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Press shoot: Werner von Waltsleben

Posted on: March 24, 2019

Tues 19
Mar
2019

I recently did a shoot with a long-time favourite client of mine: drummer extraordinaire Werner von Waltsleben and his MEINL/Byzance cymbal.

Here are a few shots from our shoot around Bree Street.

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Tagged bree street, cape town, cbd, cymbals, drummer, location shoot, long street, music, outdoors, photography, portraits, rock, south africa, south african, werner von waltsleben

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Hands like Houses (AUS), Set for the Sky, As Time Divides & Retro Dizzy at Mercury

Posted on: March 12, 2019

Sat 2
March
2019

Australian rockers Hands Like Houses put on a highly energetic and enjoyable show at Mercury last week, the latest from Jam Packed Productions who continue to import great bands while raising money for a worthy cause.

Completing the line-up for the night were Set for the Sky, As Time Divides, Retro Dizzy and Last One Alive (sadly not pictured as I missed their set). Also making an appearance was a stage-diver with the worst timing I’ve ever witnessed – the crowd dropped him twice but at least he went for it!

Here are some shots from the night.

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Tagged alternative, as time divides, australian, cape town, charity, crowd surfing, favourites, guitars, hands like houses, headbanging, international act, jam packed productions, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, metalcore, photography, post hardcore, psych, retro dizzy, rock, rocking 4 rhinos, rocking for rhinos, set for the sky, south africa, south african, stage diving, texx and the city, weekends

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A Club Called Hell: Shadowclub, Hellcats & Man Motels at Mercury

Posted on: March 6, 2019

Fri 22
February
2019

The last time I saw Shadowclub was in 2014, so it was great to see them back again at Mercury recently. Not only are they back but they have new album out (Big Green Mamba Dream) and the gig served as a joint album launch with the always epic Hellcats (whose album The Hex and the Healer is one of my favourites of the year so far) and also featured the Man Motels.

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Tagged cape town, evenings, gigs & festivals, guitars, hellcats, long hair, man motels, music, photography, shadowclub, south africa, south african, texx and the city, weekends

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Psych Night: Mauskovic Dance Band (NL), Sun Xa & The Perfect boy at Mercury

Posted on: March 6, 2019

Wed 20
February
2019

My first show back at (the newly revamped) Mercury in quite a while was courtesy of Psych Night and featured the Dutch Mauscovic Dance Band, the captivating Sun Xa Experiment and the atmospheric Perfect Boy.

Here are some shots from the night.

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Tagged cape town, costumes, dance, dancing, dressing up, dutch, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, long hair, mauscovic dance band, mercury, music, percussion, photography, psych, psych night, rock, south african, sun xa experiment, texx and the city, the perfect boy

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Bonobo (UK) at Kirstenbosch

Posted on: February 20, 2019

Fri 8
February
2019

Bonobo’s concert at Kirstenbosch was my first big shoot of 2019, and I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the show – the music and performances were awesome and the lighting was beautiful. It truly set a high tone for the rest of the year!

Here are some shots from the night.