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in Austin, Texas in the mid-1990s where he acted as art director and CEO.
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Narum died on
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Narum later went on to work for the computer game development company
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In 1993 he was awarded a
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also used Narum's posters to promote their monthly slate of acts.
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Narum created concert posters for many artists including
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