I could throw so many cliches and superlatives at this band that it would become inappropriate so I won’t go on about how they work up Buckinghamshire with their performance, nor will I talk about how like real Pros they went on stage and gave it their all even though the lead singer Ellie had little rest after a previous day of rehearsal and gigging until the wee hours. And one thing I won’t ever mention is how throughout the day they behaved like rock stars, swearing, poking, sticking up …

Timing is everything, so even though I totally busy with Wedding Projects, it is crucial I post something about the Aylesbury Festival this week. So this post is just a summary of the two days photographically. I will go into more detail of the bands including my pet project of the weekend which I very pleased about; more will be revealed later in the week.

This weekend has been nuts. I am already knee deep in photos that I need to sort through and check but I could not miss an opportunity to photograph Aylesbury Festival! Those photos will come later; I literally have very little time (I’m allowing myself a 10 minute break to do this blog), but I digress.
It so happens at the Aylesbury Festival the Red Bullets were doing a set there. During one of our conversations, Peter Edwards who is the lead singer said I should go to the Thornborough Manor …

It is difficult to explain to almost everyone I talk to why I do Gig Photography when I say to them there is no money in this for me when photographing small, local, unsigned bands. I know all start up bands struggle financial because they sacrifice most of what they have to get notice, but more importantly be noticed by the right person.
I devote part of my time to Gig Photography because it is damn good fun. It isn’t about money, not at this stage anyway. At Aylesbury festival I …

MK4U over the weekend was pretty cool; what it lacked in atmosphere and attendance, it made of for in the spirit of live music. And for that I wanted to share with you photos of the crowd and other acts from Sunday’s festival. If you recognize yourself, then pleae leave a comment! I’d like to hear from you!!!

The one great thing about going to smaller festivals is you get to see unsigned bands. The talent out there is amazing; one of the outstanding acts was a “Pop-Rock” band called Twenty Twenty. These three lads gave a lot in there performance and it was  a high benchmark for the following acts to .. erm.. follow!
I would say their target audience would be teenage girls, so although this Photographer doesn’t fit their market, I can still enjoy an enthusiastic performance. Ultimately the music industry is looking for bands that …

It’s almost amazingly random how I ended up at MK today; just by reading Tom Craven’s wall post on Facebook I found myself preparing to shoot for a festival with little preparation.
I fully expected to get some great shots of local amateur bands, but what I could not have foreseen was the amazing clouds that appeared towards thee end of the evening, nor could I have predicted the sun bursting through those clounds, even more surprising was a mother and her child passing through my shot just as I clicked …

Ask, and you shall receive. Well, that’s what Tom did on Facebook; he asked his friends to go and see him play today at a free Festival held in Campbell Park right in the middle of Milton Keynes. Of course I went as a photographer, there is no way I am going to a festival without a camera!
Tom performed in the “Tea Room” which was literally that. It looked liked a TV Set of a Posh tea party if it were held in a tent. I thought it was done …

Photograph of Aylesbury band LIGHTBOX performing at Waddesdon Manor

With their refreshing mix of thumping beats, with liberal doses of old English merriment, Flutatious were a delight to behold. I’ve covered their side of the Festival already in this post, but I thought since WIRED could not play I might as well post up a few more of Flutatious at Rickmansworth.