Honor Titus is an American multi-disciplinary artist and musician best known as the lead vocalist of Brooklyn-based punk rock bandCerebral Ballzy. The New York Times has described Titus as "the right man for this job: you can’t pin anything on him... He knows how to lose control perpetually and yet sing rhythmically against the backbeat. He sounds like a chaos orchestrator — the sound of his voice alone can get people moving in the wrong direction." Titus appeared at number three in the 2011 NME Cool List and outlined his guide to being a punk in 2014 for The Guardian, stating that "a modern punk seeks out the best in music or art or cool means of expression." He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Artist
Titus honed his craft as a visual artist in New York through an apprenticeship with Raymond Pettibon and work with Dan Colen, Danny Fox, Kevin Francis Gray and Ryan McGinley. Titus has performed in international galleries and institutions such as PACE Gallery, NY; the New Museum, NY; Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin; and Show Studio, London. Titus' work reflect the isolation and romance of the big cities he has inhabited; Los Angeles, New York, London and Paris. His work is influenced by music, memories, literature, architecture and advertisement.
Cerebral Ballzy
formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2009 and is best known for their love of 80s punk, along with a keen interest in drinking, girls, pizza and skateboarding Fronted by Titus, the band also consists of Mel Honore, Jason Bannon and Tom Kogut. Cerebral Ballzy have released two full-length records. Their first self-titled full-length record received international acclaim, including favorable write-ups in top British music magazine Mojo and on BBC Music. Their second full-length record, Jaded & Faded, was produced by Dave Sitek and released on Julian Casablancas' Cult Records on June 16, 2015. The record received strong reviews, most notably from NME, where Titus and Casablancas shared a cover for their "Heroes" issue in March 2014. Since forming, the band has toured extensively, sharing the stage with top artists including The Strokes, Black Flag, Black Lips and OFF! They also headlined the Monster NME Radar Tour in 2013.
Solo work
In 2014, Titus debuted his solo project, Eyeshadow, in Berlin at artist Christian Rosa's exhibition after-party.
Titus has performed original poetry throughout small clubs in New York, as well as on BBC Radio 1. The 405 exclusively premiered a video featuring Titus reading a selection of his poetry on June 2, 2014.
Acting
In 2014, Titus began work on Condemned, a horror film set in New York's Lower East Side. In the film, Titus plays Loki, a musician living in a condemned squat, who ends up having to use his collection of vintage bass guitars to fight off attackers after an infection spreads throughout the building's residents, causing them to 'go crazy.' The film co-stars Lydia Hearst and Dylan Penn and is written and directed by Eli Morgan Gesner.
Modeling
In 2014, Titus was photographed by Ryan McGinley and featured prominently throughout his corresponding Yearbook exhibition. He has also done work with Rag & Bone and Metropolis Vintage. Additionally, he has been featured in spreads in Nylon and Black Magazine, as well as being one of four musicians profiled for in 2014.
