For over a decade, Shaun Harrison has been the creative force turning ideas into cultural moments. Beyond collaborating with entertainment icons and global brands, he designs and produces live experiences that bring culture to life — from Harlem rooftops with the Apollo Theater to multi-year productions for the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards and celebrity tours for Chris Brown and Cardi B. His instinct is rare: knowing how to scale an idea into something memorable and buzzworthy.
As an art director and producer, he has shaped stage design, motion graphics, and show flow for five consecutive Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards — earning national press coverage in the billions and headline celebrity engagement year after year. He art-directed the World's Strongest Man competition, premiering on CBS this summer, and has staged everything from the Grammys red carpet to large-scale brand productions, always balancing premium design with cultural authenticity.
Culture is the throughline. He partnered with the Apollo Theater on its Young Patrons Sessions — drawing nearly 300 tastemakers, media, and Grammy-nominated performers to a Harlem rooftop for a branded musical celebration — and brought McDonald's into Art Basel with a weekend activation built for an African-American audience of influencers and creators.
His work merges art direction, production logistics, and cultural insight, with an eye always on what's next. An early mover in AR, he has since gone viral and been featured in documentaries for his work in artificial intelligence — continuing to push where creativity and technology meet.
Art Director · Creative Producer · Culture Creator
An award-winning Art Director and founder of Supernerd — a design and production boutique bridging art, culture, events, and technology. Across 16+ years he's led creative direction for tours, television, live events, and brand activations.
“ Creativity has always shaped global culture. My role is to make sure it's seen, celebrated, and elevated. ”
“ Now meet the secret weapon
behind the moments you never forget. ”
Supernerd is a design and production boutique working where art, culture, events and technology meet. For 16+ years we've been the unseen architecture behind cultural moments — turning a bold idea into something built, staged, and impossible to forget.
Stage, set and visual systems that give a moment its look and feel.
Concept to call-sheet — owning show flow, vendors and the build.
Tours, awards shows and rooftop nights engineered end to end.
Broadcast motion graphics, screens and identity that move.
Culture-first activations that put brands inside the conversation.
An early mover in AR and AI — viral work where craft meets code.
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