I recently shot the Jimmy Hendrix tribute tour at TPAC in Nashville. I met up at the show with Evan from American Songwriter The show featured several renowned players. The line-up was: Dweezil Zappa, Jonny Lang, Robert Randolph, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shephard and Buddy Guy. There was guitar pyrotechnics all around. I was only allowed with the press pass to shoot the first song of each persons section in the show. This made it an intense experience. I wanted to get my standard journalistic shots right off and still have a few minutes to experiment and try some double exposures. Consequently I also got to watch the show as a member of the audience. Which often I feel removed from...unfortunately. The show was great. The sound was clear and not overbearingly loud. Robert Randolph really blew me away on the pedal steel. His guitar parts sometimes seemed to emulate background vocals. Buddy Guy was a real dude. He has a real understanding of "owning" the stage. I really feel fortunate that music photo-journalism has found me. It gives me the chance to go out and see music and photograph. Two of my favorite things, but at shows I'm "working" there an added level of intensity that I enjoy. Theres a heightened sense of atmosphere and more attention to the energy of the show. Now if Evan can land me the Roger Waters pass then it will be on. Oh yeah...then theres Bonnaroo.
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March 11, 2012
Jimmy Hendrix Tribute
I recently shot the Jimmy Hendrix tribute tour at TPAC in Nashville. I met up at the show with Evan from American Songwriter The show featured several renowned players. The line-up was: Dweezil Zappa, Jonny Lang, Robert Randolph, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shephard and Buddy Guy. There was guitar pyrotechnics all around. I was only allowed with the press pass to shoot the first song of each persons section in the show. This made it an intense experience. I wanted to get my standard journalistic shots right off and still have a few minutes to experiment and try some double exposures. Consequently I also got to watch the show as a member of the audience. Which often I feel removed from...unfortunately. The show was great. The sound was clear and not overbearingly loud. Robert Randolph really blew me away on the pedal steel. His guitar parts sometimes seemed to emulate background vocals. Buddy Guy was a real dude. He has a real understanding of "owning" the stage. I really feel fortunate that music photo-journalism has found me. It gives me the chance to go out and see music and photograph. Two of my favorite things, but at shows I'm "working" there an added level of intensity that I enjoy. Theres a heightened sense of atmosphere and more attention to the energy of the show. Now if Evan can land me the Roger Waters pass then it will be on. Oh yeah...then theres Bonnaroo.
December 09, 2011
TV on the Radio
I shot several great concerts in late Summer and Fall for American Songwriter magazine. Elvis Costello, Wilco, Tv on the Radio and Broken Social Scene. It's been fun getting photo passes to the Ryman. Heres a few from Tv on the Radio.
