It all started in 1976 when my brother took me to my first concert, the amazing jazz-fusion super group, Return To Forever.  It was at the Berkley Community Theatre, and for some stupid reason, I didn’t bring my camera (I did not know that you could back in those days).  I regret that decision to this day!  From that point on, I would always bring my camera to shows whenever I could.  If it was Earth, Wind & Fire, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Stanley Clarke, The Commodores, Angela Bofill or …

I shot Michael Hutchence for Detour Magazine.  My best friend Erin Culley was the Music Editor and was doing a story on Michael.  She knew that I had worked with him in the past, but we also had mutual friends.  Both Erin and I had been working in the music world for a while and back in those days everyone knew everyone.
He showed up to the studio as casual as you can be.  NOT the “rockstar” image that he was.  We sat around talking for a while before we even …

Welcome to my new site for 2012!  To celebrate my 30+ years of shooting, I have decided to share the past, the present, and the future with you all.  If Music is your thing, you then I think you will enjoy the content thoroughly.  This site is a little bit of everything.  My career has taken me all over the world and I’ve met people from all walks of life.  I’ve done more than I ever imagined and honestly, it’s been the best life ever.
I’ve post some of my favorite …

1991 Seattle- I was going up there to shoot Queensryche for EMI.  I contacted my good friend John Silva who managed Nirvana.  I told him I had some free time and wanted to know if the band had time for a free shoot!  Dave Grohl had just joined the band and they were working on Nevermind.  They gave me a couple hours and said I could do what ever I wanted.  We met at a dinner and had bit to eat before we got started, back then they were so …