Wow, I just double checked and it has really been a long while since I updated on here the live shows that I have been shooting of late. I am trying to do them in batches purely because I have a whole blog dedicated to my music photography and you can check that out on www.londonbandphotography.co.uk and I will do my best to update that as I go along.

The last few weeks have been amazing and have really reminded me why I love music so much. I have shot some really cool promo photos with bands that are definitely on their way up and I will be releasing those photographs when the bands are ready with those. In the mean time, here are a few photographs from some of the live shows that I have shot for either print / online magazines, band pr or the actual bands themselves. All were amazing for sure.

I hope that you are all well. I just have to add that I went to Marks & Spencers and Sainsburys earlier today and I am SO excited at how much stuff they already have for Halloween. Bound to be a good time.

The bands included in this set of photographs are JET, Steel Panther, Jack’s Mannequin, Starseed, The Get Up Kids, Protest the Hero, Taking Back Sunday, White Rabbits, Testament and Spy Catcher.

Currently listening to : The Offspring – Dammit, I Changed Again.

A few weeks ago, the editor from Bluntmag regarding my photograph and the work that I am doing in the music industry here in London. I always feel weird with stuff like this because I don’t ever want to come across arrogant or anything like that because I don’t think I am “cool” for doing what I do, I just love it so much.

Anyway, you can read the interview (please do) online for free at http://www.bluntmag.co.za/people/features/?article_id=2317. I think it came out pretty cool and it contains some information about how I started out. It was fun thinking back to those days.

Below is the front page of the article as well as some of the band photographs that feature in the article (including Bloc Party, Papa Roach, Rise Against, Swivelfoot, Zebra and Giraffe, Taking Back Sunday, Nofx, Juliette Lewis and The Gaslight Anthem). I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think.

Chat soon, Marcus

Currently listening to : Mutemath – Clockwork

Last night was the last day of Give It A Name 2009 and it was the best night of the two. I photographed Thursday, Underoath and Taking Back Sunday and all in all it was a super night. I have to say again that the lighting really was weird and by weird I mean (not good). Not only as a photographer but as a fan, I didn’t understand how all the lighting was focused between the front guys and the drummer and that there were no front lights so every one was a silhouette. Never before have I seen a setup like this, not even at a super small club where they only have 5 lights at their disposal. Anyway, I appreciated the fact that I was working with a D3 so that I could atleast boost the ISO up a little more than I ever have.

These are a few of the shots that I took during the day. If you want to see more, have a look at my Band Blog by CLICKING HERE.

Have a super day and week. Marcus