Over the course of his career, MiQ Willmott has created artwork for rock-n-roll bands like Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, and Aerosmith. More recently, he and his wife created TWEEQIM Creative Lab and have contributed their amazing talents to companies like Mountain Dew and Dell.

But of course, die-cast collectors will identify with MiQ’s art from his 6 years as project manager/art director for the graphics team at Mattel for the Hot Wheels brand. Join us for a discussion of all things art, rock-n-roll and die-cast on this edition of Saturday Nitro!

Former Hot Wheels graphics guru MiQ Willmott and his family were recently featured in this short artist profile video put together by Dell. MiQ and Thuy3 (his wife) created some truly amazing artwork for Dell that can be selected as a option when customizing your laptop.

Its been many years since he moved on from Mattel, but his work there has certainly not been forgotten. Collectors had the opportunity to get reacquainted with MiQ at the 2009 Hotlanta Collectors Experience just a few months ago, and I look forward to speaking with him again on an upcoming Saturday Nitro. MiQ will also be attending the 2010 DiecastSpace Super Convention in February where he will inducted into the Diecast Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2010.

[via youtube.com]