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Written by Meiso Soul Management

Stonesthrow artist Mayer Hawthorne was performing at The Continental Room on June 16, 2009 so I decided to head out to the opposite side of town and check out his live show. The sometime dj, sometime singer, was performing with his band, The County, a selection of songs from the forthcoming album.

This was my first time at the Continental Room. Definitely a good spot for drinks, but an interesting spot for a show, considering the size of the venue and size of the crowd. The lighting definitely added to the mood, as did the many female fans attracted by this rising artist.

Here's a sample from Mayer Hawthorne and the County at the Continental Room on June 16, 2009

Read more: Photos from Mayer Hawthorne and the County at The Continental Room June 18, 2009

Written by Meiso Soul Management

Met up with DJ Icy Ice, of the World Famous Beat Junkies and Soul Elevation, to take some photos while he was spinning at Soul Sessions on May 23, 2009. For those not familiar with the bi-weekly event, it is located in Los Angeles' Chinatown at the Grand Star Jazz Club.

Toquon da MC, also of Soul Elevation, came through and helped emcee that night. During the middle of Icy Ice's set, Soul Elevation performed a song with a special appearance by L.A.'s own Medusa. The night was closed out by Plann.B and an impromptu appearance by Rhettmatic.

Here's a sample from DJ Icy Ice at Soul Sessions on May 23, 2009.

For more info about DJ Icy Ice, check out DJ Icy Ice on myspace or listen to Icy Ice spinning on Power 106.

Written by Meiso Soul Management

Freefall Rescue, along with Sam Gibney, was performing at the Cat Club in West Hollywood on April 14, 2009.

The Cat Club had an interesting atmosphere with the really dim lights and a disco light posiitioned above the stage. There was also an open window behind the band with a neon sign and ambient lights from Sunset Blvd. What made this tricky to photograph was being able to compress the higlights while pulling the enough shadow details to match the feeling from within the Cat Club. Overall, the photographs from the show have an interesting look that might not appeal to everones' taste. 

Here's a sample from Freefall Rescue & Sam Gibney at The Cat Club

For more info about the band, check out the Freefall Rescue website.

Written by Meiso Soul Management

Freefall Rescue was performing at the Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice on April 26, 2009 so I decided to check the band out again.

Last time I was at the ACSC, I had to combat the extreme low lighting situation. This time around, I came prepared by using a different film that I knew would capture the shadow details of the stage.

Here's a sample from Freefall Rescue at Air Conditioned Supper Club Venice 04-26-2009

Check out an earlier Freefall Rescue show at the Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice on February 15, 2009 .

For more info about the band, check out the Freefall Rescue website.

Written by Meiso Soul Management

After catching Or, the Whale shows at various time in San Francisco. I finally was able to catch them with a camera on hand, this time at the Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles on March 12, 2009. Check out the photos of this 7 member band as their tour passes through Los Angeles on their way to SXSW 2009 in Austin, Texas

The main difficulty shooting this show was mainly due to switching spots with 2 other photographers and not feel like a "spot hog".  Overall I think the choice of film and development process fit the look I wanted to go for with the overall scene.  I would had like to get better shots of drummer Jesse Hunt, bassist Justin Fantl and Tim Marcus on pedal Steel. I guess that leaves a more concious effort the next time Or, The Whale runs its way through Los Angeles.

Here's a sample from Or, the Whale at Silverlake Lounge

If you would like to find out more about the band, Or, the Whale website, or the Or, the Whale Myspace page to hear audio samples and check out upcoming concerts.