04Nov 2013

Music Photography: Boomtown Rats – Manchester Academy

Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Venue: Manchester Academy
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
Date: 01.11.13

I had the pleasure of photographing The Boomtown Rats live at Manchester Academy on Friday during their UK tour. The lights were great and the Rats put on a great performance.

Here are some photos from the show:

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The Boomtown Rats Live at Manchester Academy

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The Boomtown Rats Live at Manchester Academy

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25Sep 2013

Music Photography: James Porter

25 Sep 2013 Music Photography, Portrait Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Music Promo Photography, Promotional Photography, The Box Permalink 0

Client: James Porter
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury

We met James a few years ago through Boxjam, the charity event we organise every year at The Box in Crewe. When we ran over 2 days James’ then band travelled over from Anglesey to play both stages over 2 days. We have remained in touch ever since and James got in touch to get some new publicity photos for publicising his new material as a solo musician.

James was very interested in the Urban Portrait style of photography so we did some photography in that style as well as some great black and white photos. It was great to work with such an enthusiastic musician who had travelled some way to work with us. We listened to James’ newest recordings in advance of the shoot to help get some inspiration.

We had a really good Sunday afternoon of music photography in Crewe and here are some of the results:

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James Porter

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03Sep 2013

Music Photography: The Hallé Orchestra Live from Jodrell

03 Sep 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Holmes Chapel, Live Music Photography, Promotional Photography, Sandbach Permalink 0

Event: The Hallé Orchestra Live from Jodrell Bank, Cheshire
Photographers: Simon J. Newbury, Tina Newbury

The fourth and final Transmission from Jodrell Bank in Cheshire this year was the wonderful Hallé Orchestra. A very different event from the previous transmissions and a different atmosphere. It was a night of proms, picnics and exceptional fireworks!

The Hallé said of the event:

A concert inspired by the stars will feature Jupiter and Mars from Holst’s The Planets, classics by Strauss, Mozart and John Williams, as well as a selection of out-of-this-world film music such as Star Wars, Independence Day, E.T., Apollo 13, Close Encounters and more.

The event was a fantastic way to wind up the festival season after a great summer of music photography for us here at Simon J. Newbury Photography. As well as all four Live From Jodrell events we photographed Kendal Calling, The Charlatans at Delamere Forest, The Happy Mondays at Junction 16, Betley, Sandbach Fake Festival as well as Crewe Live and the Nantwich Jazz and Blues Festival!

Here are some of our photos from Live From Jodrell, Transmission 007:

Live From Jodrell Bank

The Hallé Orchestra Live From Jodrell Bank

02Sep 2013

Music Photography: Sigur Rós Live from Jodrell Bank

02 Sep 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Jodrell Bank, Live Music Photography, Music Festival Photography, Sandbach Permalink 0

Event: Sigur Rós, Daughter, Poliça Live From Jodrell Bank, Transmission 006
Photographers: Simon J. Newbury, Tina Newbury

Simon J. Newbury Photography has now covered every Transmission from Live From Jodrell. This event was particularly special as Sigur Rós are one of Simon’s favourite bands! Another great event in the shadow of the giant Lovell Telescope with the perfectly suited music of the amazing Icelandic band. Sigur Rós played a near two hour set with yet another wonderful light show beamed onto the giant dish!

Daughter and Poliça made fantastic support to make for a wonderful music event in Cheshire which seems to be going from strength to strength!

Here are a small selection of our photography from Live From Jodrell Transmission 006:

Sigur Rós Live From Jodrell Bank

Daughter Live from Jodrell Bank

Poliça Live From Jodrell Bank

The Live From Jodrell Bank series sees some of the most innovative artists performing in this unique and dramatic setting, marrying science and music and bringing the audience superlative sounds from earth and beyond.

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02Aug 2013

Music Photography: Phil Maddocks & Nick Bayes Promo

02 Aug 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Monochrome, Music Promo Photography, Promotional Photography Permalink 0

Client: Phil Maddocks & Nick Bayes
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury

We’ve known local musician Phil Maddocks for ages and he probably holds the record for the most live appearances on our previous local music radio show. We have also done lots of music photography of Phil at many performances! Phil is currently working on an album with Nick Bayes and needed some publicity photographs for his online presence and new website.

Phil & Nick supported The Christians at The Box in Crewe and before their set we made use of the local area for this set of promo photos! You can check out Phil’s wonderful music on his website: Scruffy Harmonica

These are a selection of the promo photos:

Phil Maddocks & Nick Bayes

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01Aug 2013

Music Photography: Kendal Calling 2013

01 Aug 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Cumbria, Monochrome, Music Festival Photography Permalink 0

Event: Kendal Calling 2013
Photographers: Tina Newbury, Simon J. Newbury

The busy summer of music continues and we spent the weekend photographing at Kendal Calling in Cumbria. The festival boasts a wealth of great bands, many of which we had previously photographed in Crewe. The three Main Stage headliners were Basement Jaxx, The Charlatans and Primal Scream. Also performing over the three days were Ash (former Crewe Live headliners), I Am Kloot, Seasick Steve, The D.O.T., The Lightning Seeds, British Sea Power, Beans On Toast, Public Enemy, Johnny Marr, Mystery Jets and The 1975. We had a great time visiting all the different stages and photographing a great number of smaller bands on the other stages as well as the bigger names appearing on the Main Stage and the ‘Calling Out’ Stage.

