GEEK CHIC

London Riots

2011-08-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Wireless Festival

2011-07-23T14:03:00.000-07:00

It's been very busy so I'm playing catch up again....here are snaps from Wireless a couple of weeks ago...

Yuck

Metronomy

The Naked and Famous

The Horrors

Foals

TV on Radio

Pulp

The Big Feastival

2011-07-08T03:17:00.000-07:00

Small festival, great music, fantastic food what else could you want from a festival....Jamie Olivers is definitely one to stay......

New Young Pony Club

Roots Manuva

Soul 2 Soul

Two Greedy Italians

Skinny Lister

Jamie Oliver

Trophy Wife

Mystery Jets

Hercules and the Love Affair

The Charlatans

Glastonbury 2011 Part 2

2011-07-04T07:54:00.000-07:00

So here is the next set of snaps.....

THOSE DANCING DAYS @ THE PARK STAGE

GRAHAM COXON @ THE PARK STAGE

TAME IMPALA @ THE PARK STAGE

30,000 PEOPLE & PULP @ THE PARK STAGE

GLASVEGAS @ JOHN PEEL STAGE

Glastonbury 2011 Part 1

2011-07-04T07:17:00.000-07:00

Glasto was amazing, it was also my first time there so it took a bit of time to get my head around it. Working on a magazine while on site was great and a bit hectic at times. The photo team did produce some amazing images though, so here are mine but do check out NME Big Picture Gallery to see what else went on.

VIVA BROTHER @ OTHER STAGE

BRIGHT EYES @ THE OTHER STAGE

CRAZY WORLD ARTHUR BROWN @ SPIRIT OF 71

DJ SHADOW @ JOHN PEEL

On the Road with The Naked and Famous

2011-06-13T07:38:00.001-07:00

During Dot to Dot I was also shooting an On The Road feature for NME. Three days, three gigs, one birthday, a fair few drinks, some pizza, a few riders, some coffee, computer gaming, relaxing oh yeah and one Katy B cover I became friends with The Naked and Famous......here are some snaps.

Dot to Dot Festival

2011-06-02T14:06:00.000-07:00

So the festival season has started, I'm slowly easing into it till the end of June and then its going to get a bit hectic. Dot to Dot is in its sixth year for the second year in a row has included Manchester. It was my first time shooting and I must say I was glad to see all three days and most of the bands along the way. If each city, Bristol on Saturday, Nottingham on Sunday and Manchester on Monday, came different venues a different crowd but all in all everyone was out to have a good time and see some great acts.
Here are my highlights....

DAY 1 BRISTOL

Hurts- I was looking to forward to seeing their life show as I only got a snippet of it at the NME awards this year and since getting the album I've been in two minds about it. But seeing them life proofed to me what a unique and wonderful act they are

SBTRKT - I haven't seen their whole set for about 2 years and only managed to get a snippet at Camden Crawl so it was great to finish the first night with them

Wolf Gang - Max and and boys put on a great show at the Thekla in the early afternoon

Fixers- I think these Oxford bands are going to be one of my bands of the summer.

Hyetal- The Bristol local got the evening going with his beats

DAY 2 NOTTINGHAM

The Naked and Famous - I had an absolute blast hanging with these guys over the 3 days as I was shooting an On the Road feature on them, so there's going to be more pics next week. They have a great life show and pulled a consistently huge crowd through the three days.

Braids - I saw these guys at SXSW so it great to see them in the UK

We Are Scientists - I've never seen these guys life and it was well worth it as just like a lot of people it took you back a few years to the mid naughties. Kids still love them though.

Yaaks - Were one of the buzz bands of the festival and I'm glad I caught in between blowing fuses and a bit of craziness on stage.

Swimming - Another buzz band worth keeping your hears on the radar for

Ed Sheeran- Crowds full of teenage girls, never the less the guy can sing

DAY 3 MANCHESTER

Cults - After the weekend I've seen these guys 5 times over this year and I can say that I think they're one of my highlights for the year so far

Dananananaykroyd - These lads from Glasgow put on a super energetic show.

