The Angel of the North

The Angel of the North Gateshead

Camera: Fuji X100

Antony Gormley's breathtaking sculpture a monument to the North East's industrial heritage. Weighing 100 tons and anchored to 600 tons of concrete to withstand 100mph winds on the site of a former colliery.

Tom Ford

Tom Ford Designer & Filmmaker

Camera: Canon 5DII

Portrait session with the talented and charming Tom Ford.

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen Sunderland: Stadium of Light

Camera: iPhone4S

Time for a catch up and here is the pic of shots from my handy iPhone from Bruce Springsteen's show at Sunderland's Stadium of Light. Fortunately the torrential rain that was incessant during the day held of for a fantastic show seen from the pit. The following day's Manchester show was wetter and shelter in the seats was in order for another marathon show. London's Hyde Park show was a knock out if you were near the front but Live Nation get 1/10 for sound system and even less for cutting of Springsteen and McCartney off for going 11 minutes over curfew. Maximum Profit 1 Maximum Rock n Roll 0. 

Root & Groove Element Rehearsal

 Camera: Canon 5DmkII

Root & Groove Element rehearsing for their recent live show at a studio in North West London.

Check out at sneak peek of them performing Soul Food with a cameo appearance from myself, here. 

Root & Groove Element. Live at The Comedy, London

 Camera: Canon 5DmkII

Busting out of the studio and onto the stage the amazing Root & Groove Element played their first live show at The Comedy in London's West End.

Delivering a set of future classics including tracks from their forthcoming debut E.P. the band were cookin' throughout with Soul Food a stand-out cut. This band are threatening greatness.

Don't miss them at their next show for the E.P. launch on 9th June, check their Facebook page for more details.

Across the Pond - Alistair Guy

Alistair Guy Photographer

 Jay Aston Rock Star

Ashton John Filmmaker

Camera: Fuji X100

This week saw me head down to the Exposure Gallery for the opening of Across the Pond, an exhibition of work by photographer Alistair Guy.

Lots of lovely creative types in attendance and great to catch up with some familiar faces as well as view Alistair's wonderful portraits.

Name checks due to Ashton John, Jay Aston, Sara Shamsavari and Hannah Slaney who I've all had the pleasure of working with in the past and great to catch up with them. 

The exhibition is on until 31st May.

Greg Holden, St Pancras Old Church

 St Pancras Old Church Greg Holden

 St Pancras Old Church Greg Holden

 St Pancras Old Church Liz Lawrence

Camera: Fuji X100

OK, so a longer break than intended, my Mac decided to suffer terminal illness so time for an upgrade and an all singing and dancing machine complete with solid state hard drive. Fast ? yes.

So to St Pancras Old Church. Live music curtesy of Greg Holden, for an 'all ages' show as part of Greg's European Tour 

( which concluded the following night with a celebratory show at The Rhythm Factory ). An unusual venue, and a strange show, complete with heckler and Greg pausing to allow the church bells to ring 10 o'clock mid set. 

Greg had a guitarist and drummer this time out filling out the sound and adding some extra dimension. An organ courtesy of an iPad really added something ethereal to the arrangements especially in this venue, quite magical. 

Support came from Liz Lawrence who gave Greg a hard act to follow.Liz only has stuff our in Ireland right now, including a cracking single Bedroom Hero which should hit the UK very soon.