Infectious with her charm and playful in her performance. That’s how I would describe the wonderful Kit Holmes.
On a night at Southcourt Studios there was an air of the unexpected. I arrived as Kit was completing her sound check. I confess I had not heard of ms Holmes before but that is the joy of going to small gigs. Last time I saw a live gig was Clive Carroll and that was an experience I will always remember.
Kit had it tougher tonight I felt. The audience were warm to her …

Ah, you got to love the British weather haven’t you!? But by the same token there is nothing that beats the British determination to put on a good show and have a good time. This was the case with Aylesbury’s Hobble on the Cobble 2010 in heart of Buckinghamshire.
Yours truly was not able to photograph this years event because I was busy with photographing the second of two weddings that weekend, however a recent addition to the Music Photographer ranks, John Parish,  was there to put his Canon 7D to …

I was invited along to the Rickmansworth Festival on Saturday by Wired. I was there to cover their performance off and on the stage.
Since Wired were headlining I also had quite a few bands playing before them, one of them was a Ska band called True Beat. I was very impressed with their stage performance and couldn’t help getting some shots which I’m proud of. Let me know what you think!?
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Did a photoshoot with the Buckingham lads a week ago. I thought I’d share them with you.

It is the opinion of this Photographer (and it is only an opinion) that every band lives and dies with their front man; Aerosmith needs Steve Tyler, Foo Fighters needs Dave Grohl and The Red Bullets need Pete Edwards. Pete has to bare the weight as the voice of the Bullets so his stage performance is equally as important as his vocals.
Unlike most front men, Pete is behind a keyboard which is in a seated position. This means he is physically limited to how he can perform on stage, but …

In the first part in GigPhotographer’s RED BULLETS week, these are the exclusive photos of the Bass player Mark Wheeler.
Mark Wheeler (Wheeler to his friends) is the band’s steady underlying beat on bass guitar. He has the typical stance that bass players have, with that added ‘something’ that you know is different and special but you just can’t put your finger on it.
Taking to the centre of the stage, he occupied it gloriously with the lead guitarist and lead vocals on keyboard maneuvering around him. He has some regular poses, …

Last night was simply one of the best performances I have seen from the Buckinghamshire lads. The official photos will be uploaded very soon, in the meantime this is a little shot I took with my iPhone.

The performance was kept short and sweet, which meant I was permanently on my toes, whipping round to get those all important ‘in the moment’ shots.  It was great to hear some new sounds from the band, and catch a few unexpected additions of Ellie’s performance to the lapping it up crowd…lets just say, monolopy’s not just for playing at home.
This is the launch of Slashed Seat Affair’s new EP, visit their site for more info on this fantastic band….  www.slashedseataffair.co.uk

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It was certainly a packed out venue for the launch of SSA’s EP; I could barely make my way to the front of the stage!
I did manage to though, and was blown away by the energetic, full bodied performance by the stunning Ellie on lead vocals, and the perfect combination of Darren, Noel and Rob who accompany her to make up this edgy JUST BEEN SIGNED band that we know by the name of Slashed Seat Affair!
Just a teaser for now, but come back to see more photos soon….

It’s my birthday today and so I want to share my day with what I love; music makers! If you ever wanted awesome professional photos but could never afford it, then now’s the time to get in touch. For a limited time only, have photos of you and your band on stage or on location! What are you waiting for? You are saving up to £300 by taking this offer now.
Terms and conditions apply. Subject to date availibility and photoshoot must take place within 30 miles of Aylesbury and before …