Curtis first came to prominence as one of the principal songwriters and bassists for the new wave group "Mrs. Green", formed while Curtis was attending San Francisco State University. The group recorded one album and toured the U.K.

He studied at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California where he joined the rock group, The Green Things. On tour, he learned about art and design drawing posters and fliers for the band.

Apr 21, 2012 · As a student at San Francisco State University, Mr. Curtis formed a rock group, later known as the Green Things, which toured for almost a decade and produced one album for MCA Records before...

Apr 18, 2012 · Subsequently, while studying at the San Francisco State University, he formed a rock group, which was later called 'the Green Things'. In the coming decade, the band toured and even recorded an album with MCA Records, before disbanding.

Mar 3, 2003 · Curtis’s innovative design pieces were born from the raw creativity he projected as a ten-year member of a rock band called The Green Things. They played the typical club circuit across the U.S. and had scored a hit song on “Beverly Hills 90210” that eventually landed the band a record deal.

May 14, 2015 · Influenced by his uncle and original Byrds band member Chris Hillman, Curtis formed a rock band called Mrs. Green, designing posters and flyers as the band toured the U.S. and the U.K.

Apr 18, 2013 · Hillman Curtis had been one of my personal heroes since the early 2000s. I had discovered one of his short films featuring the music of what would become one of my favorite bands, Mogwai.

Dec 30, 2002 · SP: Hillman, you were a guitarist for band the Green Things for 10 years. Then you worked in the Interactive realm and established HillmanCurtis.com, your own cross-media design and...

For Mr. Curtis, who called himself a serial self-reinventor, it was the start of a third career. A nephew of Chris Hillman, an original member of the Byrds, he had played in a rock band in the 1980s and early ’90s before teaching himself Web design.

Aug 15, 2016 · Hillman Curtis was a new media legend who transformed how we think about story on the web. On April 18, 2012, Hillman lost a long battle with colon cancer. He was only 51. Hillman popped...