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 …

An amazing day spent with one of my favourite bands just by the Silverstone race track ahead of the British Gran Prix happening now.
I took quite a few photos, but for now here are a few images for the fans.

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.

Gigphotographer was lucky enough to spend a day with jazz musicians. Yes I did have a dozen things to do, but because things have been very hectic lately I made a deliberate effort to slow my life down. And with that I spent a lazy Sunday afternoon with Jazz Juice. Five very talented musicians who just know how to melt those notes on the page. Five instruments that are as individual as they are united in create a free flowing rainbow of sound.
Other musical genres set out to make a …

Life is funny isn’ t it? You can meet someone through someone else and then become good friends and the then business partners. That is the case with Gary Mullins. A universal “solid bloke” and amazing guitar player.
Today, I had the pleasure of photographing his band Jazz Juice during a recording session at Southcourt Studios. It was also THE perfect opportunity to do some portrait shots of him and his band. The actual photos will come soon, but in the meantime, here’s a little teaser…

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, …

Through a series of random events, Kelly and I went to a small gig containing 3 bands last night. One of the bands, The AnyDays, I had already met and interviewed before so it was on that basis we went. The other two acts, FutureTown, The Echoes and the venue itself were completely new to us.
[cut to the chase] – Although the attendance was low, the 3 bands rocked it out. By the time The AnyDays had completed their first song, our ears were ringing! I’m just downloading the files …

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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