Joy Formidable - It was my first time seeing them and I got to do it twice and loved it each time.

Darwin Deez - Always fun to watch to put you in a good mood

Phoenix Foundation - Another new discovery from the weekend to be added to my playlist.

The Money Shot ??

2011-05-31T13:30:00.000-07:00

So over the weekend I got asked to try to take ' The Money Shot ' for the festival otherwise know as a photo that could be used for promo for next year but that sums up what Dot to Dot is as a festival. For those of you that don't know Dot to Dot is a travelling festival with almost the same line up going between Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester with shows focused around 8 local venues.

Here are my attempts.......

Camden Crawl 2011 - Odd Future and Celebral Ballzy

2011-05-22T12:33:00.000-07:00

It was the first time I shot the Camden Crawl and i must say it was a great two days. I've heard mixed reviews from previous years but this year the sun came out, the music played and the lines won't bad. Amongst all the acts which played this year my stand outs were Celebral Ballzy who I wanted to catch for some time now and Odd Future, which I had mix opinions of but needed to see, due to all the stories I've heard. And a show they put on....I can describe it as anarchy with massive jumps into the crowd, total abuse of the security and getting the crowd to such as frenzy that they ended up getting through the security guards and jumping the stage. Here are the snaps.

Brother in NY

2011-05-16T02:32:00.000-07:00

After SXSW I flew to New York to meet up with Brother and shoot an On the Road feature for 3 days. Those 3 days will go down in history for everyone involved. But after a long delay here are some photos you can also view some video's and read a recount both from Matt Wilkinson

Sam resting before their first NY show.

SXSW set list work on several occasions

After the fist show @ The Mercury Lounge

Katz's Deli for a the best pastrami and pickles

Lee flying

Pre show interview in Brooklyn

Rock Shop in Brooklyn

Ellie Goulding and Lee

Another morning after a heavy night

Full English Breakfast

NY Cab

Subway

Lunch in New Jersey and someones head hurts

New Jersey shore

Not a bad view past the Hudson

Maxwells in New Jersey

Someone's pulling strings

The great tradition of beer pong

SXSW 2011

2011-04-28T11:52:00.000-07:00

Austin, Texas and what a week it was. This was my first time at SXSW but I'm going to be sure to come back. There's not enough words to describe such an amazing festival and atmosphere. Here is a selection of some of the photos from the week.

Braid

Bright Eyes and the crowd

The Strokes

Julian Casablancas- The Strokes

Nick Valensi - The Strokes

The Crowd

Twin Shadow

Luke Rathbourne

Das Racist

The Cults

The Vaccines

In front of Fader Fort

The Suuns - Radar shoot for NME

The Suuns

Austra

Lee - Brother

6th Street at Night

Bombay Bicycle Club

The Suuns

The Kills

Baths

Grimes

Dry the River

SXSW

NME Big Gig @Wembley Arena

2011-04-05T07:54:00.000-07:00

So as always I'm a month or so behind, but the last one has been busy. This year I had the pleasure of shooting the NME Big Gig Featuring The Foo Fighters, Cee Lo Green and Band of Horses.

The Child

2011-02-28T13:56:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago I shot stills for a BBC short film called The Child which should be out in the next couple of months

Recent Live shoots

2011-02-25T08:34:00.000-08:00

It's been a manic start to the year busy with gigs, being awards time and all. Here are a few gigs from the last 6 weeks.

Mystery Jets @ Shepherds Bush Empire

Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets getting ready to play

Tribes @ Shepherds Bush Empire

Tribes

Fiction

Anna Calvi@ Hoxton Hall

John and Jehn @ Heaven

John and Jehn

Gang of Four @ Heaven

Gang of Four

Jessie J @ Coalition, Brighton

James Blake @ Plan B

Australiana

2011-02-14T09:11:00.000-08:00

Over Christmas I returned to Australia for the first time since I left. It was an amazing experience with so many beautiful memories and it reminded me that I still call Australia home.

