A few weeks back I shot photos with the boys from We Are Wolf which was a super good time. I have a lot of belief in these boys and cannot wait to see how this really early journey turns out for them.

Anyway, they have revealed their new Myspace with a few of my photographs from our time together.

Check them out.

I recently finished off the photos I shot with the guys from Just Me Again and they have just used one of them to promote their Christmas Party they are having on the 17th of December at The Borderline. It’s bound to be amazing and if I wasn’t going to be road-tripping through Europe I would be there for sure.

Click here to buy tickets.

I had a shoot with the boys from Just Me Again a few weeks back in the studio and it was crazy times as always. Love what these boys are doing so just wanted to post this photo up of them while I work on the images from that day.

This is them with their buddy, Jamesy, who is funny as hell.

Back to processing.

The guys from Atticus have put together a collaboration tee with We Are The Ocean using three of my photos that I shot with the guys while they were in the recording studio. I love how it looks and it just came out today so Dan sported it at their London show.

It will be available in-store shortly.

I work with the guys from We Are The Ocean quite a lot and they have just used a few of my photos as backgrounds of their new website. The shots were taken in the recording studio while they were recording the new tracks for their special edition album release of Cutting Our Teeth.

These are just 3 of the 15 grabs that can be seen on their site.

I work with Criminal Damage quite a lot and was just sent a mailer from Hot Topic with some of their new lines and a few of my photographs have been used including this one of Charlie of Rio.

I worked with the guys (and lady) of Hour Of The Awake again not too long ago and as always it was a pleasure. They have just udpated their Myspace with the new images and I really like the way it is looking.

This is a grab of the page. Check them out.

I got a mail last night from the Glen of the band Rag Rag, who I shot with a few weeks ago, and he updated me on the amazing exposure that they have been receiving. I really loved working with these guys because they just had their heads screwed on really well while being humble and down to earth.

They wrote a song called Fighting Pride as a tribute to boxer Manny Pacquaio and it has now become Manny’s theme song before his fights. Below is a scan of the photos I shot of them used in The National and then also a screen grab of their myspace. They’re really rad. Check them out and support what these guys are doing.

A new band has formed as The Dead Famous and I shot photos with them for their promo to launch the project. Their first show has just been announced and the flyer has one of my photos in it. This is it.

I work with the guys from Young Guns quite a lot and it’s always a good time for me. Gustav is their front man and he is currently endorsed by Dead Heroes Clothing which is the brainchild of Mike from the band Lostprophets. Anyway, I shot a photo of Gus wearing one of the new range tees and the guys from Front Magazine used it in a feature. This is the page.

Last year I worked with the guys (and girl) from Hour Of The Awake and it was one of the funnest shoots I had during the year in an amazing location. The band have been working super hard on their material and have just launched their new Myspace along with some of their tracks which are sounding great. They have just added a drummer to the line-up so I am excited to see where this project is going to go. Check them out if you are into catchy metalcore.

I’ve worked with the guys from Starseed a few times in the last year and a half and it’s always been a pleasure. They recently had an interview out in Muse Magazine and they used one of my photos from a shoot that we did together while they were recording Peace Machine.

This is a scan of the article. Make sure to check the guys out if you like Rock because they do it well.

The guys from We Are The Ocean went into recording at Stakeout Studios for a week to work on some new tracks for a special edition re-release of their debut album “Cutting Our Teeth” and I joined them for two days to photograph their working process and just document some of their process.

It was incredible to see everything take shape, rattle the guys brains, watch them work and just spend some good quality hang time with them.

I am not an editor and I used my wife’s happy snap camera to film these short clips so don’t expect anything great from this but thought it might be worth sharing anyway.

You can see a few of the photos HERE.

Last year I worked on a photo shoot with an amazingly talented North London based rap artist named Jelluzz and he was great to work with. Time has flown by since then and he has released an album which is available for free download called Green Eyed Monster and it’s a cracker. They used one of my photographs from the shoot for the front cover which I have posted below followed by the original photo which is one of my favourites from that time with him.

We just worked together again this week on some new stuff and I cannot wait to post them but will wait until I have been given the go ahead. Make sure to check Jelluzz out and give his album a listen.

The shots were originally conceptualized around the single that Jelluzz had out at the time and that was called “It’s My City” so I made sure that all the photographs had Jelluzz with the city as the backdrop.

This is just a random post after a video I saw yesterday sparked me to think about my work and helped me to remember how much fun I have doing what I do.

