I know I know, I never update here. Sorry, it’s been busy, but…you can check out the latest issue of Rocknation online now here. Or, pick up a physical copy at your local music store! You can check out my interviews with Papa Roach, George Lynch, Hinder, Rev Theory as well as photos of all of them and Metallica.
It’s about that time of year that everyone blogs about their achievements over the past year. I started writing my post in December but then with the holidays, my sister’s wedding, and contracting creeping death and being confined to my couch for over a week, I sort of lost track….and it seems kind of silly to do one now.
So, let me just say that 2008 can be summed up best as a year of firsts for me. In a fervent attempt to further my experience in concert photography I pushed myself to the limit, sometimes at the expense of my social life, to try to hone my skills, create my own style, and get my name out there.
The results? I photographed over 150 bands (at least that’s when I stopped counting) including some of the greats that I never would have dreamed of photographing (The Police, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Rush, Nine Inch Nails, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp & Dave Matthews.)
I had my first full page published photo in a national music magazine (Alternative Press ), I had a photo published in Rolling Stone Latin America (Joe Perry of Aerosmith), I received my own monthly Photography column (RockShots), and I commissioned a photo to be used as a poster for a signing at NAMM this year. These were all big wins for me, but it didn’t come easy.
I shot several large festival type shows (Farm Aid, Mahyem Festival, Projekt Revolution, Warped Tour and the first annual Rock the Ink).
Beyond that I continued to work on my own website (TheyWillRockYou.com) as well as acting as a contributer and writer to Rocknation & The Pulse Magazine. Between the three I interviewed around 25 bands including Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Linkin Park, Three Doors Down, & was even interviewed myself!
All in all, it was a very fulfilling year, but it only leaves me wanting to do more in 2009. I’ll be doing a selection of photos to reflect the year in review for my next photography column so as soon as that’s up, I’ll link it here. Way too much to do, so little time….
The new issue of Rocknation is out on newstands so check it out. You can see some of my photos from Mayhem Fest as well as an interview with Buckcherry. You can also check out each issue online here.
So Rocknation now has some of the issues I’ve contributed to online if you want to check out a few of my past interviews. Not all the issues are up yet but you can check out my interviews with: 3 Doors Down, Shinedown, Puddle of Mudd, Finger Eleven, Seether, and more.
To check them out, go to the Rocknation website and from the menu click on Newspaper Online. It will provide you with a virtual edition of each issue! Good stuff. I’ve also included them in my links section.
In the next issue you can check out my interviews with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, along with some live shots!
The July/August issue of Rocknation is now available. It’s now available in 46 states! Just look for it in your local music based businesses (record stores, music clubs, etc!)
In this issue, I interviewed members of Finger Eleven and Seether (if I interview one more member of Seether I feel like I should be crowned an honorary member!) as well as assisted on interviews with Puddle of Mudd and Shinedown. It’s a great issue with lots of amazing interviews. Unfortunately I don’t think any of my photos made this issue but hopefully the next one will! (I’ve got some great Iron Maiden shots just waiting!!)
The latest issue of The Pulse Magazine is now out and my piece on Kristina Grossmann and Rock For Health is in it. For those of you who are not familiar with Rock For Health I encourage you to read the article and check out what Kristina is doing, I think it’s very important to the music community and we should all help out as much as we can. You can also visit their official website here.
Here’s a link to the online version of it:
The new ish of The Pulse is now out so if you’re in Central MA you can pick it up. If your’e not, you can read the feature I wrote on solo artist Matt Shwachman for the Up & Comers section by clicking on the link below.
Matt Shwachman – A one-way ticket to “Uncharted Territory”
(Scroll down the page until you see it)
The May/June issue of Rocknation is now out. You can pick it up at your local record stores or music related businesses. For a full list of locations check out the website here.
In this issue catch my interviews with Chris from 3 Doors Down and Hugo from Tantric. Both bands are currently on tour so cheeeeeeeeeeeck them out!
If you are unable to find Rocknation you can check out versions of the interviews on TWRY.com here:
Chris Henderson of 3 Doors Down
Hugo Ferreira of Tantric
In the May 2008 issue of The Pulse Magazine (that you can pick up now in Central MA locations free of charge!) you can check out the story I did on the band Radio America.
You can also check it out online here:
Radio America – Making Waves
On April 25th, Gigantour 2008 thrashed its way into The Palladium in Worcester, MA. On the bill: Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy and High on Fire.
After some miscommunication at the front door, I ended up missing High on Fire and was unable to shoot them. After that, I settled into the photo pit with about 20+ other photographers. At first this was pretty surprising because I had heard that they weren’t allowing a lot of photographers access to the tour but then I realized that they had coupled Gigantour with this years New England Hardcore and Metalfest so there were several photographers from all over there to cover that.
Megadeth
Job for a Cowboy
Children of Bodom
You can read my review of the show here on TheyWillRockYou.com and check out my photos from the show in the TheyWillRockYou.com photo galleries here.
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