Harry's acting debut: Better in a Black Dress

We are fortunate beings. Our work has brought into our lives some pretty amazing people and some wonderfully fun opportunities. One such time was this past May when Harry was asked by producer Stephen Shepard if he'd like to be a part of Katie Armiger's "Better in a Black Dress" video.

Harry was to participate in one scene at the Elliston Soda Shop. I went to cheer him on and to stay out of the way as best I could. I wasn't there working, but I did take a few snaps for our personal archives, which I've included below.

And, regardless of the title of this post, Harry was *not* in a black dress...

Check out Katie's video. Stephen, great job on the video; thank you for allowing us to be a part!

- Karan

Our friend Samantha Stephens has her Station Inn debut!

Granville Automatic with Samantha Stephens and Jennifer Whittenburg
Station Inn
2012.06.12

Our beautiful friend, Samantha Stephens, had her debut at the Station Inn on June 12, 2012, opening for Granville Automatic as they celebrated their latest CD Release, Granville Automatic.  

Sam's set was immensely entertaining, which will come as no surprise to those of you that are blessed to know her. Her flawless performance included wonderful original songs and a smile-inducing cover of Super Bass (yes, you read that correctly). (When a rap song makes me smile, the performer has become a true entertainer...) Such a well deserved standing ovation at set end, too. Way to go, girl!

Follow Sam on Facebook and on Twitter at @CMTRadioSam.

Opening the evening was Jennifer Whittenburg of Los Angeles, California. Her acoustic set was lovely.

Granville Automatic performed their Granville Automatic release, songs filled of history, delivered in the most wonderful story-telling of ways. Check out their music and follow them on Facebook.

Have you met Anderson East?

Mike Anderson of Nashville, Tennessee, an incredibly talented young man, is Anderson East. He is an independent artist with a new CD release in the works.

We recently covered stills for Anderson East's Attic Session video shoot at the Attic Lounge of War Memorial Auditorium. The video is going to be great, but until it's release, enjoy the stills and check out Anderson East on Noise Trade, his web site and, if so inclined, help out his project.

Friends, meet Anderson East...

the little things are often huge...

the lovely ms. sarah williams

What a treat it was to spend an afternoon with the lovely and talented Ms. Sarah Williams! We began our session shooting at the beautiful Holland House Bar & Refuge. Many thanks to our friend Terrell for allowing us to use the gorgeous James Room! It was the perfect setting to begin our day!

 

From the Holland House we went to a private residence for the next set for a more relaxed feel.

We ended the session at gloam in a local park known as the dragon park. The light was stunning as is Sarah!

Check out her music!

Thank you, Sarah, for a lovely, lovely day!

first monday bluebird

Harry and I have been attending open mic at the Bluebird Cafe on the first Monday of each month for the past few months. We have heard some great songwriters and met some wonderful new friends. It all started the weekend of our Open House when we took my brother and sister-in-law, Michael Bowers and Siobhan Quinn to the Monday Open Mic to perform. We had such a great time taking photographs of the performing artists we decided to go back in September. We offered each performing songwriter two (2) free digital images for their personal and professional web sites. It was so well received by the artists that we went again in October with the same offer. We actually had people remember us from the previous two months, so we have included First Monday Bluebird in our business model!
We will continue to attend Open Mic on the first Monday of every month and offer each performing artist two (2) free digital images. We are so fortunate to live in such a richly talented area and have reaped so much enjoyment from the work of many independent artists. An evening of music in return for a few images seems like a great trade! Of course, Open Mic at the Bluebird usually sees between 35 to 45 performing artists, so there are a few images to process, but within each image lives a memory for us, for the artist and for the audience. It is a worthwhile effort for us.
If you are out and about on the first Monday of any given month, check out Open Mic at the Bluebird! We'll be there!

Peace and music,
Karan
P.S. More event galleries can be found here!