I own both the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D. I’ve used the 5D Mark II for some small video projects in the past (mostly video’s of my son’s drumming), but when my friend (Pat Collins, drummer for the band Eclipse) hired me to do a full-scale promo video for them, how could I refuse?

I elected to use my 7D for this video, instead [...]

Beatles fans should appreciate the authenticity of the uniforms and the sounds of tribute band The Silver Beatles. On August 3rd, the band hired me to shoot their updated promo shots.

This was a very quick shoot — perhaps 30 minutes or so, including setting up my studio lights in one of the stage rooms at the Murrieta Academy of Music. These guys knew [...]

On Saturday, May 29th, my sons’ progressive rock band, Diminishtry, performed at the world famous Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, CA. Josh (18, guitar) and Brandon (15, drums) along with Drew Howard (15, bass) got to step on the same stage as music greats like The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Van Halen, and Mötley Crüe. And, they rocked the [...]

Tosin Abasi from Animals As Leaders did his first ever clinic on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at the Fender Center for the Performing Arts in Corona, CA. Resident guitar instructor Lee Zimmer led off the evening with some amazing classical guitar work:

Then, my sons’ progressive rock band, Diminishtry, got their turn and performed songs from their debut CD:

Finally, Tosin took the stage and performed [...]

On January 17th, I was at the Hollywood House of Blues with a photo pass at the invite of Chris Letchford, guitarist for Scale The Summit, an amazing instrumental progressive rock band.

It was a night of prog rock music for sure. The headliner of the night was Between The Buried And Me (BTBAM). The band Cynic was also an opener this night. I had never [...]

Also on November 15th, singer Coreena Gardener was in my studio to get some creative shots for her promo package and new CD that she’s currently recording.

She liked the “300″ effect that I did on the some of promo shots for the band Diminishtry. So, I did the same effect on some of her favorite shots (below):

“Just got a chance to look at [...]

I was honored to be chosen as the “official” event photographer for the 2008 Temecula Valley International Film Festival which ran from September 17th through 21st. The festival screened more than 100 films and showcased 10 music artists from all across America and around the globe. Here are a few highlights from the festival…

The stars of the feature film “The Flyboys” answer questions from the [...]

My two sons, Josh (16) and Brandon (14) play guitar and drums respectively and are in a progressive rock band called Diminishtry with two of their buddies, Jonny Williams (15 – guitar) and Drew Howard (14 – bass).

They recently recorded a couple of their original songs to submit for entry into a local Battle of the Bands and added the songs to their [...]