Flat Stanley live

Clinton, guitarist with Flat Stanley, live at the Assembly in Cape Town. May 2009.

(Flat Stanley are in the process of a name change to macStanley, due to some issue with using their name in Europe).

Go figure.

Holly and the Woods

Melissa Conradie, lead vocals with Holly and the Woods, live in Cape Town.
May 2009.

The Problematiques

Rock chick with Fender.
Sulene van der Walt of the Problematiques, live at Roots.

Louise Day Band

The vibrant and talented Louise Day, live at Ku De Ta.

Josie Field

Josie Field and her band during their gig at Mojo's.

Josie picked up three SAMA nominations for her new album "Leyland".

Piet Botha

Piet Botha, live at the Dorp Straat Theater, 2008.

Taxi Violence

Rock and roll is here to stay.

SA band Taxi Violence, shot during a set at the Mercury in Cape Town. July 2008.

Passion

Good technique will make a good musician; passion will make a great one.

Jason Ling, of the band Taxi Violence. Lost in the moment.
July 2008.

Bed on Bricks

Schalk van der Merwe, of the band Bed on Bricks.

Live at the Mercury in Cape Town, July 2008.

Promo card

Nixx, drummer with the band Autopilot, showing intense concentration during their set at the Mercury in Cape Town.

This image was produced as part of a promo package for myself, and is printed on postcard sized photographic paper.

Chasing Friday

Phill Black, lead vocalist of the band Chasing Friday, during a quiet moment in what was a characteristically frenetic performance at the Mercury, in Cape Town.

Sound and lighting at this venue make for varied, interesting photography. I usually shoot without flash, believing that natural stage light is much more vibrant, capturing far more accurately the atmosphere of a live gig.

Autopilot, live at the Mercury

A relatively new band to the SA music scene is Autopilot. They describe their music as 'progressive fluid groove alternative rock', but that's just so much blah for live-loud-funky-rock music.

They're tight. Very.

The wild and charismatic stage presence of their lead vocalist Brigette and the neat and novel original compositions make for a crazy live experience.

Check them out on facebook, myspace or www.autopilot.co.za

Cat String Theory

Drummer with Cat String Theory, an up-and-coming young band from Cape Town, who did the opening set in a three-band lineup. Live, loud and very funky.

I caught them at a gig in the Mercury lounge on Friday the 13th. My lucky night for some awesome live music.