Last month I worked with We Are The Ocean for the week that they were in studio recording new tracks for an exciting release they are working on. I have worked with these guys for almost a year and a half now and I am really passionate about their music and the effort and time they put into what they are doing so spending time with them in studio (which is quite an intimate and important time for a band) was really special for me.

We worked together, listened a lot, played wii, ate rubbish cheap food, swam, jumped off bridges, walked, explored, listened a lot more, lazed around, slept, hummed, spoke rubbish, sang with the ninja and then on the last day quite early we decided to shoot a few portraits. The lighting during this time was really not the greatest just because it was SO harsh with a lot of moving clouds so it changed dramatically every 30 seconds (aperture reading changing from f7.1 to f18) but we made a plan and tried to get the best with what we had. We found this crazy dodgy location and below is one of the final photographs that I shot followed by 4 that Dan shot of use getting the set ready.

I love what I do.

The guys from After the Ordeal have just finished up their EP and their printed final copies have just arrived ready to go on sale. I am so happy with the way they came out and really proud of the guys because I know how much hard work and effort they have put into this and it really shows.

They used a photo from our last photo shoot together on the inside of the cover and that was a really fun shoot to work on and I had my first “LAME” experience of a “kebab” that night. Haha. Good times.

Check these guys out as they go on tour in a few days and purchase their EP because its one worth adding to your collection and they offering it for cheap to just cover costs.

Good guys.

I worked with the guys from, the Bristol based band, Hope Remains Lost towards the end of April and it was another good time together. Their style is described as a metal / hardcore sound but I think it has a slight influence of rockabilly and I really like that about them because it’s different.

Anyway, the guys just launched their new Myspace with a good collection of photos from our shoot together and I love how it has come out.

Check these guys out if you into the harder sounds. They do it well and they are growing fast.

I’ve worked with the guys from Just Me Again and it’s always a good time. The guys have just had their Myspace properly designed and they used a few photographs from our last shoot together and I think it looks really good and presents the guys quite well.

The guys are really young still but amazingly talented with more dedication than most bands older and more experienced than them. I have a strong feeling that these guys are going to go really far with this project …. and even if they don’t, they will have the best time of their lives either way.

A few weeks back I had a photo shoot with the guys of Scrapbook Heroes down in Milton Keynes for their new promo material as they continue stepping it up as a band. The shoot was super fun and I really enjoyed working with these guys and listening to their stories and honestly wish them the best for them just because I know this is what they really want to do and they really are giving it their all.

The guys have just launched their new Myspace with a few of the photographs that I shot with them and I really love the way that it came out. They are also currently in studio working on the final bits recording their EP which is definitely going to be a good one. I thought I would post this up because I like the way it looks but make sure to check out their stuff especially their track up “This isn’t Hollywood” which is catchy as hell and try see them live if they playing anywhere near you. I know you’ll have a super time.

At the end of last year I had a photo shoot with the boys of Zebra and Giraffe while I was out in South Africa and it was really good working with them and hearing stories of their progress.

They have just had 5 of their tracks remixed by Cenzo Townshend which they are currently releasing as an EP in the USA and the UK. Check these guys out, they are one of the most exciting bands I know because they are so dedicated and I’ve heard a few of the demo’s they are working on for their next album and its going to be a killer one.

They used a few photos for the EP and the marketing of it.

A few weeks ago I photographed portraits with the the boys from After The Ordeal which was a really good time as always working with the guys.

Today they released their new Myspace layout using a few of my photographs and it came out really nicely so this is the reason for this post. They have also just finished their EP which releases on 12 July 2010. It is a great listen and it’s definitely worth checking out so show them some support.

Below is a screen grab of the header and then of their profiles.

I photographed The King Blues the other night and it was the 4th time that I had worked with them and seen them live but this time I was really grabbed by the positive messages that the band give out and its got me thinking this whole week. They have a song / poem called What if punk never happened and it’s the bands take on what the world would be like if punk never happened and for me it’s a sad, crazy and almost unbelievable option because I know how much punk shaped my life. I am not speaking about me walking around with a big mohawk and a million piercings but rather the way that punk made me think about life and how things work and realizing that I can make a change even if it is a small one. This is the last verse of the song / poem I am speaking about, thought it would be good to share.

