DJ Williams Projekt with Karl Denson at The Broadberry | Richmond, VA| Music Photography

DJWP was the first show that I pointed a ‘real’ camera’s lens at. That was back in 2007 on a cold winter’s night at Cafe Diem when they had their weekly (always packed) residency. In the years since, their funky has gotten funkier, they’ve jazzed up their jazz and they have kept rocking the f’ out of everyone who comes to a show. They were tight back then and now they are somehow tighter because of dedication and lots of time putting in the work. These guys work hard and love every minute of the gift that they give to everyone who comes to see them.

The night at The Broadberry, one of RVA’s best new music and event space, was fantastic. Karl Denson, wearing an RVA tshirt came to rock a few tunes and celebrate DJ’s homecoming and Mark Ingraham’s, the trumpet players, birthday. The night was a party for everyone there.

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Dance Candy at The Broadberry, RVA | Music Photography

9/24/14

The Flavor Project, oh yes. Say it again, The Flavor Project. When I started my Rock & Roll Highway tour, my good friend and the hella talented, Russell Lacy put a copy of The Flavor Project’s latest album that he recorded out at The Virginia Moonwalker and it dang near got me across the middle of the country. The funky grooves were contagious and had me rocking out as the flat lands rolled on by. I was excited when Mark Ingraham told me that The Flavor Project would be opening for Dance Candy at The Broadberry.

The Flavor Project took the stage and took me on a funky groovy tour lead by the sexy gospel queen Buttafly Vazquez.  Wow.  Just wow.  Wow. They deliver the groove and mix in the hip hop and come out with an all over —>WOW,<— sound that keeps the crowd dancing and everyone grinning from ear to ear.

Ever since I met up with the members of Dance Candy  in a parking garage on a cold rainy day, I’ve wanted to see them jam together.  They were sexily sleek on that chilly day and I already knew the star factor of each member as individual musicians… so put them all together?…  well, tearing down the roof is an understatement.  The music is HOT HOT HOT. They can do any song from any era and I especially love the covers of current radio hits.

Samantha Reed – Vocals
Steven Boone – Guitar/ Vocals
Jerel Crockett – Keys/ Vocals
Derrick Englert – Bass
Joshua McCormick – Drums
Mark Ingraham – Horns/ Percussion

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Playing in the Dark | Light Painting | Covington Imagery

I love light painting!  It is so much fun to try to paint in the dark!  This is how I entertain myself without internet at my home!  I tried out the first picture sort of using myself as a guide and then went and interrupted my mom who was watching ‘Criminal Minds’.

Me “Mom, can I borrow you for a second?”

Mom “why?” her voice gets a bit nervous “what do you want with me?”

Me “I want to set you on fire.”

Mom  “The Criminal Minds team will hunt you down and find you if you do that!”

Then I decided to go outside.  There is no internet in the middle of the country but it is dark, oh so wonderfully dark, at night!  The image below probably took about 20+ minutes to paint.  I used the same flashlight for everything, just a regular flashlight with different gels for colors.