Michael "Myk'l" Hanna and the Sound Syndicate

Meet Myk'l Hanna, and the Sound Syndicate. These guys (plus the occasional guest appearance from a super-talented lady saxophone player) could arguably be some of the most musically talented people I know. Plus they are just awesome people in general! In any given performance, you can see them cover songs from The Roots, Elton John, and Jamie Foxx, plus some traditional jazz, and a few Myk'l Hanna originals thrown in there as well (THOSE are my personal favorite). In the spring, they had been playing a regular gig at the Broad Street Cafe in Durham on the third Sunday of every month. These pics are from two of those performances. They took a break during the summer, but they will be back on starting August 22nd, 7:30 p.m. at the Broad Street Cafe. I HIGHLY recommend coming out to see them. Not only will there be amazing music, but the Broad Street Cafe has really yummy food and an awesome atmosphere. Plus, it's free! You really can't beat that.

Hope you enjoyed the pics, and more importantly, I hope you come enjoy the music!

Luv,

Angie

Portrait Session with Azon Blaze

I'm going to apologize in advance for the LARGE amount of photos I'm about to post of this awesome guy! If you haven't seen the previous blog posts yet, this is post number 3 on Azon Blaze. THIS is the real reason why he contacted me--for portraits to use for promos, etc. I had never met him before--never heard of him. Usually when I do portraits for someone, I at least know a little bit about them. It's super important for me to capture WHO the person really is, not just some amazing shot that I have posed them in. So, we talked a little bit ahead of time, and he kept telling me how shy he was! I've got to admit, I was a little bit scared. I'm camera shy (but trying to get over it--on the sheer premise that it is just SUPER ironic!) so I know how that can create some awkward shots! Plus I don't like putting people in situations where they feel uncomfortable. Anyway, all I have to say is, he may be "shy" in terms of how he deals with people (even though I still have yet to see anything of the sort! Humble, yes. Shy, no.), he most certainly is NOT camera shy! So, here we go...enjoy! (Ladies, you especially will enjoy this..he is a cutie!)

Told you he wasn't shy! LRG---need a new model? Anyway, let me know what you guys think!

Luv,

Angie

Group Promo Shots-- Azon Blaze, SkyBlew, and more!

When I took pics for Azon Blaze a while back, he had his boy SkyBlew with him (and their entire crew--who you'll see later!), so we took some group shots. I LOVE taking big group shots like this, and it's something you don't get to do very often! In fact, I LOVE that they have this huge crew--it's something you don't see a lot nowadays...it's more like the 90s crews! Anyway, here's a few group shots for you to enjoy:

Hope you like them! As always, feel free to leave your amazing constructive criticisms!

Luv,

Angie

My other life...part 2. Maybe it's not all in my head??

So yet another extremely musically talented friend of mine needed my assistance recently. He actually asked me to shoot the cover of his album! I am really flattered and excited to be a part of this. If you don't know him now, you will hear of him soon. He's an amazingly talented producer who goes by Big Myke Daniels.

As excited as I am about being chosen to shoot his album cover, I'm even more excited about the results. We found this amazing wall off lights that change color and went CRAZY! (Even despite the fact that it was about 20 degrees out that night.) So, here we go. This will be the front cover (with the title added on by someone more well versed in graphic design than me):

and this will be the back (also with track list and credits added on):

I'm in love with them...but then, I guess I'm a bit partial. Hope you like them!