8/19 Sara B Tour Day 2

Day 2 began in beautiful Toronto at an amphitheater on the water. There was a fair nearby so more rides ensued. Photos above include Sara, her mom and Javier enjoying the "Euro Slide," Trey looking excited about his Iced Tea, Adam Duritz introducing Sara as he did nearly every show, Sara, Josh and Javier performing, and the Toronto skyline at sunset. Highlights of the day included a sunset dinner on the patio with Counting Crows music gently toying w/ our ear drums and a great venue and crowd. SLIDE SHOW:

8/18 Sara B Tour Day 1

I flew into Buffalo New York and met up with the band at a 6 flags amusement park where the venue was located. One of the perks of performing at a 6 flags is the rides, including a ferris wheel and a sweet roller coaster. After 3 great performances the night ended with a surreal thunder and lightning storm that drenched the sound techs and created some cool white blasts in an otherwise black sky (see roller coaster above). Meet the band from 3rd photo down: Sara, Javier, Josh and Daniel (btw, I apologize for the watermarks but had to add them for security purposes). SLIDE SHOW

8/17-8/24 on tour w/ Sara Bareilles

Sara finishes up her hair before the final performance in Milwaukee, WI
Here is a teaser image from my recent East Coast tour w/ Sara B, Maroon Five and Counting Crows. I leave tomorrow morning for the DNC but will post more photos from the tour and and hopefully a bunch from the convention when I get back this weekend! The tour was amazing.

8/11 Scion House Party- 2 Many DJ's

Scion's monthly house party moved over to Vanguard from The Viper Room and expanded from 300 guests to almost 1000! 2 Many DJ's rocked the new venue well past closing time (after opening DJ's Villains and Acid Girls). Check a slide show of the madness.

8/07 "Hump a Leg Thursday" at Vice

Need I say more?

8/2 Scion Gallery- Insiders, Outsiders & The Middle

This months Scion gallery was curated by Giant Robot and featured an extra large Rubix Cube and a paint by numbers wall along with lots of other interesting art and people. Check the slide show for more photos!

8/4 Scion Metal Show- Today is the Day

"Today is the Day" and "Withered" rocked the latest Scion metal show at the Echo. My ears are still ringing which will help remind me to bring ear plugs next time.

7/26 Heat Opening for The Guide (LA Times)

My second shoot for The LA Times took me to Anaheim for a huge club opening featuring DJ AM. Check page E11 of the July 31st edition of the LA Times for the published photo and the article and gallery can be seen here:

7/26 Photo booth at Ryan and Dani's wedding

I set up a photo booth at Ryan and Dani's gorgeous wedding as a favor to Ryan's brother Kevin Staniec. Guests filtered in and I took some portraits of them before the ceremony... then it was off to Anaheim for my LA Times shoot!

7/24 Cirque Berzerk for The Guide (LA Times)

My first ever photo shoot for The Guide, an online portion of the LA Times, was quite an experience! To read about the fabulous Cirque Berzerk and see more of my photos check out their online gallery:

7/24 Kyler England's CD Cover

I met Kyler when I photographed her band The Rescues as they opened for my friends Raining Jane. She and I decided to set up a portrait shoot for her new solo album cover and above is one of the photos from the session... I'm excited to see how it comes out and will add the final cover once her graphic designer completes it.

7/12 Danny and Monica's Sedona wedding!

Two of our friends got married at a gorgeous wedding in Sedona, Az.
I was lucky enough to be guest and official photographer. Check the slide show and make sure you get to the epic cake cutting battle at the end. After that I put my camera down and let Joanna, Curtis and Lara take over. Print gallery coming soon!

7/9 Scion House Party- Fred Falke, Treasure Fingers

Another sick Scion House Party with Fred Falke, Treasure Fingers and Franki Chan. If you still aren't hitting these up you should be. Check the slide show here:
I'm off to Sedona for Danny and Monica's wedding, then Sequoia for a week. All in all this birthday week has been fantabulous. More when I return.

6/28 Cheshire Block Party

I got a message from my friend Aras about an upcoming block party to celebrate the arts and had no idea what was in store when I showed up to photograph. An amazing group of talented and beautiful people (volunteers and guests) were all raising money for the Cheshire Project, which is basically a summer camp for those with disabilities. Watching Damien Rice perform an acoustic song with background singing from the campers and seeing everybody dancing and singing together helped reaffirm that there is a lot of good in this world after all.
Go to http://www.cheshirela.org/ for more info. Slide show:

6/25 American Democracy Institute @ Republic

ADI threw a sweet event at Republic and asked me to set up a photo booth for their guests. We had a lot of fun with signs and props (thanks Tara!) so check out the slide show and you can buy prints from a gallery here:

6/23 Odacious T's Shoot

Odacious has added a few new styles to their first run of Obama shirts. They are available for purchase at www.odacious.com and I had my talented friend Nicole join the good looking combo of JJ and his brother to show them off.

6/21 "Summer On Main" (Royal Elastics Party)

Royal Elastics threw another party at their store on Main Street with art from Edwin Ushiro and live music by Tom Brosseau. The place looked good, the crowd looked good, and the free alcohol was flowing as always. Check out www.RoyalOnMain.com for more info, photos and upcoming events. Or view my slide show (up now):

6/7 Sarah and Dave's SD Wedding

Sarah and Dave got married at a beautiful beach resort in San Diego and asked me to come take some photos of the rehearsal, cruise party and to set up a portrait station for their guests. It was fun, beautiful and relaxing. Here's a slide show and you can email me for access to the print galleries.

6/8 The Leisurelies Flier

Seth hired me to photograph and design this latest Leisurelies flier for their show this Saturday night at The Mint. I'll see ya'll at the show for a free copy of their CD and to share a drink or two!

6/3 Raining Jane CD Release Party @ Molly Malone's

Raining Jane rolled back to LA after 5 months on the road for their CD release part at Molly Malone's. The last time I photographed them was in Boston at the end of our 10 day stint in Sara Bareille's tour bus and it was great to see them all again, feel the positive energy and hear the great music. The rest of the lineup included The Rescues and Jesse Payo. Slide show:

6/1 Ixaya School Benefit and Fundraiser

Izzy from the art crew The Bagavagabonds contacted me about photographing his girlfriend's charity event Sunday night. I quoted him a price and headed straight to King Kings after the Scion auction to document the event for them. After watching the videos about the school and seeing all the generous and amazing people who were donating to help out these kids, I realized there was no way I could charge them for my services. The night ended beautifully with Ben Lee ending his set with an acoustic chorus of "We're all in this together" as the entire crowd sang along with him. Truly a touching evening. Slide show:

6/1 Scion Auction- It's a Beautiful World

Scion auctioned off 40 pieces of beautiful art at their latest art gallery auction in Culver City. DJ Matter blessed us with some tunes, Ian did his best impression of Vannah White, and free wine and appetizers kept the bidders happy as they battled over some of the most popular pieces. Slide Show: