken, Vibe Magazine, and the list goes on. In 2002 DL received a national award from Bacardi Liquor for being a Cultural Architect, and making major contributions in the areas of visual media and branding, in the urban, youth and entertainment markets and he was also selected as a finalist in the Hennessy Black Masters Art Competition in 2007. In 2004 & 2005, DL was the winner of the Timberland Community Outreach Program that took place in Atlanta, and was commissioned to design a signature boot for Timberland, along with a mural executed by a team of artists and area residents. 

To purchase art from DL Warfield, visit http://www.goldfinger.storenvy.com