There’s a lesson to be learned, one that I will take home,
When I return to my normal reality zone,
Punk rock has the power to change the world,
It lies in every single punk rock boy and girl,
So don’t let anyone tell you you’re not worth the earth,
These streets are your streets, this turf is your turf,
Don’t let anyone tell you that you’ve got to give in,
Cos you can make a difference, you can change everything,
Just let your dreams be your pilot, your imagination your fuel,
Tear up the book and write your own damn rules,
Use all that heart, hope and soul that you’ve got,
And the love and the rage that you feel in your gut,
And realise that the other world that you’re always looking for,
Lies right here in front of us, just outside this door,
And it’s up to you to go out there and paint the canvas,
After all, you were put on the earth to do this,
So shine your light so bright that all can see,
Take pride in being whoever the fuck you want to be,
Throw your fist in the air in solidarity,
And shout “Viva la punk, just one life, anarchy”.

You can see more of the photos I shot on the night by clicking here.

I had a really good shoot with the boys from the band, Delica Black, the other day and they are a really nice bunch of guys that made the shoot feel more like hanging out as apposed to working. We met up in Crystal Palace Park which was the perfect setting and I filmed a few quick clips with my happy snapper just to show off the setting and a bit of the process but it’s really hard to do that and focus on my actual work so it’s not the best but still worth having a look. The video is below and if you are interested in seeing a few of the photos you can see them on my music photography blog by CLICKING HERE.

I have been working really hard lately but having a lot of fun at the same time which is always good news but unfortunately I battle to make time to keep my sites up to date and blog as much as I would like to but that’s just how things go. I finally had some time to go through my portfolio site and update a few of the galleries on their although I have to admit I still have a lot of shoots to go through so I will keep updating it.

If you have the time you should check it out and let me know what you think. The band / music galleries I have just updated include Group Portraits, Individual Portraits and Live Music.

Back last month I had a shoot with the guys from Adelphia of Kings (ex The Glass Empire) so I traveled down to the Isle of Wight for the day to shoot with them which was really good fun. I filmed a bunch of footage with my wife’s happy snapper point and shoot and quickly pasted the footage together and this is it.

I will post a few of the photos later when the guys launch their MySpace.

I had a photo shoot with Zebra and Giraffe at the end of November last year and it’s been a really crazy busy time since then but their guitarist, Alan Shenton filmed and edited a short video of our time together on his iPhone 3GS.

This is the video. Hope you are all well. Marcus

WOW. This year really has started off well and it hasn’t even really started for me. Last week I had an interview with the really nice people at The South African which is a newspaper focused at Global South Africans (Saffas) living abroad and the interview is about my life here in London and my work here as a music photographer.

The newspaper hits news stands today and I have been sent a few copies so I will try and get a scan / photo of this up when I can but in the mean time there is a teaser online which you can read if you have the time by CLICKING HERE. Below is a screen grab of the online issue.

Thanks for taking the time out to read this. Much appreciated. Marcus

I was recently in South Africa for a few days to shoot a few projects and during my time there I was interview by Entertainment Africa which came out this week. I was asked a few questions by Painter Jane about my work shooting bands while I live in London and I hope think it came out pretty cool.

Here is a screen grab of the interview but please read it on Entertainment Africa if you have the time.

I hope you are all well and having a good year so far. Regards Marcus

I had a really good photo shoot with the band Zebra and Giraffe during December in South Africa and as always it was a pleasure working with them. We shot at a dam during mid day so the sun was as strong as it could be so thank goodness for sun glasses and Profoto-7b kits to fill in.

I was assisted by my buddy Ravi Panchia who’s work is definitely worth checking out and my dad came and joined in to take some behind the scene shots (“Thanks dad”) so I thought I would get a few of these up as well as a photo or two from the shoot. You can see more of these on my music photography blog.

So I have been working like crazy lately which is a good thing but I hate that I have so much new work to show and no where to show it. I mean, I really liked the way my old website looked but it really just was too much distraction as apposed to just showing off the photographs. It’s always hard to think of the best way to showcase online because I do not like Flash based websites purely because I have seen so many people having issues using them and in the end I think I wanted to make sure that mine would be as user friendly as possible. The website I had also never allowed me to put the photos up at a decent size so with all this in mind I have created a new one from scratch and although I am still filtering through photographs and updating the content, there is a good amount up so that I can release it.

If you have a chance, make sure to check out www.marcusmaschwitz.co.uk and have a look. As I said I am still busy uploading content so keep checking back.

This is a screen grab of the home page, hope you like.