Portrait of a Model : HANNAH COLLARD

Meet Hannah Collard,  Indigenous Australian / Norwegian model based in Perth Western Australia for Chadwicks Modelling Agency. Would you believe that I have had the privilege of photographing her since the age of 13? Over the years I have helped to assist and support her entry into the modelling world. She is my sister after all! So yes, I am bias!

MUSIC PROMO : ANTON FRANC

Anton Franc

Anton Franc, the ever delightful “medicine men of music” had a session with me in the studio for their new release “All this Talk” at The Bakery on the 1st of November.
Check out more http://www.antonfranc.com/

XPRESS MAGAZINE : THE XX

The XX

UK indie trio The XX begin their Australian tour on the 1st of April at Metro City Perth.

Photos taken for Perth’s Xpress Magazine, you can read music journalist Alfred Gorman’s beautiful review here.

Drum Magazine USA : DEEP PURPLE

Deep Purple played Perth Arena last night and I had the absolute pleasure of assisting Jordan Shields on a photoshoot of Ian Paice for Drum Magazine USA.

Meeting Deep Purple at the Perth Arena during their warm-up and then shooting the gig was an absolute thrill. After the usual 3 photo limit at the beginning of the evening we were able to watch the show from side of stage. They absolutely nailed it!

XPRESS MAGAZINE : WEEZER

Californian rock band Weezer plays Perth Arena, WA.
Photos taken for Xpress Magazine.

OUTBACK WEDDING : East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Outback of Karratha this July I had the honourable experience to be a part of Ree and Sohei’s traditional Japanese wedding in an Australian setting.

The wedding took place in the historical town of Cossack, Western Australia, just out of Karratha. Ree  and her family are from Karratha, Sohei and his family are from Japan.

MUSIC VIDEO: Mathas – White Sugar

Our first music video, ‘White Sugar’ by Mathas, aired for the first time on national  ABC’s RAGE!

“White Sugar is a little study of personal flaws, habitual behavior and the extreme consumption of heavily refined and processed foods in the western world.

The White Sugar filmclip is a swirling journey through a vicious candyland, were ripe raspberries and chico babies go for the throat and the product advertising of yesteryear repeats in a droning, endless loop. The only way forward is towards total zombification and a posse of buzzword angels on your shoulder lulling you to a lolly-encrusted catatonia.”
– MATHAS

CREDITS:
Producer: John Macliver
Director/Graphics: Tom Mathieson
1st AD: Nicole Norelli
D.O.P: Jordan Shields
Visual Effects/Green Screen: Dominic Pearce

The song is available for download here:
http://mathas.bandcamp.com/

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/MathasOfficial

CUT & PASTE DVD : Felicity Groom

Felicity Groom is the WA songstress you need in your life. Felicity invites Cut & Paste into her boudoir as she discusses her passion for music, traveling to London, the creative process and how the clip to Finders & Keepers came to be.

Shot for CUT & PASTE DVD.COM

CUT & PASTE DVD : Bobby & The BlueJays Behind the Bird

The Bluejays, on a short visit back to Perth, promoting the release of their debut album ‘Colours In The Window’, caught up with Cut & Paste behind the back of The Bird.

Jesse and Felix discuss the move from Perth, line-up changes, meeting up again in Melbourne, getting a new drummer and writing and recording the album.
Music: The Masquerade by The Bluejays

For more on The Bluejays go here: thebluejays.bandcamp.com

Interview shot for CUT & PASTE DVD.COM Issue Ten.

XPRESS MAGAZINE : UNKLE

All the way from the UK, James Lavelle and his “band” UNKLE  played live in a little ol’ place called The Bakery Artrage Complex in Perth, Western Australia.

Introducing an interestingly artistic exploration of the UNKLE soundscape than I previously knew, it was wrong of me to expect the trip hop and dark beats of an UNKLE past, the likes of Psyence Fiction.

Instead, the fourth album “Where Did the Night Fall” from the newest reincarnation of the outfit brings us a moody combination of loud psychedelic rock, live guitars and James Lavelle on the synth with vocals by both Gavin Clark and Joel Bradbury on this live national circuit of Australia.

Songs featured: The Storm, Burn my Shadow, Ablivion, Eye for an Eye.

Encore: Heaven, Lonely Soul, The Time Has Come.

Photos taken for Xpress Magazine