Halo Stereo's Nate McDonald

This is a shot I snapped last week of my buddy Nate McDonald from the rock band 'Halo Stereo'. Nate is truly a gifted guitarist. Being a "guitar player" myself, I feel like I know when he's about to rock it out. I start stalking around the stage when I feel a bridge building into Nate lighting the runway for take-off on a rocket-fueled, lead-lick extravaganza in Super Guitar Solo Land.

He had just put the icing on the cake when I snapped this one.

I love to watch him play guitar. You know he loves what he does. And he is pretty damn good at it too.

If you haven't had a chance to see these guys live, you should come with me and check them out tonight at McFadden's in downtown Nashville on 2nd Ave. around 9 p.m.

Muscle Shoals With Halo Stereo

It's very late. I'm actually getting tired now.

We just got back in from shooting Halo Stereo in Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. It is an amazing place, a true step back to where Rock n' Roll really came from. It's not Emo. It's not Britney. It's real. Skynyrd, Stones, Allmans... you name it, Muscle Shoals probably had it.

A great big thank you goes out to Noel Webster, studio engineer extraordinaire and owner of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Go check out this website here.

Anyway, this is a shot of Halo Stereo drummer Brian Meeks. We rounded up the band and took them outside to shoot during a session break. I think I like this wall. And I also think the lighting turned out pretty interesting.

I've got plenty more photos and stories to post as time permits, but we are preparing for a move this weekend, so don't know how the photo retouching will play out. I've got some fun stuff to share though...promise!

Halo Stereo Bassist Jody Hicks

Here is Halo Stereo Bassist Jody Hicks from his single shoot at Studio Daylight. I did a bit of retouching on it to make sure it has a little "pop." I dig it. I think the guys are going to swing by tonight and have a look at the shots from Wednesday on the big screen. There are many that I really think are rockin' and I can't wait to share with the musicians. There is some talk about shooting with them in an upcoming studio recording session, too. We'll see how things pan out, sounds like it could be some fun.

Shot Day: Halo Stereo, First Look

My good friend, Brian Carter at Red Light Management, hooked me up with "Halo Stereo" for a session. The bassist Jody Hicks and singer Andrew Fry stopped by for a few shots. Here they are... on to the next look in the elevator shaft!

Go check out their music on their site:

www.myspace.com/halostereo

[IMAGES FROM SHOT DAY @ STUDIO DAYLIGHT ARE NOT RETOUCHED. RETOUCHED IMAGES WILL REPLACE CURRENT RAWS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.]