ZZ Top

Marilyn Manson

10/24/2015 Aftershock Festival, Sacramento Marilyn manson has been a stable performer in the metal curcuit for quite a while now. He's still a big draw and this was my first time seeing and shooting him. He performed on the first night of Aftershock festival in Sacramento. The performance was towards the end of a long day and the heat, dust and walking definitely tested the stamina of all photographers. I managed to shoot 10 bands on the first day and with some problems with internet access in the hotel only managed to get to sleep around 3 in the morning. I still wouldn't change this job for anything!

Neurosis

DNCE

1/22/2017 The Fillmore, San Francisco

Black Veil Brides

Papa Emeritus III

10/23/2015 The Warfield, San Francisco Swedish Ghost has one of the best concepts in metal nowadays. Npbody really knows who's in the band, though the identity of Papa Emeritus III has been leaked, the's probably going to be replaced for the next album. With a strong concept you can build strong visuals. Surprisingly the band hasn't gotten more poshbackon their controversial material.

M.I.A

M.I.A, Live 105 BFD, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mt View

 I was shooting 10th annual Live 105 BFD at Mt View and got to shoot M.I.A very close up. The photo pit is right up to the stage and the stage is relatively slow so us photographers are literally on the stage when shooting. It was a tough day with 17 bands to shoot and I still missed all the action on the Local Band Stage. Festivals like this are great to get a lot of big names in, but for wire photographer like me it's a long day. I left home around 10AM and was back around 10PM. After this I have to edit photos within 12 hours and upload to wire service. I got around 150 photos edited and uploaded by 2AM, just in time to go and sleep a little.

Ted Nugent

Cradle of Filth

Pearl Jam

Zakk Wylde

8/30/2016, Regency Ballroom, San Francisco

Fitz and The Tantrums

Veil of Maya

The Cult

Volbeat

Volbeat at House of Blues, West Hollywood

Testament

Machine Head

DevilDriver

The Damned

Agnus Young

9/25/2015 AT&T Park, San Francisco I have been a big fan of AC/DC for the past 30 years. I thought I would never have the chance to see them again, let a lone shoot them. This night was very special for me and my first show I have shot in AT&T Park even though I have shot several other events in there.

Korn

Megadeth

Godsmack

Amon Amarth

5/20/2017 The Warfield, San Francisco After last night less than stellar light at Regency it was very welcome change to catch Amon Amarth at The Warfield. There is no such thing as too much light, but this one surprised me. Amon Amarth also gets a spot on my top 10 list for their music and performance.

J Devil

Behemoth

As Blood Runs Black

Amorphis

Motorhead

Accept

Six Feet Under

Soft White Sixties

Testament

The Ferocious Few

Steel Panther

Fall Out Boy

Kirk Windstein - Crowbar

The Adicts

Swallow The Sun

The Casualties