Skins with NME

2011-02-03T04:55:00.000-08:00

So a couple of weeks ago I was asked to go on the start of the Skins Live Tour with the new cast of Skins. We set off from London to Bristol, along with two camera crews gave the guys their first media attention. The night ended at a time I now forget but along the way we met Morning Parade and Bombay Bicycle Club who both played as wel as had a lot of fun and remembered what it was like being a teenager. Happy days.

2010 Fun

2011-01-01T15:20:00.000-08:00

So the year has gone and the parties were certainly there. Here is a few images from this years parties shoot for Vice, safeconcerts.com and Festival Annual

Independent Coffee Guide

2010-12-30T13:59:00.001-08:00

The Independent Coffee Guide to London is a book coming out in the first half of next year published by Vespertine Press who's done a successful Independent Coffee Guide to Brighton this year.

So here are a few of the first shots taken in and around the London's cafe's..

Note's in St. Martins Lane

Store Street Espresso, in Store Street W1

Kaffeine in Great Titchfield W1

Climpson and Sons Broadway Market

Costa Rica

2010-12-28T03:43:00.000-08:00

At the end of November I flew to Costa Rica for a week along with Steven Macatonia from Union Hand Roasted Coffee to visit farms and micro mills. In four days we managed to visit 12 micro mills and about 20 farms with Francisco Mena from Exclusive Coffee.

The trip was part of my research into a project I'm starting about direct coffee trade and it's effect on producers. Which I'm going to be working on for the next 3 years and visiting several origin countries. Union is one of the pioneers of direct trade in the UK and work on a social impact projects within the communities they develop relationships with.

My Friends The Philly Jay's

2010-12-27T15:50:00.000-08:00

Over the summer I met a Australian band from Sydney called the Philadelphia Grand Jury who are managed by a good friend of my Martin, who I know from back in Sydney. Anyway the guys were living in the UK for 6 months making music and deciding to start from scratch and work there way up the music industry in the UK.

After 6 month relentlessly touring the UK and South Africa and the US the guys have gone back to Oz and are touring again. I managed to hang with them a few times and went up to Sunderland on the longest drive ever taking 10 hours.

Last show, last song at Proud Galleries

Berkfinger on the Mic

Susie Dreamboat and MC Bad Genius

Mc Bad Genius

The Philadelphia Grand Jury

Berkfinger wrecking the stage

Mc Bad Genius on the keys

On the road

Berkfinger working the crowd

Brighton Beach

Antwerp

2010-12-27T01:24:00.000-08:00

I was in Antwerp for five days visiting friends drinking vast quantities of coffee, tasting as many types of beer as possible and going to a concert without working at it.

Bert the Antwerp Moustache

2010-12-27T01:12:00.000-08:00

On my trip to Antwerp I ended up taking photos of Bert van Wassenhove who is also know as the moustache. If you ever meet him. You'll understand what a character he is, apart from having over 1200 numbers in his phone, he is also the 2010 Belgium Coffee Cup Tasting Champion and was awarded best dressed at the 2010 WBC (World Barista Championships) in London.

Party and Bullshit and Party

2010-10-05T11:44:00.000-07:00

I'm having a show on next week so here are the details......it's been a hectic summer so I've decided to share some of my memories.

Band Portraits

2010-09-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

Over the last few months I've also been lucky meet and take photos of some great artists and personal hero's.

Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips

Rolf Harris

Conor from the Villagers

Stornoway

Pulled Apart By Horses

Everything Everything

Philadelphia Grand Jury

The Flats

Lawson from SniTch DJ's

The Scholars

Male Bonding

Summer Vol.2

2010-09-22T10:55:00.000-07:00

So here is Volume 2 from of my catch up. The last month has been amazing. With a lot of good music thrown in in between. Seeing so many awesome artist it was hard to pick by favourite sets but here they are....

