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 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…
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…
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.…
Ren Harvieu & Romeo Stodart, Chorlton Arts Festival 2016
One of the highlight's of this year's Chorlton Arts Festival was a performance from Ren Harvieu & Romeo Stodart (of the Magic Numbers). It was an incredible gig, full of warmth and intimacy,…
Roz & Alan’s Wedding at Islington Mill, 7th May 2016
Roz and Alan were married at Islington Mill in Salford on Saturday, 7th May, 2016. I was really excited to shoot a wedding at Islington Mill as, though it was…
House of Suarez Sugar Ball 2016 @ Gorilla, Manchester
Last weekend was the annual House of Suarez Vogue Ball at Gorilla in Manchester. It was an incredible night of voguing, dance, fashion and fierceness and an amazing celebration of queer culture. Here…