Bryan Rowe CD Cover
Baltimore composer and organist Bryan Rowe (no relation to me that we know of yet) released a new CD of live organ music called LIVE!. Portraits I took for him grace the cover and full page inside left and right of the CD jacket. The music is exceptional and the artwork turned out great. Here [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Legal, Music, Publicity | Comments(0) June 2008
Bacon Brothers @ Rams Head On Stage
On Saturday, April 5th, 2008, the Bacon Brothers performed in Annapolis at Rams Head On Stage. The Bacon Brothers is comprised of actor Kevin Bacon and brother Michael, nine years his senior. The brothers, who have released five records, were accompanied by four backup musicians who were introduced as the Bacon Brothers Band. This was [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Music | Comments(0) April 2008
MusicPhotographers.net
It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of www.MusicPhotographers.net. MPN is dedicated to professional music photographers. Our mission is to advocate sound business practices, warn against predatory practices, provide helpful and educational resources, and foster a sense of community. Technical, ethical, legal, and business discussions related to concert photography, and all forms [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Business, Music | Comments(0) February 2008
RIP – Hilly Kristal (CBGB Founder/Owner)
This release from the Kristal family came to me from Brendan Rafferty of CBGB’s …
It is with deep sadness and regret that we inform you of the death of Hilly Kristal, who died on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, from complications from Lung Cancer. Kristal, 75, founded the legendary rock club CBGB and ran the club [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Music | Comments(0) August 2007
Commodity Photography
As music photographers, we often hear a band say “we won’t pay you that much for your photograph because we can get the same thing elsewhere for less”. The tendency for less experienced photographers is to give in and accept a lower license fee for their work. Their rationale is that they are still getting [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Business, Music | Comments(0) August 2007
Where is the equity?
I had a recent exchange with some fellow music photographers. A photographer asked whether they should charge a well known music artist to use their photographs on the artist’s MySpace page. One photographer replied with the idea of charging per image what the band charges per ticket. While that might sound like a logical idea [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Business, Music | Comments(0) August 2007
The State Of You – Michael’s Pub
Last night I had the pleasure of photographing the first headlining show of a new local band in Maryland named The State Of You. The photograph below is the lead singer John Switala.
This five-person cover band plays everything from Matchbox 20 to Buckcherry to Lit to Better Than Ezra. These guys will provide you [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Music | Comments(0) June 2007
The Fray in Washington DC
Many thanks goes to The Fray management and tour managers for extending me the only photo pass to their sold out Washington DC show on Saturday night. The Fray put on an excellent performance. Below are images of Dave Welsh, Isaac Slade and Joe King performing in DC on Saturday night. You can see [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Music | Comments(0) October 2006
Percy Sledge – R&R Hall of Famer
I had an opportunity to photograph music legend Percy Sledge over the weekend. He was performing at a county fair in southwest Virginia. My family was gathering in the town where the fair took place to celebrate my Dad’s 70th birthday. What a great performer! When he belted out “When A Man Loves A Woman” [...]
Author: Walter Rowe | Category: Music | Comments(0) September 2006