My Neighbours. They Rock, literally.

My neighbours (English spelling) are wonderful - they’ve been there for a couple of years and they are really nice guys. They’re also in a band. So I trade photography for them playing our annual studio piss-up - it’s kinda a win-win as I love working with them on their covers and I love hearing them play. For this one we did some simple images on a white backdrop and they’re working with an illustrator, Chance Bone, to add some unique feel to the final photography. We’re currently working on a new concept shoot with them that’s shaping up really nicely and they just did a project providing audio for a video for the Buckle.



Credits:
Antenna’s Up
Illustrator - Chance Bone

Tech N9ne Salue: Our First Time with Tech.

The first time we got to meet Tech and all the folk at Strange Music was with the Salue video for Big Scoob. In this one we didn’t do anything but open the doors of the studio for them to shoot the video. It was really good fun to hang out with everyone and watch the video unfold.



Credits:
Tech N9ne
Strange Music
Location - Vox Theatre

Tech N9ne Gates Mixed Plate

Having spent some time enjoying our images from Tech N9ne’s latest album cover for 6’s and 7’s we were reminded of one of our other favorite shoots, our all-nighter with Tech in the Gates off main. Shooting the album art for Tech’s Gates Mixed Plate album was great fun. Frankie, from Liquid 9, had a really specific vision for this set of images and we really enjoyed delivering on it. Favorite part? Easy, hanging out with the video crew at DB Coopers at 6am. That and winning some awards for the images.




Credits:
Tech N9ne
Strange Music
Liquid 9
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum
Retouching - Liquid 9

Kansas City's Antenna's Up - We're Like Groupies Only Better

Last week we posted the finished shots from our work on Tech N9ne’s latest album ‘6’s & 7’s’. This week we thought we’d stick with the musical theme but switch genres. One of our favorite local Kansas City indie bands happens to also be neighbors of mine, Antenna’s Up. We spent some time with them recently in the studio getting these shots of the band. They are a great group of guys, a great band and great fun to shoot around the studio with. If you get the chance to check them out live, you definitely should they are well worth the price of admission.








Credits:
Antenna’s Up

Tech N9ne's 6's and 7's Album Hits The Street And So Does Our Cover Photography

This is one of those shoots that was difficult to keep to ourselves. But we did it and kept it under our hats until today, 6/7/11 when Tech N9ne’s latest album 6’s and 7’s hit the streets. Now we can finally share the album art with you. We actually had the shoot quite a while ago, it took a huge amount of gear to create that sharp red/ soft blue split that you’ve seen on the cover art on all the billboards and we carried it through on all the album art. Congrats to Sarah Thompson Lift on some incredible work with Tech on styling, congrats to Liquid 9’s Franklin Oviedo and Josh Lambert on their superb art direction and awesome retouching. Of course a HUGE congrats to Tech on another incredible album. It was really good fun working with him again and we’ll put up some more images as the week progresses. And we LOVE that our work is on huge billboards around town and on Tech’s trucks, vans and touring vehicles. We couldn’t be prouder.







Credits:
Tech N9ne
Strange Music
Liquid 9
Stylist - Sarah Thompson Lift
Assistant - Andrew Hoxey
Retouching - Liquid 9

Look Ma, We're On A Billboard! And A HUGE Truck.

With the release of Tech N9ne’s latest album 6’s & 7’s this week we wanted to share our excitement in a BIG way. Here is a shot of just one of the many billboards around town featuring the cover art shot by Alistair here at The Vox. And if that’s not exciting enough we’ve got a shot of Tech’s huge tour truck. They are breathtaking even if we do say so ourselves. Be sure to take note as you drive around town this weekend, we sure will.






Credits:
Tech N9ne
Strange Music
Liquid 9
Assistant - Andrew Hoxey
Retouching - Liquid 9