Recently I have been doing a bit of work with MenCap. Mencap is an fantastic charity that supports and helps improve the lives of people with learning disabilities.
Creating a promotional film with a difference featuring Mike Osman as Donald Trump
I recently had the pleasure of creating a promotional video with a difference featuring none other that President Donald Trump! It wasn’t the real U.S president of course but was in fact the brilliant impressionist Mike Osman. It was the first time I had met and worked with Mike and what a brilliant and funny experience it was.
Creating a new website for Ann B crafts
Product Photo Shoot for Ann B Crafts Jewellery Collection
Creating a new website for HitsvilleUK.com - a fantastic punk graphic design resource
HitsvilleUK.com is the website that showcases the research and graphic design work of Dr Russ Bestley.
Russ’s research in to punk graphic design from 1976 to 1984 is visually represented on the site alongside Russ’s portfolio of punk graphic design work. If you are a graphic designer or interested in the punk era then this is a great resource and a site that is well worth a visit. A highlight is the punk singles matrix which is a visual timeline of all the punk singles released in the punk era.
Putting on a show at the legendary Joiners featuring The Filthy Tongues
Goodbye Mr McKenzie were fronted by Martin Metcalfe and were an interesting line up with Shirley Manson, who later found worldwide fame with Garbage, and ex Exploited guitarist John Duncan who later became Nirvana’s guitar tech. The full line up was Martin Metcalfe, Big John Duncan, Derek Kelly, Shirley Manson, Rona Scobie and Fin Wilson. Their debut album Good Deeds and Dirty Rags was released in 1989 and is regarded as a classic.
Roll forward to the present and Martin, Kelly and Fin are still together and producing music as The Filthy Tongues. Brilliant music too. There are two Filthy Tongues albums, Jacob’s Ladder and Back to Hell and I can’t recommend them highly enough. If you haven’t heard of the band then you should find the albums on Spotify and give them a listen.
New website for photographer and researcher Sarah Dryden
Portrait Shoot - Jenny
Portrait Shoot - Marieke
Portrait Shoot - Blaise
Beach shoot for new t-shirt line aimed at surfing community
Press Photos Shoot - Scarlet Soho
First music collaboration from the new studio space
Building a drum studio in my garden part 2
A little while back a friend gifted me a book. It was such an apt gift for me as the book (details at the end) is all about setting up a home studio without using expensive gear. That has been my philosophy all the way (through necessity) and the good news is, I have been able to get some pretty decent results.
Building a drum studio in my garden part 1
Photo exhibition in China
Playing on one of the last punk shows at the Talking Heads
The Talking Heads has been a venue in Southampton for as long as I have lived here. Not so long ago it relocated to the Polygon area of the city. Always a great gig and even better in the new space. Sadly though it is no longer and has gone the way of so many small venues. What a loss for new music.
