when kaye contacted the studio for a photoshoot, she said, and we quote:  “I’m pretty sure my CD will be called ‘Wide Open Road’…so I’m going to need, at a bare minimum, a road.  :)”  we took her up on this, but her husband was the location scouting hero here; finding a little-used road in one of the ‘burbs near an old hospital of sorts.  getting up before the crack of dawn isn’t exactly rock & roll but since kaye’s got a little country in her, we were up & at ‘em in the wee hours to catch the early morning mists.  with styling by emily neill of ‘closet smarts’ book fame (yes, we shot that too), and a little coaching from makeup artist elizabeth moon, it was one of life’s simple pleasures to record this visual journey before the nine to five workday officially began.

craig mcnutt plays big instruments on big stages.  as a percussionist, his performances have taken him as far as paris and frankfurt, but more locally he’s graced the stages of carnegie hall, boston symphony hall, and jordan hall (where he often appears as principal timpanist for the boston modern orchestra project). craig came to our studio to create non-traditional visuals that would appeal to a younger audience, so naturally, we went outside.  we’re excited to see how he uses them on his upcoming website.

accessibility is a fundamental philosophy of radius ensemble.  step into a performance and experience their diverse repertoire – and their unique ability as a classical ensemble to conjure the king himself.  maybe that’s what they mean when they say ‘reinvigorating classical music for a new generation’?  we aren’t showing that here – just the after-the-show footage – so you’ll have to experience them live to find out what we mean.  and besides, their bold, mysterious postcard recommends that.  long live radius!

some of the best things about shooting musicians are spontaneous front & center performances.  during this shoot on a grey seamless backdrop, katrin delivered a lively rendition of an aptly termed ‘girl-zeppelin’ song.  check her out on youtube to see the live house of blues version.  shoot styled by emily neill.

esperanza beat out justin bieber fair & square for the title of ‘best new artist’ at this year’s grammy’s.  enough said.  (captured at an early digital music shoot; spring, 2004)

singer/songwriter eilen jewel had a hot minute to refresh her image on a snowy evening in boston between her u.s. and scandinavian tour. with a short get-to-know-you pow-wow (made possible by modern technology) and the help of make-up artist katrina hess, we used one of our speed-sessions to give her a new image that lets her personality shine through.