Published on Juke Kartel site

I’m very excited. The reason? I shot for Juke Kartel late last year when they opened for Noiseworks. They loved my shots enough to use them on their new website, and what great timing! Juke Kartel has just been signed by Emporium Records, and is about to relocate to the US to continue their already exploding career.

You may know Juke Kartel as the band in which Toby Rand plies his trade. Toby reached the final three in Rock Star Supernova (Fox last year, and impressed Tommy Lee and the boys so much that Juke Kartel was invited to tour the world with them. I saw the Melbourne gig, and have to say that JK rocked the pants off the headliners. Similar reports have been coming out of the US. The Ferntree Gully gig with Noiseworks was one of the all time great pub gigs – hot, sweaty, heavy, tight, loud, rockin’. I’m really looking forward to seeing where these guys take it, and let’s hope they continue to take me on their ride!

Check out the Juke Kartel web site for more.

Director

Director is a hot young band doing the hard slog around Melbourne’s pubs right now. Their style is borrowed from ballsy Rolling Stones cuts with an injection of Slash, Beatles & Aerosmith into the song-writing, played with today’s energy a la Jet via a rockin’ triple guitar attack. Their stage show is powerful and exciting, with all members very aware of their stage presence and the need to entertain. Like Kiss many years ago, Director plays to their audience as if they are in their thousands, for they believe you should get what you came for.

These images came from a shoot at the Noise Bar in Brunswick, where the lighting was challenging at best, but I had perfect access to the band. I love the grittiness of this image, and after all I am a fan of electric guitar. Just wish I played it!

http://www.rockportrait.com.au/bands/070614-director/index.htm

http://www.rockportrait.com.au/bands/070624-director/index.htm