This time last year (March 2009) I ventured off and purchased a motor home. The Plan being, to completely rebuild the beast and travel the country for a few years. However, 12 months on, I find myself browsing multi-million dollar estates on a daily basis. Not quite according to plan, and maybe even a little bit abstract at times, but most definitely not what I envisioned just one year ago.
With the bus gobbling up all my spare cash, a new relationship, sudden need for cash flow, meant I was back on the dole cue looking for an income. However, being focused on photography and music of late guided me toward looking for work within the industry I was actually interested in working.
Then late one night, whilst supervising a complete system backup, I discovered an ad online for a Real estate Photographer. And since I’ve had not one reply from a seek.com application, thought nothing of it.
To cut a long story short, I received a call the next day and have been working at Vivid Productions, a hi end real estate Production company in Brisbane, ever since. Not your usual real estate photography mind you, we produce hi quality professionally executed video and photography for properties where the simple happy snap image won’t cut it.
The bonus is, I still have plenty of time during the week to continue writing and playing tracks with my good mates, continuing with live music photography and Band Promos (which are booking up quickly), and spending heaps of time with Rosanna, while still making a decent living. An Ideal situation perhaps ?
The moral of the story… if you want to do something, do it, if you want to be somewhere go there, and if someone tells you “don’t get your hopes up” ignore it.. FOCUS… and it will happen, and probably right when you least expect it.
What the heck is going on in Brisbane at the moment.. mass amounts of freaking awesome gigs. and this was no exception. Mary Trembles Rocked it. Mini Mansions (LA) who id never heard of before now.. went off. And Brody Dalle with Sinnerette were just all round tearing it up Rock. The Brisbane Music Scene is seriously heating up this year. So get up out of your internet chair and come join in the awesomeness.
For the Complete set of Photos from the night see my Flickr Set Here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkwhy/sets/72157623433603341/
I was invited out to Applewood Recording studio for 2 days to hang out with my friends Band Hoo Haa and basically document their Recording of 2 new tracks. We set out early Thursday morning through crappy Brisbane peak hour traffic and wasn’t long till we finally made it out to the tranquil Studio tucked away on Brisbane’s outskirts.
This has to be one of the best environments to create great music as I’ve never felt so comfortable, relaxed and inspired in a studio environment before. Thanks to Magoo, the Studios Head Engineer, and Tylea for creating this place and making us all feel so welcome. And even though I was out there with my camera this time, I’m looking forward to creating something pure musically at this place in the future.
To experience the Applewood magic please check out all my photos here on the Flickr Set.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkwhy/sets/72157623517954056/
The Score @ The Zoo 11/02/2010 Photos now online. See full Set here on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkwhy/sets/72157623498850458/
2009, well, kinda sucked for me really. Massive transition year, and its finally come to an end. So without focusing on the negative to much, 2010 is going to be awesome. and already is..
The Bus is coming together with its new paint job completed by myself and Romsy, who put in a huge effort.. thanks heaps man. The Solar panel system is in place and held up pretty well over the 2 weeks spent at stanthorpe and woodford folk festival over the christmas / newyears period. Just the interior to complete and work the bugs out of the solar power system.
Towards the end of 2009 I joined a band called “Hung”. with some of my heros of past australian music scene. Taz on Guitar and Vocals, Dave Miller on Vocals, Matt Wilkie on Bass, Dave Atkins on Guitar and Drums, and one of my closest mates Tones on Drums. Around the same time my mate Tones, Matt Napier and Stu Formed a new groove funk hip hop group. Basicly me on decks and keys, Tones on drums and programing, Matt on guitar and programing, and Stu on Bass. With Guest vocals from some seriously awesome People such as Abstract Rude (LA). and a bunch of people lined up for 2010. This years is going to be a big one for this group, as soon as we work out what name we are going to stick with. ? Ive also been focusing on my Acoustic folk album and should be hitting the live scene this year. So music is already a massive part of 2010.
Woodford folk festival over the newyears period turned out to be completely different from the year before and not what I expected, but ill leave that story for next time.
So all in all, 2010 will be basically Music, Art, Photography, and Hanging out with the girl, and working very little. We have a nice little apartment on the north side brisbane now with street parking for the bus. So it looks like ill be hanging around for a while.
