My Story
My name is Umer Irshad (a.k.a Static Brown). I am a young, aspiring artist from Southern California. I have been doing art my whole life but rediscovered my passion for it a few years ago after some personal challenges I was facing. I try to create pieces that meld aspects of my cultural heritage, life experiences, and faith. I mainly use charcoal, ink pens, and oil paint with a focus on impressionism. Aside from traditional art, I am a music producer and DJ that is heavily influenced by hip-hop, jazz, funk, and neo-soul music. Some of my favorite musical artists are A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Yasiin Bey, Terrace Martin, and Little Simz.
Thank you for being a part of my journey and supporting my artwork! Please feel free to contact me if you have any art-related questions or inquiries :)
Marwan And The Emulous Desire
Marwan And The Emulous Desire was an album I produced and released in June 2026. It is an instrumental album that pulls from many influences, melding genres like jazz, hip hop, neo-soul, and electronic. During the process of creating this album, i thought alot about how dreams are both a powerful yet dangerous thing to chase. I thought of of all the children across the world who had their dreams cut short. I sat alone asking myself the following: how much is success worth? How much am I willing to give up for a dream? What is my own dream? And what does it mean to "deserve" love?
I also painted the album cover as I had for my previous 2 projects, along with animating the music video for the lead single "Here In October."
"Marwan And The Emulous Desire" - Album Link
"Strength of Scars" - A Collaboration with blk.cnduit
In 2024, I was commissioned to create the album cover for blk.cnduit (underground rapper from Canada). His album, much like the artwork, blends abstract ideas and sounds, influenced by the likes of Ka, MF DOOM, etc. It was an incredible learning process working with a musician who had a vision and collaborating to help see it through.
"Strength of Scars" - Album Link
