Roxanne Nesbitt

The first time I photographed Roxanne Nesbitt was as part of SpaceMelt, an art performance at Gold Saucer in April 2018. Even in that chaotic setting, Nesbitt’s mixture of voice and electronics were mesmerizing So when I heard that her Graftician project was about to release a new album, Mandarins,…

Malleus Trio Album Release

Having photographed Ben Brown before for Discorder Magazine, when I heard his instrumental jazz group Malleus Trio were premiering their sophomore album, Play Nice, at The Cultch in May 2019 before touring it across Western Canada in collaboration with the Canadian summer jazz festival series, I had to be there…

Debby Friday Live at the Red Gate

Having photographed Debby Friday for a Discorder Magazine cover a few months back, I already knew her live show would be amazing so of course I needed to be at the Red Gate to document her set:  Local favourite industrial rock act Freak Dream appeared later that evening and were…

Whess Harman

Whess Harman is, by their own description, “a mixed race, trans/non-binary, queer artist of the Carrier Witat Nation” whose work creates “a space where [they] can visually reconcile and collect the intersections of [their] own compounded identities of gender and race to examine how they are integrated into [their] cultural…

Organs Without Bodies

John Brennan and Jacob Audrey Taves are mainstays of Vancouver’s experimental music scene, and have been performing together for several years. Recently they recorded their first album as Organs Without Bodies, “Speechless”, and invited me to photograph them to coincide with the release. Check the album out here: https://organswithoutbodies.bandcamp.com

Kamikaze Nurse

One of the most inventive bands coming out of Vancouver’s leftfield music scene, Kamikaze Nurse is greater than the sum of its local supergroup parts Artist KC Wei (vocals/guitars) produced the long-running indie showcase Art Rock? The Popular Esoteric, Sonya Eui (vocals/bass) also performs in recent Mint Records signees Necking,…

Music Waste 2019

I had a blast photographing all the bands in this year’s Music Waste Festival recently The shoot’s retro theme totally reflected the Festival’s start 25 years ago in response to the commercially-focussed Music West festival, which of course Music Waste handily outlasted. Check out lots (and I mean, a LOT!)…

Yves Tumor

Experimental electronic music artist Yves Tumor played Celebrities Underground in May 2019. The set turned out to be more David Bowie than Cabaret Voltaire; for more coverage see Discorder Magazine’s review here:  https://www.citr.ca/wp-content/uploads/discorder/2019/MARCH2019_Discorder.pdf

Gamelan at the Roundhouse

Juxtaposition Vol. II: Art Exhibition

The Avant-Garden hosted another fun night of art and music, May 4, showcasing work by Vancouver and Victoria artists in addition to music from: -Stefan Johnson! smooth + sensual https://m.soundcloud.com/stefanjohnson/u-i-prod-tuxedodiamond-ZYLITE live ambient sethttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=chE-rvGf0Mw-Andrew Mulat (old skool hip-hop) https://m.soundcloud.com/andrew-mulat

Jo Passed

Jo Passed dropped by the loft for a shoot recently It was great getting to know everyone in this Vancouver band a bit better: it seems they’re all involved in so many other cool and interesting projects, including BB, KW Studios, and What The Fuck Are They Doing?. Check out…

BB, Bridal Party, Winona Forever at Biltmore Cabaret

What a lineup! Local bands BB and Winona Forever recently played The Biltmore Cabaret alongside Victoria natives Bridal Party, and I had the pleasure of being there to make some photos.

Is The Future Analogue? Film Photography In 2018

On April 19, it was my pleasure to moderate the panel discussion Is The Fugure Analogue? Film Photography in 2018, organized by ArtsScene Vancouver as part of Capture Photography Festival 2018 Thanks to panelists Nicole Langdon-Davies (Beau Photo) and Katie Stewart (SAD Mag) for contributing your wit and wisdom to…