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6 FEBRUARY 2010
It got kinda busy...

Well, January may have been a bit slow to start with but last week it turned mega busy when I shot a series of live shows at the Tabernacle in London: 5 nights, 14 acts - Delphic, White Rabbit, The Cheek [night 1], Miike Snow, I Blame Coco, Alex Gardner [night 2], Midlake, The Kissaway Trail [night 3], Marina + The Diamonds, Goldheart Assembly, Tinashe [night 4], Ellie Goulding, Daisy Dares You, Liam Bailey [night 5] - and almost 20 hours of standing in the same spot. I shall post shots from all the shows here as soon as they are no longer embargoed. In the meantime you can feast your eyes on some Jamie T shots from last night's Brixton Academy show as well as an unseen shot of Muse performing live at the Bercy in Paris in November 2009.



22 January 2010
Slow...

As usual, January has been a pretty quiet month and things have been rather slow on the gig front. My first show of the year was Two Door Cinema Club at Madam JoJo's in central London - it was also the first time I shot a gig at that particular venue. Show number two was Henry Rollins at the Royal Festival Hall - which was another first for me. It was a spoken word performance (i.e. stand up without the jokes) and we had to shoot from the very back of the stalls - not ideal when you're shooting with a 70-200mm on a full frame body. Luckily gig number threee was a much bigger affair and the first 'proper' gig of the year - John Mayer at the Apollo Hammersmith. Photographic evidence from all three shows can be seen below - I'm going back into hibernation until my next update.



6 January 2010
Happy new old...

Greetings to you all and welcome to my first post of 2010. Since I haven't shot any gigs yet this year, here are a few of my British Sea Power shots from their show in Hong Kong in October 2009. Enjoy...



31 December 2009
New Year's Eve Horror

Here are a few portraits I took of The Horrors at London's Electric Ballroom back in June. I had shot the band at Barcelona's Primavera Festival the week before but due to a number of factors the whole shoot was a bit of a disaster (nothing to do with me I should add) so it was decided to do another session with the band in London. The London shoot went rather well and I shall post more shots from the session here shortly. Also below is a collage of some recent tearsheets - all the shots are from October when I shot 6 live shows in a row at the Forum in London for a live feature.



25 December 2009
Merry Cherry

It's time to delve into the archives to dig out some unseen shots. Let's start with one of the artists of the year - Florence + the Machine. Back in August I headed to Oslo with Floence & co. for a live and reportage shoot. We flew out to Oslo at 7am in the morning (nice) and I then joined the band on their tour bus to take us to the Oya Festival where they were due to perform in the afternoon. It was a fun trip and I was really pleased with the shots I got - needless to say, I always enjoy doing reportage photography. Make sure you keep checking the site for updates as I have more archive stuff that I will be posting here.
View the 'Florence + the Machine' gallery



23 December 2009
More Mode...

Depeche Mode are still rocking my world this week following their two shows at London's O2. It's not otften I post entire sets on the site but I have made an exception so check out part two of my Mode shots. It's more of the same but if you like the band you won't mind...
View the 'Depeche Mode' gallery - part 2



22 December 2009
This is not a love song

Last night I shot my last gig of the year and while I may not have saved the best for last, I'm happy I finally got a chance to photograph Mr Sex Pistols himself - John Lydon. Of course, Mr Lydon isn't currently touring with his punk rock partners in crime - instead he's on the road with Public Image LTD - his other band. The weather in London is currently pretty rotten (no pun intended) - in other words: two snow flakes fall from the sky and the city grinds to a halt as usual - so when I arrived at Brixton Academy I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a pretty much empty venue. With most ticket holders either stuck on the tubes and buses or unable to get to Brixton, the show started at 8.45pm and John Lydon told the small crowd that ticket holders who couldn't get to the venue could come to the band's shows at the Electric Ballroom today or tomorrow. How very nice of him. Check out the gallery for lots of shots from last night's show and keep checking the site over the next few days for a bunch of unseen photos. Until next time - happy whatever.
View the 'P.I.L.' gallery



16 December 2009
The Band of the Universe...

Depeche Mode finally arrived at London's O2 Arena on their Tour of the Universe, and being a massive fan of the band I just had to get myself a pass to shoot the guys live on stage. Shooting Dave Gahan and co. is never a dull affair and after photographing them at the Stade de France in Paris back in June, I couldn't wait to get some more shots of them. We were allowed to shoot the first 4 songs, and after my 20-minute stint in the pit I made my way to my seat to watch the rest of the show (yup, I'd even got myself a ticket for gig). DM don't quite get the same recognition and reception in the UK as they do in mainland Europe so the crowd was a bit of a let down I have to say. The guys still put on a great show but to fully appreciate just what a fantastic front man Dave is, you should make a point of seeing them in France, Germany or Italy. Alternatively, check out their Live from Milan DVD. Right, that's enough Depeche Mode promotion - now where's my cheque guys?!
View the 'Depeche Mode' gallery



14 DECEMBER 2009
Pubs and For Members Only...

I had a good week last week - photographing Corinne Bailey Rae at a cool little venue called Joe's Pub, living the high life (for a couple of hours anyway) at the members only Soho House (OK, I only went as a guest), and shooting Little Boots and Florence + the Machine at Shepherds Bush Empire and Brixton Academy respectively. It's now the week before Christmas and there's loads happening over the next few days before the dry spell kicks in so to speak. I had look at my gig schedule for January and February and to say it's looking pretty dire would be an understatement.



4 December 2009
Tori cries, The Cribs rock, I don't shoot Ian

It's been a slowish week but a good one nonetheless. On Wednesday I shot Tori Amos' super intimate show at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town. As a long time Tori fan I was really looking forward to this gig and I was fortunate enough to be allowed to stay for the whole show - which was a nice bonus (I only shot the first song though, I should add). The lighting was rather tricky but I came away with some pretty decent shots. It was only when I reviewed my photos after the show that I noticed Tori had cried while performing the first song. I'm not a pap so photographing people having breakdowns in public, falling over or attacking their spouses with a golf club isn't really my thing - but I'm pleased I got that shot of Tori crying as it captures the intensity of her performance.
View the 'Tori Amos' gallery

Yesterday I headed back to Brixton Academy for The Cribs featuring Johnny Marr. The last time I shot Mr Marr was 3 years ago when he was performing with Modest Mouse at Bang! Festival in Miami - that was the same night a security guard asked me if I was a member of Daft Punk who were co-headlining the festival. Go figure. Anyway, Johnny has since jumped the Modest Mouse ship, joined The Cribs and recorded and album with them. We were allowed to use flash during the first song - not that anyone had told me in advance (all the other togs already knew, of course) - so I got a good variety of flash and non-flash shots.
View 'The Cribs' gallery

Tonight I was supposed to be at the Ian Brown show at Brixton Academy but my pass didn't come thourgh - or maybe it did and someone just forgot to tell me. Either way, I've decided to use the time to update the website instead. Not a big deal as I wouldn't have been able to get better shots of Ian than I did when I shot him at the Garage in north London at the end of September where he totally stared me out and posed for me. If you haven't seen those shots yet, feel free to check them out now...

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