Built on sound.
Surrounded by everything it summons.
We Had Our Time (WHOT) is a media studio in New York that makes music, fine art, and a comic called Relapse. It was founded in 2020 by two-time Grammy-nominated producer DrewsThatDude. The records came first. Everything else grew around them.
That means original music and sync placements on Showtime, ESPN, and NFL campaigns, the Heaven's Gate Collection of limited edition fine art prints, and Relapse: The Ghosts We Can't Leave Behind, a comic published chapter by chapter. Every release is part of the same story.
- Studio
- We Had Our Time (WHOT), a media studio
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 2020
- Founder
- DrewsThatDude (Andrew Lloyd Stevenson), two-time Grammy-nominated producer, Berklee College of Music
- What we make
- Original music, limited edition fine art prints, and the comic Relapse
- The comic
- Relapse: The Ghosts We Can't Leave Behind, illustrated by Bryson Boutte
- Fine art
- Heaven's Gate Collection: twelve zodiac guardians, numbered editions of fifty, verifiable certificates
- Licensing
- One-stop sync licensing for film, TV, ads, and games. License the catalog
- Contact
- drew@wehadourtime.com · FAQ
DrewsThatDude — founder, producer, songwriter.
Drew is a two-time Grammy-nominated producer and graduate of Berklee College of Music. His production and vocal contributions appear on multi-Platinum releases including Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV (5× Platinum, additional production on "How to Hate") and Mac Miller's Swimming (2× Platinum, background vocals on "So It Goes").
Beyond major-label work, Drew has built an independent catalog spanning R&B, hip-hop, ambient, electronic, and cinematic instrumental music — over 20 million streams across platforms, with sync placements across television, sports, games, and brand campaigns.
The records came first. The world followed.
Visual work at WHOT is led by Bryson Boutte, whose Heaven's Gate Collection is the studio's flagship art series: twelve zodiac guardians published as numbered limited edition archival giclée prints on 100% cotton Moab Entrada paper. Each work is issued in an edition of fifty with a verifiable Certificate of Authenticity. Once a sign sells out, it does not return.
Bryson also draws Relapse. The prints and the comic come from the same hand and the same world. See the prints, or meet the guardians in the Zodiac.
Relapse: The Ghosts We Can't Leave Behind.
Relapse is a semi-autobiographical comic about ambition, memory, and what it costs to chase a dream. It is written by DrewsThatDude, illustrated by Bryson Boutte, and published chapter by chapter. The world has named places (Steadfast City, West Rose, Porto Tranquilo), a recurring cast, and storylines that expand with each project.
Every record we release is a chapter in it. Every print is a scene from it. The objects in the shop are artifacts out of it. Read Relapse.
Music
Original catalog of 500+ tracks across R&B, hip-hop, ambient, and instrumental. Start with the releases.
Sync Licensing
One-stop licensing for film, TV, ads, games, and brand campaigns. Clean rights, stems available, fast turnaround.
Fine Art Editions
Twelve zodiac guardians from the Heaven's Gate Collection, art by Bryson Boutte. Numbered editions of fifty, each with a verifiable certificate.
Physical Releases
Limited vinyl, lathe-cut records, cassettes, and artifacts from the story, in the shop. Fine art prints live at /art.
The Comic
Relapse: The Ghosts We Can't Leave Behind, published chapter by chapter. Start reading, or follow along on Substack.
For clients and collaborators, WHOT offers a flexible creative studio for original music, sync licensing, and full visual campaigns.