An interview with Screamarts on graffiti, music, digital illustration and the story behind Bad Hare.
shindigsDNB Journal · August 2026
THE Q&A
01 — The Beginning
Let's start at the very beginning. What inspired you to create the first Bad Hare character, how did that initial idea come about, and where did the name Bad Hare come from?
Marv aka Screamarts: Bad Hare came from the fact that I kind of always drew bunnies, and they always seemed to look evil. I also always had pretty hard-to-control hair — very robust and curly — and had plenty of bad hair days. Hare sounds like hair, and since my hares were always bad and my hair was often uncontrollable, the name just seemed to fit.
02 — Graffiti Roots
I love the story behind the name — and I'm guessing that wild-haired character above isn't entirely a work of fiction!
It sounds like drawing was always part of who you were creatively. You came from a graffiti background before moving into music — can you tell us a little about that period in your creative journey? Did you have a particular artist name at this point?
Marv: I did. I actually had a group of friends in school who all did graffiti, so it was natural, from my drawing background, to be drawn to it. Badum tss, haha.
So yeah, this also ties back to Screamarts. I was called Scream back then. I had a few names, but Scream turned into Scream Arts, and then I kept it for my music because people already associated me with that.
03 — Creating Bad Hare
That gives us some great insight into how the name Screamarts came to be.
Alongside music, Bad Hare has become another outlet for your creativity. You produce Bad Hare entirely through digital illustration in Procreate. What does your process look like from the first idea through to the finished artwork?
Marv: Tbh, I always drew stuff, characters and monsters since I was able to, starting even before kindergarten. My whole family was convinced I'd turn into this great artist — I didn't, lol.
But then again, I was also very interested in music very soon, so I don't think it's surprising I made my main thing music with Screamarts.
The art usually just comes from me feeling an urge to draw and then just drawing. No crazy plans most of the time. Same with music, but I do have projects that need some planning.
04 — Controlled Chaos
That instinctive approach to creating sounds like it leaves plenty of room for things to evolve as you go. But with so much detail going into the Bad Hare artwork, how do you know when you've reached the point where an illustration is finished?
Marv: That depends, really. It's similar to music. Once the shape and all the details I wanted to add are there, I think it's finished.
It's more like a feeling — “I think this is finished.” Sometimes, after a while, I notice some small things to fix, etc. Similar with music.
05 — The Move Into Music
The similarities between your approach to art and music are interesting. So how did music eventually become your main creative path, and how did Screamarts develop as a musical artist?
Marv: I loved listening to D&B and dubstep from maybe 2010 on or something, and when I was around 15 I was heavily into graffiti already and drew a lot.
But then I listened to a specific track from Nero called “Act Like You Know”, and I was so mesmerized by the bass sounds that I began to have a sort of obsession with sound design.
The rest is history, haha.
06 — Back To The Walls
It’s interesting to hear how music became your main creative path, especially when drawing had been such a big part of your life from such an early age. But after spending so much time focused on music, you’ve recently started getting back into graffiti. What made now feel like the right time to return to the walls?
Marv: My brother Rob is a great artist, oil painter and amazing graffiti artist called Nekro. He went down the art route while I pursued music.
We always had, and still have, a very deep connection, so once in a while we would do some weird monster together, but not often.
Now he's so successful that he always has so many spray cans available that he basically just said, “Why don't we both do a graffiti today?”
And I was like, “Why tf not?” Haha.
I felt a deep connection to my past self that day, so hell yes, I'm back.
07 — Walls vs Digital
You mentioned feeling a deep connection to your past self when you returned to the walls. What is it about working on a wall that you can't quite recreate digitally?
Marv: This is something that my dad would call my “Strich”, or brush stroke. It isn't quite the same on the wall, which is the biggest hurdle coming from digital or felt-tip markers.
But yes, of course, in Procreate the things come out kind of perfect, and in real life there's more soul in the piece, maybe. More of my mistakes that I can't fix the way I can digitally.
More like, sometimes these mistakes make it better, or I need to find a creative way to mask it or redo that part in a different way.
Also, you're in the fresh air, with a brother, potentially a whole crew like we had that day. The social aspect is a highlight for me as well.
08 — A Musical Collaboration
If you could collaborate musically as Screamarts with one of the Bad Hare characters, which one would it be and why?
Marv: Well, all of the humanoid characters are based on me, so you could say they're parts of myself, or old Marv, so to speak.
Bad Hare comes from me actually having super chaotic hair — wordplay, because I also draw a lot of bunnies (hares). Some of the characters represent that, which is the reason I usually keep it short now, haha.
But a more creative collaboration would probably be with some of the alien-esque beings I draw.
09 — The Impossible Choice
Graffiti, digital art or music production — you can only keep one. Which one are you keeping, and why?
Marv: Ah, the classic. Since I chose music for my life's work, basically, I would choose music.
But I always used drawing as a way to be creative without burning myself out, and I love being creative, so thankfully I don't have to choose, haha.
10 — From Artwork To Clothing
What made you decide that Bad Hare was ready to move beyond the artwork itself and become a clothing project?
Marv: I always found the idea of having a clothing brand exciting. Every time a new Screamarts shirt arrives, or one of my drawings on a hoodie or whatever, it's just awesome to design the stuff you want to wear.
I hope to expand on that.
11 — Why shindigsDNB?
What made shindigsDNB feel like the right home for the Bad Hare clothing collaboration?
Marv: Matt is incredibly chill and easy to talk to.
We have history, and he isn't trying to rip anyone off. No-brainer for me.
12 — What's Next?
Bad Hare started as a personal idea and has grown into something much bigger. What's next for this project?
Marv: Now I think it's time to try to make more videos of me spray painting and stuff.
Expand this world, maybe get some sponsorship or build some sort of following through it.
Most exciting for me is that my brother and I can spend even more time and do more creative things together.
The Story Continues
Bad Hare began with a simple combination of chaotic hair, a love of drawing bunnies (hares), and a lifelong instinct to create. What began as characters brought to life through Marv’s imagination has grown into something much bigger — with Bad Hare now moving between digital illustration, graffiti and clothing.
For Marv, music became his main creative path, but he never stopped drawing. It remained a way to experiment, reset and keep creating away from music. Now, with Bad Hare returning to the walls and finding its way onto clothing, that creative side is opening up a new chapter.
But perhaps the most exciting part of what comes next isn’t just where Bad Hare goes, but who it brings together.
It’s about family.
Marv and his brother Rob have always shared a deep creative connection. While their paths took them in different directions — Rob into visual art and Marv into music — Bad Hare is now creating a reason for those paths to cross more often.
More walls. More monsters. More ideas. More time spent creating together.
And for Marv, that may be the most exciting part of all.
From the walls to the wardrobe, the story continues.
Bad Hare × shindigsDNB
A huge thank you to Marv for taking the time to chat with us and share the story behind Bad Hare. It’s been brilliant to get an insight into the project, the creativity behind it, and what might be coming next.
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