Errors @ Scala, 04 Mar 2010
I absolutely love the band Errors and they deserve way more attention than they are getting.
It’s electronic yes, but also subtle and happy, in a non cheesy way. Those are the pictures I took at their London gig at Scala.
Local Natives @ Heaven, 02 Mar 2010
The LA band Local Natives were headlining at Heaven (which by the way has a really good live programmation). Great energy, and great moustache. Be sure to also check out the cute and moody Peggy Sue who were supporting.
Peggy Sue @ Heaven, 2 Mar 2010
Peggy Sue was supporting Local Natives at Heaven in London. Really good vocals and harmonies but I would have liked a few more smiley faces…
Hildur Gudnadottir & Iarla O Lionaird @ Kings Place, 27 Feb 2010
The icelandic cellist Hildur Gudnadottir and the irish singer Iarla O Lionaird were performing this Saturday, as part of The Bubbly Blue and Green festival. The festival took place at Kings Place, a fairly recent venue near King’s Cross with an excellent acoustic.
Peter Brotzmann @ Cafe Oto, Hackney
Peter Brotzmann is a key figure in free Jazz, and delivered an intense (to say the least…) set at Cafe Oto, in Hackney.
Auriol Promo Shoot @ Battersea Park, London
Auriol is a professional singer whom you might have seen on this blog in a very different situation…
One Sunday, we went to Battersea Park to take some photos for her business cards, her coming website, and a generic poster that I designed as well (see at the end of the page).
Loveless @ Eggman, Shibuya, Tokyo
Here are some more pictures of Loveless and their crazy singer Nana Kitade playing at Eggman.
Scary act, a bit mental, I loved it. For the original blog post, it’s here!
Loveless @ Eggman, Shibuya, Tokyo – Images by Sebastien Dehesdin
Fuaim – Ucess Lounge, Harajuku, Tokyo
I am back from my Japan trip with Nedry, and it is now time to go properly through all the pictures, sounds and videos. I start easy with some shots from the band Fuaim, who played with Nedry at the Ucess Lounge in Harajuku, Tokyo.
Japan – The streets of Osaka
Photos taken around Ame-Mura (American Village) in Osaka, while Nedry was soundchecking.
Japan – Eggman gig
The weather in Tokyo these last few days has been pretty horrendous, and I’ve been busy filming under the rain for Nedry’s blog, keeping my camera safe and sound… However, some pretty interesting things happened indoors like Nedry’s gig at Eggman, the biggest show of the tour:
Nedry – Condors, Japan Edition
Nedry ran out of CDs of their latest album Condors on the Japan tour, so we decided to create a special edition CD. The cover is one of the photos that I took during the first Japan gig. Here it is:
I am quite happy that we used a photo from the Japan trip, did the [...]
In Japan, I wish I did not have to sleep
I am currently following Nedry’s tour in Japan, and it has been absolutely brilliant, despite being constantly pushed by time.
The days are similar in their planning (transport mayhem, soundcheck, eat, play, drink, drink, blog, sleep) and yet so different. My senses are overloaded with faces, places, sounds. I am always tired and constantly carrying 12 [...]
Japan – Harajuku, Tokyo
A few photos from Nedry’s gig in Harajuku in Tokyo. I was a bit disappointed as we did not see that many lolitas hanging about in the streets, but it was still an interesting area, and an awesome venue.
Japan – Backstage @ Anga, Chiba
A few photos taken backstage at Anga, Chiba, where Nedry was playing their first Japan gig. Have to go to the next gig now, more photos later!
Nedry Live @ Anga, Chiba
A little video I made using pictures taken from Nedry’s first gig in Japan + one song (Condors) recorded that night. See more of Nedry and our trip here and on their website.
Nedry Live at Anga, Chiba from onedayforever on Vimeo.
In Japan with Nedry – Day 1 – Transit
First day in Japan after about 20 hours of transit in planes and trains. Bit of a scare at Heathrow because my camera bag was 12kg instead of 5, which was promptly solved by following the advice from the security dude and taking the camera and the laptop out of the bag and carrying them [...]
To Japan with Nedry
I am really psyched to tell you that I am flying to Japan in a few days.
I will be documenting the tour of my good friends from the band Nedry in Tokyo and Osaka. We plan to blog daily from there and you will be able to follow it all on their website: nedrymakesmusic.com (website [...]
Les Nuits du Piano – Miho Nagata
I am currently in France, helping organizing Les Nuits du Piano, and of course taking a lot of pictures. It’s a classical music festival, with four solo pianists playing. Miho Nagata (pictured) is playing tonight, so come check it out if you’re in the area!
Nuits du Piano – Miho Nagata pre concert – Images by [...]
Rim Shots – Please vote for me in the Photography.Book.Now competition
I’ve self-published a book called ‘Rim Shots’ on Blurb, and entered the Photography.Book.Now competition. This book is a collection of gig photographs taken in London over the last 2 years, and a tribute to those small bands that may become big one day.
I focused on the dark atmosphere and the dim light that you find [...]
Renegade Sound, Promo Shoot, Brick Lane, London
You know a band is motivated when they (almost) all show up on time, at 9am on a Saturday morning. I had the perfect location in mind, near this vegan bustaurant but it turned out it was private property (“Don’t you see all the cameras?” said the security dude – right, that’s obviously a criteria [...]
Fallenfest @ La Cigale, Paris – Stoned Popes, 2009 Winners
I heard about the Fallenfest festival through Thomas, a friend of mine trumpetist in Stoned Popes. Fallenfest is a competition for upcoming bands in Paris and its area. They get to play at really nice venues as they progress through the competition, and this year, the final leg was at La Cigale, a major venue [...]
Nedry @ The Dublin Castle, 14 Jun 2009
Staying in the dark black&white mood from the last post. I liked the lights at this Nedry gig, very different from the one at the Good Ship.
Good crowd turn out, tighter set, things are coming together at a steady pace, and I can’t wait for their album to come out (August!).
The Marvis in Black&White @ Monto Water Rats, 23 May 2009
I’ve taken a lot of photos of The Marvis, and also a lot of photos at Monto Water Rats so I thought that it would be good to have some kind of consistency on this set, rather than the usual sepia/colour/black&white. So they’re all black&white.
I like the extra sharpness on the shots taken with the [...]
Seiji and his band, the Tower Tavern, 23 May 2009
Funny story here: I bumped into Seiji on my way to shoot another gig, The Marvis, playing at Monto Water Rats. Now, I used to play with The Marvis (I was the drummer) and guess what, so did Seiji, who was the drummer after me.
He no longer plays with them either and found this [...]
