Well, Volume 2 has officially begun. After a good 10 months off (give or take the first few photo shoots) the researching and interviewing of musicians, photo shoots, potential publishers, re-designing and lots of travel has once again returned as a priority in my work.
That old familiar feeling of excitement mixed with pangs of craziness has returned in full force.
Welcome back old friend. Oddly enough you have been missed.
I'm banking some major air miles on this round as the focus of Volume 2 is heavily on East Coast based musicians with a sprinkling of West Coast ones. If I could some how have a portable darkroom to travel with I'd never have to take a break.
As of now, all that I can say is that it's going to be even more diverse then Volume 1. I can definitely promise that. The music base on the East Coast is so vastly different from what's out West and I'm excited to show it to the public and faithful supporters of this project.
This project will still continue on in film format. The current debate is whether to stay with the Yashica setup or to switch over to the new (very old) Hasselblad setup that has now become my workhorse. We'll be doing exhibitions of Volume 2 (and Volume 1 for that matter) in multiple states when it's release. We're also currently in talks to produce a documentary on the project for release with Volume 3 (2015). It's in continual forward motion which, for those of you who know me well, know that this is normal speed for me.
Volume 1 was developed, shot, and completely put together in a short six months in 2009. Not a hell of a lot of time considering most exhibitions take years to put together. This time around I have roughly two years to produce Volume 2 which in comparison is quite a lot. I'm very grateful for this.
This past October while on a red-eye out to Rochester New York to shoot the first musician for Volume 2 I had a lot of time to think about why I started this project in the first place. When you get right into the middle of something so big and all consuming of your life you can easily loose sight of why you started it in the first place. In between months of sleepless nights, crazy deadlines and stress levels so high you need a ladder to see above them I admit that I had a few moments of "Why the hell did I get myself into this?". And, after all of that WHY would I want to put myself right back into that two years later?
Well, in between Ginger Ales and that screaming toddler that even the White Stripes couldn't drown out the conclusion I came to was this:
This will always be a life long project for me. I've come too far and believe in it too much to ever stop. For whatever reason my job in this life was to photograph music, to document it and show it.
No matter where you are in life, how much money you make, or your social "status" in this world music is a common thread that everyone can relate to....whether you do it for a living, play it just for fun, or just listen to it to make sense of it all.
These musicians all come from different places but they have one common love: music.
Call it my crusade if you will.
And, onward we go.......
Monday, August 2, 2010
Friday, October 23, 2009
November 9th guest on the Frankie & Johnny Music Hour
On Monday, November 9th I will be a guest on the Frankie & Johnny Music Hour radio show to talk about the Musicians|Volume 1 project and independent music and art! MV1 participants/musicians Heather Fay and Patrick Dunn will be joining me.
You can call in to chat with us during the program as well as join the chat room to ask questions if you're too shy to come on air!
Call in number: +1 (646) 378 - 0358
Time of a show: 8:00 PM EST, 7:00 CST, 6:00 MST, 5:00 PST
Please tune in, ask questions and enjoy the three of us chatting it up!
For more information please go here.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Musicians | Volume 1 Participants
Patrick Dunn | Santa Monica, California
Hugh Hamilton | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dick Aven | Los Angeles, California
Don’t Bore Nina | Encinitas, California
Picus Maximus | San Diego, California
Zombie Surf Camp | Carlsbad, California
Alex Esther | Escondido, California
Daniel Boling | Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tornado Magnet | La Mesa, California
Gurtrudestein | Plütoidoquadria, California
Heather Fay | Bridgeport, Connecticut
Shawn Rohlf | San Diego, California
SunInWinter | San Diego, California
Sara Petite | San Diego, California
Sea Pansy | San Diego, California
Bloody Hollies | San Diego, California
Steph Johnson | San Diego, California
Stripes And Lines | San Diego, California
Dropjoy | San Diego, California
Monday, July 20, 2009
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