Prodigy @ Bestival

The Crowd @ Bestival

Fire show @ Bestival

Twinkle Brothers @ Bestival

Flaming Lips @ Bestival

Rock still lives on @ Bestival

Fat Freddy's Drop @ Bestival

Giggs @ Bestival

Mumford and Sons @ Bestival

The Cuban Brothers and Mr. Motivator exercise routine @ Bestival

Pulled Apart By Horses @ Offset

Circle Pits @ Offset

Kap Bambino @ Offset

Dude

Crystal Castles @ Leeds

Bad Religion @ Leeds

Wild Beasts @ Leeds

Crowd during Magnetic Man @ Leeds

Kele @ Leeds

Summer Vol 1.2

2010-09-21T08:04:00.000-07:00

So the summer has come to a close along with a festival season and once again I've haven't posted anything for months. Its been an amazing summer, I've seen some awesome bands, met great people and had a lot of fun. I've posted snaps from a few festivals in earlier posts so here is a catch up of the remainder of my summer and my favourite sets, with a view social snaps thrown in for good measure

Models @The Creators Project London Launch

Mark Ronson@The Creators Project Launch, London

Roy Ayers @ The Big Chill

Roots Manuva @ The Big Chill

DJ in a tent at the Big Chill

The Phenomenal Handclap Band @ The Big Chill

Horrorshow @ KOKO, London

MIA @ Underage Festival

New Young Pony Club @ Underage Festival

Chiddy Bang @ Underage Festival

Phoenix @ Field Day

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Field Day

Dude having a break

Silver Machine @ 1234 Festival

The Flats @ 1234 Festival

Roots Manuva and The Band

2010-07-28T13:17:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks I did a promo shoot for Roots Manuva and his band. It was one of the hottest days of the year and 14 people in a small studio in London was a bit tricky, but somehow we managed and had a good time along the way.

Lounge on the Farm

2010-07-23T08:58:00.001-07:00

Summer has hit full swing....work, work and more work. So much so that sleep seems like luxury to me. The weekend before last I packed my camping gear and went to a farm in the Kentish country side and did a bit of lounging. The weather was amazing, the vibe was mellow, the music was great and I got to meet Toots and saw Bad Manners and Hercules and the Love Affair who I've wanted to see for a very long time. Happy days.

Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals)

Buster Bloodvessel (Bad Manners)

Playhouse actors

One dirty car

Cows in the Field

Ingrid (Kitty, Daisy and Lewis)

Frankie and the Heartstrings

Sarah Blasko

East End Girls in a country pool

These New Puritans

Hercules and the Love Affair

DJ Yoda

Quantic Y Su Combo Barboro

King Charles

Erland and the Carnival

Philadelphia Grand Jury

2010-07-09T01:39:00.000-07:00

While I was in Brighton for the Great Escape I bumped into an old friend of mine who I haven't seen for over 3 years. It just so happened that Martin has moved back to London as he's managing the Philly Jays from Australia. So I met the chaps from the band, watched them play, had a juice and decided to go down by the seaside and take some snaps.

Bizarre Magazine Ball

2010-07-07T03:53:00.000-07:00

This was at the start of June, but with a hectic month I'm trying to catch up so here is the first my catch up posts for June. This night was a lot of fun and everyone was amazingly nice. With a AC/DC cover band, a freak circus and The Gallows, pornstars, burlesque what more could you want? For the whole album check out safeconcerts.com or facebook

Stag and Dagger

2010-05-25T09:01:00.000-07:00

One week let to another one and the next festival. First time I've been to the Stag and Dagger and it was a lot of fun though having the problem of bands overlapping at the opposite ends of Shoreditch was a bit of a downer but it forced us to go from one venue to the next at a comfortable pace, seeing 6 bands on a Friday night.

The Bug and MC's

The Fan

A Place to Bury Strangers

Sian Alice Group

Teenagersintokyo

Cate Le Bon

White Hinderland (Below)

The Great Escape

2010-05-21T09:20:00.000-07:00

It's been a manic couple of months, the last week alone has been mental. Last weekend I started off the festival season with The Great Escape, catching up with friends and making some new ones. Here are photos from the sunny (its actually was for most of it) Brighton.

