A message in a (Miller High Life) bottle lapped up on the shore of Pho(Blog)graphy Island early this morning while I was out making my daily rounds with the metal detector. Still can’t find that Sac that I lost.
Anyway, the message was from the home office of the Cape Cod Bay Arts & Entertainment Division located in historic Plymouth, Massachusetts. Official word is that Jake Hill’s highly-anticipated third album, In The Mountain’s Shadow, will release on April 24th, accompanied by a release party and two performances from Jake and his troupe of traveling troubadours.
The festivities kick off with an all ages show at Kiskadee Coffee Co. in downtown Plymouth at 6 pm, followed up by a late evening show for the old folks (21+) at The Guru, 9:30 pm.
The very same information that I just wrote above can also be read below, albeit syntactically varied and superimposed over a very man-in-black-esque portrait of Mr. Hill with his weapon of choice, photographed by yours truly.
If I can make it back to the mainland, possibly by smuggling myself onto a passing freighter or clinging to a raft made from an old car door and empty milk jugs, then I’ll see you April 24th in Pilgrimville. Would be an epic entrance if I managed to dock at Plymouth Rock.
(Sayonara.) Tokyo Juxtaposed came down today after an extended exhibition at Supercore in Brooklyn. Thanks once again to Hiko, Yoko, Hideki, and the rest of the Supercore staff for having us, to Loud Objects and Nori for their tag team performance, and to everyone that came out on opening night and showed their support.
If you couldn’t make it to this one then I hope to see you at the next one.
I wrapped up a project this week with New England-based singer/songwriter Jake Hill. Over a two day shoot we completed the cover for Jake’s soon-to-be-released third album, In The Mountain’s Shadow, shot a wide range of promotional portraits, and filmed a video for lead single and album opener ‘Down From The Sun’.
While I can’t reveal much along the lines of final album artwork and the video is in the very early stages of post-production, I have posted an outtake from the blooper reel below. Do take note of the high production values.
In The Mountain’s Shadow releases on the 24th of April. Check back then for a reveal of the album cover and video, and a record review will follow shortly thereafter.
In the meantime, you can head over to Jake’s MySpace music page and preview two tracks from the album now- ‘Blowin’ In From Newfoundland’ and ‘Unlock My Door’.
It’s been a slow week here on Pho(Blog)Graphy Island, and the natives are enjoying some much deserved R & R after last month’s beachfront property overhaul, which proved to be a massive undertaking (but now my hut has wi-fi, and a mini bar!).
On days like these when the sun is high and the tide is low, I find myself gazing out at the endless blue expanse of the ocean the internet and wondering what my fellow photographers are composing and exposing back on the mainland.
With the recent reveal of this year’s PDN 30 and much of my cerebral cortex being devoted to the pre-production of a rather ambitious multimedia project coming up next week, I turn to my peers for inspiration.
So it is with a subjective eye (well it is my list) and a slightly incapacitated frame of mind (too much ‘coconut water’ from the mini bar) that I present to you the first annual (maybe) SGB 10.
Congratulations to the winners. You deserve a handshake. If ever meet you.
Shirley & Co. over at Eubiq NY have updated their site with some new looks from their Spring 2010 collection that I recently shot for them. Follow this link to see what you should be wearing in the city come springtime (if you’re a contemporary young urban male, that is).