These are a small selection of images from Kendal Calling 2013:

Cheshire music photography live festival Kendal Calling

Ash

British Sea Power

Public Enemy

Cheshire music documentary photography live festival Kendal Calling

Kendal Calling 2013

Public Enemy

Kendal Calling 2013

Lightning Seeds

Kendal Calling 2013

Basement Jaxx

I Am Kloot

The Charlatans

Primal Scream

Johnny Marr

Seasick Steve

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10Jul 2013

Music Photography: Hybrid.9 Promo Shoot

10 Jul 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Music Promo Photography, Promotional Photography Permalink 0

Music Photography: Hybrid.9
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury
Location: Crewe, Cheshire

Music Photography: Hybrid.9 Promo Shoot

Cheshire band Hybrid.9 took advantage of our special offer on band photography to celebrate this years Crewe Live. After our consultation we decided on a location shoot and using the Urban Portrait series as inspiration we chose a location in Crewe that offered us a variety of backdrops in close proximity.

The photos certainly fit in well with the Urban Portrait project and Hybrid.9 are pleased with the results:

The band arrived one light-fading evening at a location suggested by Simon & Tina to give a fantastic local backdrop to the band photos. Working inside & out the pair worked with us to achieve some great band shots which are really happy with. It was our first photo shoot so not entirely sure how it was going to go, but we were in good hands. The pair had ideas which fitted well with our expectations and produced some strong imposing shots, even though most of the time we were having a laugh. Really pleased with the photos, and had some very positive comments about them.
Thanks to Simon J Newbury Photography.
Hybrid.9: James, James, Kyle, Keith

Cheshire live and promo music photography

Hybrid.9

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09Jul 2013

Music Photography: The Charlatans – Delamere Forest

09 Jul 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Delamere Forest, Live Music Photography Permalink 0

Artists: The Charlatans, The View, The Velveteen Saints, John Ainsworth
Venue: Delamere Forest, Cheshire
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury

This was our first visit to Delamere Forest for live music photography. It’s certainly a great venue for live music and the weather was perfect. The Charlatans were playing a home gig and sounded amazing. They were supported by The View, Glasgow’s The Velveteen Saints and John Ainsworth.

We last photographed The Charlatans in Crewe. It was our first time with the View, who are using one of our live photos from Delamere on their official Facebook page! Here is a selection of live images from Delamere!

John Ainsworth

The Velveteen Saints

The View

The Charlatans

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09Jul 2013

Music Photography: New Order & Johnny Marr – Live From Jodrell

09 Jul 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Holmes Chapel, Live Music Photography, Music Festival Photography Permalink 0

Artists: New Order, Johnny Marr, Public Service Broadcasting
Venue: Jodrell Bank Observatory: Live From Jodrell Bank Transmission 005
Photographer: Tina Newbury

Sunday was a busy day of live music photography for Simon J. Newbury Photography. There were two big music gigs taking place in Cheshire and we were at them both. Simon headed over to Delamere Forest for The Charlatans and The View. Tina headed over to Jodrell Bank for the second show of the weekend. On the bill at Transmission 005 was New Order, Johnny Marr and Public Service Broadcasting.

Some of Tina’s photos:

Public Service Broadcasting

Johnny Marr

New Order

Live From Jodrell Transmission 005

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09Jul 2013

Music Photography: Australian Pink Floyd & Hawkwind – Live From Jodrell Bank

09 Jul 2013 Music Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Holmes Chapel, Jodrell Bank, Live Music Photography Permalink 0

Artists: Australian Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, The Time & The Space Machine, The Lucid Dream, Forecast
Venue: Jodrell Bank Observatory: Live From Jodrell Bank Transmission 004
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury

Quite possibly one of the best backdrops to a music festival, Jodrell Bank in Cheshire makes a wonderful setting and all the more nice in the summer sun! Simon J. Newbury Photography has photographed every ‘Transmission’ to date and this year the events were kicked off with the Australian Pink Floyd and Hawkwind.

We have photographed both bands previously and I know that both bands put on a wonderful visual show. Hawkwind have a series of fantasy characters and the light show put on by Floyd is amazing. It was also great to see Forecast on the bill. We have photographed them many times locally at The Box and even gave them their first ever gig at Boxjam a few years ago!

These are a few photos from Transmission 004: