Lost in Audio // The Video

We've just finished editing the footage from Lost in Audio's gig at Electric Circus over the weekend and here it is. The band played an excellent set, they sounded great, looked great and the audience went absolutely wild. It was real privilege to be there, especially as it feels like the start of something about to happen. How the real world feels for Joe, Murray and Ewan after a night like that I can't imagine. 

Personal thanks from me to Ross for escorting me through the crowd to a great vantage point (I've never had my own minder before) and to Emma at Electric Circus for putting up with my requests to use the video wall for our band graphics. Cheers and that's enough from me.

Lost in Audio // Single Release @ Electric Circus

More to come, but Lost in Audio's gig at Electric Circus on Saturday night was just fabulous. The place was jam-packed, sold out and going crazy. The band played superbly, looked great and are definitely the ones to watch during 2011. Plans for next year include even bigger headline gigs and a new EP release. There's a video to come, but in the meantime here's a few shots.

Latest Musician Portrait // Ames

We were contacted by Amy, otherwise known as Ames a couple of weeks ago with a view to getting some profile / promo shots for her. Ames is a very talented singer / songwriter currently living in Edinburgh and this year is making a real big push to get her music noticed. Last week she took a week off work and started to record songs, build a blog, write more material and also she came to see us. We spent most of the day with her - we talked about her music, listened to her songs, looked at many different types of photography and then got down to some studio and location shots. Following that she treated us to an acoustic version of her latest recording 'White Coats' which was simply wonderful. Ames has a strong and distinctive voice, while her lyrics are meaningful, personal and very affecting. We think she's great. For more info check her blog out here :: http://amesjc.wordpress.com/about/ 

We'll be doing a full location shoot with her soon, but in the meantime here's a few from last week.

Latest Family Portraits // The Courtney Family

We had a great shoot with the Courtney family last week - Cheryl, Scott and their young son Owen. Oh, and two dogs! Owen has the most amazing blue eyes, he was very patient, didn't cry and was really well behaved. The dogs were the same - so we'll definitely be working with animals and children again :) Cheryl and Scott have a lovely family and it was great meeting them. Here's a few shots.

Lots Coming Up / Sold out Gigs for Lost in Audio

Well, we've gots lots of stuff on at the moment, we're busy, it's great and we feel we're really delivering something special for everyone we've been working with. At the weekend we had a lovely family shoot with the Courtney family (pictures soon) and later on this week Amy, a talented singer from Edinburgh is coming to visit for us for a photo-shoot and of course, the GIGS of THE DECADE - Lost in Audio playing at Captains Rest and Electric Circus in Glasgow and Edinburgh Friday & Saturday respectively. Also, at the end of the month, Ramzy Ross is coming to see us about video's, photo's and new recordings so it's all very exciting.

Both Lost in Audio gigs are now fully SOLD OUT, which not only is a great achievement for the band, it also shows how popular they are getting. They've worked really hard during the summer - gigging like crazy, putting up posters, building up their mailing list, recording and writing new songs. Well done to them and both Colleen and I are looking forward to the gigs immensely. I'll be there getting a few shots and some video, so watch out for those shortly.

The Legion of Doom / Video

As promised, here's the video of The Warehouse Announcement playing at the British Legion in Duns, otherwise known as the Legion of Doom. The track is 'Life without Sleep' and it's fabulous. No stage diving on this night but there is a minor stage invasion towards the end.

Duns // Roof Blown Off by Rock Music

Yes it's true. The Warehouse Announcement swept in to Duns last Friday night and blew the roof off the Royal British Legion. According to The Berwickshire News, slates and tiles were found scattered on the slopes of The Cheviots. In a completely metaphorical sense of course.....

But yes, it was a great night, good music and all for a good cause - Light in Africa. Ably promoted by Straw Puppet Promotions, all four bands played extremely well and the audience enjoyed every minute. There's a video to come shortly, but in the meantime here's a few shots. 

Gig Alert / 2 / The Warehouse Announcement & Friends

The next must see gig in October is a charity gig in Duns featuring The Warehouse Announcement, Espionage of the Loc and lots of other local bands. It will be a fabulous night of great rock music and for a very worthy cause :

In order to raise funds for a group of kids to go and assist in orphanages in Africa, with the charity Light In Africa, Straw Puppet are proud to present this charity band night!

Light In Africa October 15th 2010
The Royal British Legion, Duns
Doors: 19:30, Start: 20:00
£4 Entry

Live Music From:
- The Warehouse Announcement
- Espionage of the Loc
- Overflow
- Iain Petrie
- Soul Stone Tavern

Gig Alert / 1 / Lost in Audio

Ok, if you love good rock music and want to see a band on the verge of the big time, then you need to go and see Lost in Audio play  headline gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh on the 22nd and 23rd of this month. The gigs are to support the release of their latest single 'Back Home' and although everyone says this...The tickets are selling out fast.

Here's our poster for the gigs, but more importantly, what do they sound like? Rock-Pop with killer chorus's, great riffs and lyrics that really mean something. In the studio they are polished and accomplished, while live, they turn into a seriously loud and tight rock band. Think Foo Fighters with songs about you. They've been gigging like crazy this summer and are building up quite a following. 2011 is going to be big. And yes, while we do their photography, we're also fans. See us at the front!

For more details : www.myspace.com/lostinaudio

Stock Photography : Bubbles & Splash

I was taking some stock photography for our library on Alamy at the weekend....Messing around with perfume bottles, orchids and bubbles as you do. Anyway, I really wanted to create a 'water splash' effect which usually involves such wizardry as infra-red triggers and such. After a lot of research (surfing) I came across a very talented photographer over in the US called Alex Koloskov who produces amazing photographs and then very kindly shares his technique. Click on the link above to see how it's done, but essentially it's a question of degree...Or rather 180 of them..

Personally I think these type of shots really elevate product photography to something special and eye-catching. So if you're in the States, give Alex a call, but if you're in Scotland or the UK we're closer :)