What if we played Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) by the Beatles? Maybe we could also add a pinch of Syd Barrett’s flair and the Byrds’ psychedelic melodies. A touch of Jefferson Airplane wouldn’t hurt. A sitar announces the psychedelic storm coming from Quebec… The choice is ours not to protect ourselves from the Elephant Stone’s sonic atmospheric spirals… (All photos taken with FujiFilm X30)
I’m really pleased with this shot I took in June… Irene Grandi and Stewart Copeland together for “The Witches Seed” rock opera.
More frames… And the full interview with Irene and Stewart in Plug n’ play magazine, December 2022 issue. ENJOY!
Collaborating with The Bluebeaters: it meant marrying my cultural background to that of the musicians and identifying a visual and sonic continuity between “me” and “them”.
PRESENT: Turin and Milan, today.
PAST: Coventry and London in the late Seventies.
A melting pot of… Sounds, experiences and dreams: all recorded in black and white… as it came.
CLICK after CLICK… Coventry and London… CLICK after CLICK… Milan and Turin… An exciting roundtrip. CLICK after CLICK… The Bluebeaters and… The soul of The Specials…
My b&w portrait of Italian singer and composer Manuel Agnelli chosen for Premi David di Donatello 2022 (Thanks to my dear friend Francesca Risi)
Portraying the deep language of live music… NO FILTER allowed… Soul-to-Soul… Just a sequence of CLICK… For catch the clear moment when Joan As Police Woman bewitched the Milanese audience… Soul-to-Soul… I need time for another shot… I need another clear moment, and another one, and… I need another heart-to-heart talk… CLICK…
The places keep their memory thanks to the tales told by people. Twelve years ago, musicians were still playing at 12 Bar Club on Denmark Street, London. Beer, whiskey and music in the famous venue never lacked. On the evening of November 18th, Monica and The Explosion – Swedish singer and guitarist Monica Welander and U.K. Subs bassist Paul Slack – took the stage and ripped through the sooty atmosphere of the club. With a Nikon COOLPIX P80 I recorded the high-energy show in Charles Peterson’s grunge style… Twelve years ago… The music and… a bunch of b&w raw frames…
Plug n’ Play Swiss music magazine, December 2021: Steven Van Zandt cover story. Thanks to KINDA Agency for the exclusive photo session in a typical Milanese court. Very special thanks to Mr. Van Zandt for his willingness and for sharing real rock tales.
Not even bad weather stopped them! Arriving late through heavy rains at the Arci Bellezza club in Milan, after a super fast soundcheck – 10 minutes announced by the roar of Andreas Miranda’s bass – The Third Sound just waited for the last notes of the Kane Nero live to immediately blast the ballroom with their mixture of psychedelic drones and post-new wave. Velvet Underground meet the Grateful Dead on stage! An epic sonic ride that began with an instrumental track and continued with Your Love Is Evol from First Light, their latest LP. Time seemed to lose meaning… Hakon Aðalsteinsson and Robin Hughes’s guitars are like crazy clock-hands… Getting to lose oneself is a pleasure … and then finding yourself at the foot of the stage to chat with drummer Fred Sunesen and fellow musician Andreas.
A night photo session in Andy Warhol’s style as friend Taiyo pointed out… John’s voice doesn’t stop… (FujiFilm X30 + Nik Collection; after Brian Hamill)
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás wrote: <A man’s feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.> This quote came to my mind as soon as I met Vancouverite songwriter Bocephus King at Ponkj bar in Milan.
That’s the reason I decided to take a bunch of shots before the live show began: I was curious to see what his eyes could tell me and how they kept surveying the world.
A few shots were enough to obtain amazing postcards from Bocephus King’s world.
Then there was a friendly chat – I’m a Vancouver lover.
The concert has begun and Bocephus King’s eyes have continuously surveyed and narrated the world. His feet were at the same time in Canada and in Milan when he started to sing Bonnie Dobson’s Morning Dew…
TELLING WITH MY EYES 