WMSE Merch at X-Ray Arcade
So you’ve got a community driven local station, you play local music, your DJ’s and station staff are friends with the who’s who of local bands, you need models for some really cool rock ‘n roll t-shirts and hoodies… you can guess where I’m going with this. For this session, near the end but still in the the thick of COVID-19, we called on a local music venue and a few coincidentally also available musicians to (safely) hang out for a day. To keep things rolling I built two sets onsite. The first obviously I needed to use X-Ray Arcade’s stage. It was perfect with the programed red LED stage lights to match WMSE’s colors but that kick ass mural didn’t hurt either. For the second I setup a favorite way of doing a white seamless backdrop, utilizing negative fill to give some illusion of depth in roughly an 8ft box of space.
Before I end the post with a gallery of the images we created on our one day venue take over mini production, I want to make a list of links and shout outs. Please, click, follow, buy music, buy merch, support local, and be a fan of music and really any all types of art. Culture and history is defined by the art around us, keep it thriving.
WMSE: Direct link to their merch store, but while you are there consider becoming a “Sound Citizen”
Immortal Girlfriend - Milwaukee brothers, this electronic duo is one to watch. Plus they do some pretty entertaining food reviews on IG. Bandcamp and Instagram
Amanda Huff - Multi talented gem of a human. Seriously, one of the most genuinely nice people in music. I think she’s in like 3 - 4 musical projects at any given moment too. Instagram
Guerrilla Ghost - Milwaukee hip hop duo and just down to earth rad dudes. Not my first time photographing theses guys, won’t be my last. Bandcamp and Instagram
Kyndal J - A front woman with an on cue stage presence. Even in an empty room, a bangles stage, she brought all the energy. Instagram (band)
Devils Teeth - Just a couple of dirty surf rockers that wandered in at the end of the day, but they are pretty great. Instagram and Bandcamp
Barry Paul Clark - Need a bass player? Barry’s your guy. I think he’s in like 5 bands right now, on top of sitting in with who ever needs a quality instrumentalist ace. Instagram (Barry)
X-Ray Arcade - Last but not least, our host venue. If your in town stop in for a show and maybe play a few rounds of Ms. Pac-Man (because they legit have arcade games) - Website
