Sing City with Beats and Pieces Big Band
Sing City is a weekly song writing and performance workshop for young musicians. It's run by Brighter Sound and is held at Manchester's iconic Band on the Wall. The young people who take…
Pee Wee Ellis FUNK: Foundation, Brighter Sound’s Artistic Director Series #009
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of photographing the legendary saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis as part of Brighter Sound's 9th Artistic Director Series, FUNK: Foundation. Pew Wee was…
Eska: Are You Here – Cinemagraphs
Alongside my usual documentary-style photography of the 'Eska: Are You Here' Artistic Director residency from Brighter Sound, I also took some footage to create the following cinemagraphs (featuring the hugely…
My Favourite Images of 2016
I've put together a collection of my favourite images from 2016, and what a year it was! I got to photograph Grammy award winners, Premiership footballers and Mercury prize nominees; I…
My Music, My Manchester
My Music, My Manchester was an ambitious project from a collaboration of partners including My Hub, Brighter Sound and Manchester Camerata, to produce am intensive week long creative residency for…
Imogen Heap Residency with Brighter Sound
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of working with Brighter Sound again, this time documenting their latest Artistic Director residency, with singer and composer Imogen Heap. Under Imogen's guidance, in…
Moovin Festival 2016
Last weekend was Moovin 2016, a little music festival tucked away on a farm at the end of small country park in Stockport. It was an amazing, if occasionally soggy weekend,…
Science in The City Late – Anna Meredith’s residency with Brighter Sound
Commissioned by Brighter Sound, Anna Meredith's four-day residency with a group of young female musicians, visual artists and sound engineers, culminated in a special, one-off performance at Manchester's Museum of…
Velvet Badger 2016
Last weekend was the 2016 Velvet Badger Festival. You can see my photos of the slightly soggy, but still entirely marvellous, weekend below. If you'd like to feast your eyes on the wonderment…
Test Card Live, BBC Music Day
On Friday I had the pleasure of working with the ever-excellent Brighter Sound again, photographing Test Card Live - a showcase of audiovisual performances as part of BBC Music Day.…