General Fiasco

Chew Lips

Best Coast

Darwin Deez

Warpaint

Egyptian Hip Hop

Everything Everything

Delphic

Dappled Cities

Bridezilla

Teenagersintokyo

Bluejuice

Donna and the Kicks

Bad Lazarus

Philadelphia Grand Jury

Chase and Status

The Crowd

Art vs Science

Groove Armada

Free Energy@ Windmill in Brixton

2010-03-31T14:15:00.000-07:00

A bit of an unexpected gig, a Monday night dinner turned into a gig and hearing a new band I've never heard of. Free Energy from Philadelphia were awesome. A bit of Thin Lizzy mixed with a few catchy indie tunes. I was a bit unprepared for the gig with no flash. Still a couple of the the snaps turned out ok. The guys are going to be back in the country in late May so I hope to see them again.

Bestival Time Machine

2010-03-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

Last years Bestival seemed like yesterday and Saturday nights show reminded us that it's going to be great one this year. With costume galore and the good old crowd favourite made everyone party till the early morning.

Alex Metric with guest Charli XCX

Alex Metric

Clown

Charli XCX

Sailor and Friend

Cuban Brothers

The Correspondents

Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Chemists

2010-03-19T11:47:00.000-07:00

I remember seeing an add for this gig last month, I couldn't help my self, it's going to back to the 90's. The Criminals were great a eclectic mix of hip hop, rock, country and everything in between. Played all the classics Scooby Snacks, TFLC with Roots Manuva coming on as a special guest to in Keep On Yelling. You can see the whole album on the KOKO website

Red Bull Academy 12x 12 @ Scala

2010-03-18T01:29:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy week and I just got the time to do a post. Last Thursday night I was at Scala snapping 12 producers playing 12 minute sets of their favourite 12 inches. Here are a few snaps see the rest at safeconcerts.com

Robert Owens

Roni Size

Dynamite MC

Kool FM 946

2010-03-11T09:53:00.000-08:00

I've started to shoot again for the pirate radio project. Last Friday night I was lucky enough to go into the Kool FM studio for the first time somewhere in the East end of London with Motion.

Hockey and White Rabbits at KOKO

2010-02-25T01:46:00.000-08:00

Last night proved to be a really good gig. Last time I've saw Hockey was on a Sunday afternoon at Bestival last year where I think everyone was a bit on the tired side. Last night though proved that Hockey do put on an amazing show. I got there just in time to see White Rabbits support and was very impressed a great avant garde sound.

White Rabbits

Hockey

Hockey if you'd like to see more see flickr

Earlier in the night .......

2010-02-12T05:09:00.000-08:00

Before the debauchery of A team I shot The Pork and Pickle Pie (try saying that 5 times over quickly) Comedy Club at Britannia Pub, with Lee Kern and Buddy amongst the comics. A very different anti valentine message type of night. I've also have found my new favourite beers which is something that doesn't happen that often Innis and Gunn from Scotland, can't wait for spring.

Anti Valentine Thursday

2010-02-12T05:01:00.000-08:00

I've had a couple of weeks off from parties but last night I shot A-Team at Catch for Vice.

Bubblegum Screw

2010-02-09T01:31:00.000-08:00

Who's Jack 32

2010-02-03T03:47:00.000-08:00

The UBF photos are up in this month's Who's Jack Who's Jack 32
Come and see what real coffee is about at the UK Barista Championships London Heats on the 19th and 20th of February

People

2010-01-28T12:19:00.001-08:00

Vice Issue Launch

2010-01-25T10:37:00.000-08:00

Last Thursday night at the Old Blue Last Jammer, Spectrals and Gun Crime played and the people partied. Here's a few snaps to see the rest go to Vice

UBF

2010-01-25T03:12:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago I shot this for Who's Jack. It's about a coffee tournament in East London called the Ultimate Barista Fighter, where London's best barista compete in a range of face to face coffee combat. Who's Jack asks me to do a more fashion style shoot, but trust me I am going to go back again and again to document the actual league nights.