Downstairs @ Sutra Lounge 8/26/10 DJs Eli Escobar, SEB B., Ryan Taylor & DKB

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Zeyi: Working For Bill

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Here are some photos from a shoot I did with an artist named Zeyi. Zeyi is a Rockland County MC and I must admit a very thorough one at that. Who knew Rockland was bringing heat? By day this dude is an accountant for a bank and by night he's in the studio making beats and writing rhymes. He hit me up about taking photos through a mutual friend and sent me this link for his latest mixtape Working For Bill. I haven't stopped listening to it since I first heard it and ya'll know I'm fickle when it comes to Hip Hop. The shoot went well, pretty easy and effortless and we nailed all the ideas we wanted to accomplish. Big ups to Zeyi and to John Lopez for making it all happen.

Doobevision & NounzNYC present: Downstairs @ Sutra Lounge

Thursday August 26th Doobevision & NounzNYC present the final installment of

DOWNSTAIRS @ SUTRA LOUNGE with DJs

RYAN TAYLOR

DKB

and special guest

ELI ESCOBAR &

SEB B. (cincinnati)

HOUSE MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG!

10pm-4am

21+

Free

Kenny Summit and Eric Kupper

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DJ/producer Kenny Summit hollered at me to tag along and snap some shots of him in Connecticut for a studio session with Eric Kupper. I said "WORD". If you don't know Eric Kupper by name you've definitely heard his music. Eric is a producers producer. He's worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna, David Morales and Frankie Knuckles to name a few and he currently has over 1400 songs that he either produced, arranged or played on dating back to 1986 when he got his start. As a keyboardist and guitarist. Eric also is the writer and producer of one of my favorite songs of all time. The Whistle Song. If you don't know this beautiful song then check it here. The Whistle Song holds a special place in my heart and memory. When it dropped I was fresh out of the 8th grade, had just started kissing girls and was totally in love with this girl Myra. At home, up in the attic my older brother had an entire DJ set up with 1200s, double tape deck, long ass numark mixer with sampler, my dads old amplifier and two 2o' yamahas I think, a strobe and siren lights. The attic was literally a club with it's own bathroom, a club like lounge chair, a dance floor, and no windows so when the lights were off and doors were closed it was pitch black. When my bro wasn't around I'd turn all the lights off except for the strobe and siren lights and bump the hell out of The Whistle Song (Paul Shapiro Reigns Supreme 12" Mix) and lay on the floor in the middle of the room alone and close my eyes and listen. You should try it.

After the studio session with Kenny Summit the three of us went out for some drinks and I asked Eric what inspired him to write The Whistle Song because to me it always seemed like it must've been something profound and beautiful. Something like Myra. On the contrary. He said it was the first time he'd been drunk from drinking Scotch, sat down in front of the keyboard and came up with the song in 20 minutes. Heres to Scotch( with a Scotch in hand), Eric Kupper for the song and Kenny Summit for the great night. Cheers fellas!

The Rub 8/7/10

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Not as many photos as I usually take at The Rub because I moved on Thursday, shot a recording session on Friday night in CT. Shot a wedding Saturday morning in CT. and then finally The Rub that night. I was exhausted to say the least but I managed to get some gems.

It's my Birthday!!!

Tonight is my excuse to have all my friends and fam together in one room, dancing. Come by an say hi. Have a dance, listen to some amazing DJ's and bring me a drink.

Coney Island

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I haven't been to the new Coney Island, maybe because I loved it the way it was. These photos are a few years old and taken during several visits to one of my favorite places on the planet. CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN

Light Painting

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I've got some ideas brewing for light painting in my head. In the meantime, these are some test shots.

The Rub @ Southpaw 8th Anniversary w/ Special Guest DJ Scratch 7/3/10

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To Ayres, Cosmo, Eleven and all the Southpaw staff

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

8 years is no small feat.

A Day In The Life: Sunny Walters

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Sunny has been dancing all her life but for the last 10 years most of it has been spent on the road, living out of a suitcase from hotel to hotel or in her sanctuary, the dressing room backstage. The hours are long, the rehearsals take a toll on the body, but like the saying goes “the things you love hurt the most”. Sunny is a NYC product hailing from Queens, NY. A Towsend Harris High School grad majoring in dance and a student of the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Occasionally a tour she’s dancing in makes a stop in her hometown, NYC, and she gets to go home. These photos here document the journey from home to the stage.