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(Empresarios press shot, February, 2011) Another motion picture, this one’s from April 23, 2011, of The Empresarios performing — “La Nota” live at Artisphere! For more videos, hit http://vimeo.com/jessejustice!
(See-I promo shot, February, 2011) I’ve been shooting and editing video lately–here’s one from last month of See-I performing “The Punanny Song” at Eighteenth Street Lounge! For more videos, hit http://vimeo.com/jessejustice!
I’ve been shooting promo and art work for Bobby “BobbyT” Thompson for quite a while now, and he’s got a new album out that’s cloaked in JJP work. Here are a few to enjoy: First, here’s the flagship image from the recent album art shoot for “By the Hand” that’s out TODAY Second, from a [...]
It’s never easy to expand your repertoire–much less, to do it in front of 100 friends, family, supporters, and critics. On Saturday night, at Montserrat House in the District, Frank Mitchell Jr. successfully demonstrated that, in addition to being a world-class saxophonist, he’s a crooner, an ensemble leader, and an all-around cool cat. You may [...]
I shot Leeds-born, L.A.-anchored New Mastersounds for the first time in 2009 at the State Theater in VA, and I was immediately mesmerized by the quartet. Yes, Eddie Roberts’ guitar and vocals are driven, sweetly vicious, lilting, inspired. Yes, Simon Allen’s drums are steady thunder and waves. Yes, Pete Shand’s bass is a silky, deep, liquid [...]
Well, it was Bob Marley day this past Sunday, so I spent some time putting together a little mashup gallery of my favorite funk-ridden, soul-driven, roots reggae band, See-I! Lead singers Zeebo and Rootz hold down a weekly residence called Rockers International (Live and Direct Reggae in the Gold Room–a.k.a. “church”!) at the Eighteenth Street Lounge. [...]
Last Thursday Jamie Foxx came by Perf 1 (in SiriusXM’s 1500 Eckington facility) to talk about life, music, and his latest album “Best Night of My Life”. R&B singer Tank (old friend of Jamie’s) was in the house to do the interview for a studio audience which consisted of SiriusXM employees, the usual visitor suspects, and [...]
On Saturday night, Artisphere hosted Fort Knox Five for a great party to close out the Thanksgiving weekend. Artisphere is Arlington Arts‘ new art space with three theatres, three galleries, a ballroom, and and outdoor terrace. FK5 played in the ballroom and took advantage of two huge overhead screens for visual fun. Here they are [...]
Washington, DC, November 3, 2010 - Rex Riddem opened for the SOLD-OUT Bassnectar show at the 930 Club last Wednesday–WHAT A SHOW! The crowd piled in quickly, and Rex brought up the temperature with a cool DJ set, dropping classics spiced with pre-release joints off of Thunderball‘s ”12 Mile High”, just released yesterday. Now, for a little [...]
Thunderball amped up a huge Bourbon Street Ballroom crowd last night in Baltimore, opening for Pretty Lights (tour!). Check out the crowd going nuts in front of Mustafa! Rex, holding down the congas… Mustafa and the crowd again! Here’s a little music-chiaroscuro fun, thanks to the heavy-duty LEDs of Pretty Lights… Finally, click through Steve to [...]
From the Nappy Riddem archive: Rex doing a DJ set at the G40 Summit last March, complete with burlesque models… Nappy Riddem was assembling… Mustabar, with one of the models: Nappy Riddem then performed a live show–check the gallery (gallery page or either of the above image pages) for more images of Rex, Mustafa, and [...]
John Forté (Fugees/Refugee Camp All-Stars) came over to the studio last Fall for a promo shoot, and we had a great time. A good singer-songwriter’s emotions come through their music and touch you a little. John’s words grab you in the chest, and squeeze… and when they let go, you feel true relief, and maybe [...]
Big Boi stopped by SXM’s Eckington in late June, just before the release of his new album, “Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty”. He led a listening party (the joints we listened to were bumpin’ and he was hilarious!) and then talked it up with my girl Nina9 from Hip-Hop Nation. aaaaaaand [...]
My homies Fort Knox Five played the Philadelphia Experiment (PEX) art/music festival last July, so I rolled up to hang out and shoot it. During the day, festivalgoers frolicked in the pool and attended workshops ranging from aerial acrobatics to mig welding! As the Sun dropped, the costumes and lights came out in force! Then, [...]
