Neasden Control Centre transformed the Robert Johnson

After it opened in 1999, the Robert Johnson club became like a second living room for our agency director, Svetlana Jakel. Ata Macias, the founder and an old friend, made the club a special place right from the start – a hub for music, creativity and people who share that spirit. And ever since Neasden Control Centre has been represented by Kombinatrotweiss with its unique visual language, it was immediately clear to Svetlana: his work belongs at the Robert Johnson!

Svetlana contacted Ata, who passed the matter on to Peter Wittner, the current musical director. A first meeting was quickly arranged, where the ideas of NCC and the club owners came together. What followed was a process in which the music, history and energy of the club were translated into visual motifs – and today the murals proudly adorn the walls, ready to make the spirit of the Robert Johnson tangible and visible every night.

Neasden Control Centre has developed a very distinctive approach: having grown up in the north-west of England in the 90s and deeply influenced by free-party culture, he has developed a visual language that draws on the rhythm, structure and energy of music. His motifs are abstract – they do not tell a specific story, but convey emotions.

For the Robert Johnson Club, this meant capturing the essence of a night on the dance floor: from the first beat to sunrise, from quiet anticipation to ecstatic climax. They are a powerful example of how illustration shapes spaces, conveys atmosphere and brings culture to life in a way that words alone cannot.

In our video, Svetlana takes you on a personal tour of the rooms!

The project is complemented by event posters and a series of designs for the whole year, which are used as event announcements on Instagram and continue the visual theme there in a slightly animated form.