Back for its 7th full edition (+1 redux edition last year), Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau EDM festival, IleSoniq, brought in 60,000+ dancing fans over its 3 days. I’ve covered every year of IleSoniq since it began its EDM domination back in 2014. To see how big it has grown is really cool, considering the under 10k… Continue reading IleSoniq 2022 | Recap | Montreal Event Photographer
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Ilesoniq Redux 2021
Not sure how to put into words the feeling of being at one of our major outdoor festivals again. It has been a little over 2 years for me. The last outdoor festival I worked at was Ilesoniq back in August 2019. Ilesoniq Redux, a slimmed down version where concert go-ers are set in 500… Continue reading Ilesoniq Redux 2021
The Chainsmokers | Bell Centre | Montreal Concert Photographer
The pop EDM duo The Chainsmokers seem to come to the city at least once a year, and each and every time, the place is turned into a party. From headlining IleSoniq last year, a sold out show in 2017, The Chainsmokers were back at the Bell Centre for their World War Joy tour. The… Continue reading The Chainsmokers | Bell Centre | Montreal Concert Photographer
IleSoniq 2019 recap | Montreal Concert Photographer
Hard to believe that IleSoniq is only in it’s 6th year (and also my 6th year of being an official festival photographer). Montreal’s EDM festival has steadily grown each year, attracting bigger names and bigger crowds. 78,000 fans flocked to the newly revamped site. 78,000. That’s 39,000 a day (I r gooder at math). Compared… Continue reading IleSoniq 2019 recap | Montreal Concert Photographer
2017 Music photos in review
Welp, it is that time of the year again. My last scheduled show has been photographed and images have been posted. When I think that I just finished my 5th year as a full time working photographer, it has been a pretty crazy year. Taking the time to look back at the who and what… Continue reading 2017 Music photos in review
IleSoniq 2017 recap | Montreal Concert Photographer
The yearly EDM festival IleSoniq has come and gone for 2017. And it was another year of music, dancing and people going crazy at Parc Jean-Drapeau! I’ve been lucky enough to have been a festival photographer since it’s beginnings, going from the smallest stages hidden in the woods, covering the main stage’s fireworks and huge… Continue reading IleSoniq 2017 recap | Montreal Concert Photographer
The Chainsmokers | Bell Centre | Montreal Event Photographer
How should we label a group like The Chainsmokers? They are 2 DJ Producers. They are EDM. But they are also more accessible, pop-EDM? Regardless how you want to classify them, seeing The Chainsmokers live is an intense experience. I do not remember feeling so much bass throughout my body than when the show was… Continue reading The Chainsmokers | Bell Centre | Montreal Event Photographer
Best Concert Photos of 2016 | Montreal Concert Photographer
As the end of the year approaches, it is always a great time to look back at what you have accomplished in the past 12 months. And while doing so, you can also take the time to backup those accomplishments 🙂 . As much as it was a great year for both photography and business… Continue reading Best Concert Photos of 2016 | Montreal Concert Photographer
IleSoniq – views of the main stage | Montreal Concert Photographer
After so many years of photographing concerts, from small clubs to 40,000 arenas, I finally got the go by my client to cover the main stage of a major festival at IleSoniq this year. It wasn’t expected (I have only been hired by Evenko to cover their main festivals for 3 years – this being… Continue reading IleSoniq – views of the main stage | Montreal Concert Photographer
Sole of an artist – the quiz!
Having capture shoe photos from artists on stage for the last bunch of years, figured I would put my faves together in a little quiz… just for fun
2015: a year in music photography
A recap of some of my favorite concert moments and images of 2015
Dancing all day at IleSoniq 2015
Ahhh IleSoniq. In only it’s second year, the third of three summer festivals put on by local uber promoter Evenko happened last weekend. After 3 days of Indie and Hip Hop music at Osheaga, some headbanging at Heavy Montreal, it was time to put away the guitars and take out the turntables for IleSoniq! I… Continue reading Dancing all day at IleSoniq 2015
Little Dragon | VM Corona Theatre | Montreal Concert Photographer
With the Grand Prix hitting Montreal in full force, those who were more electro musically inclined had a great band to check out at the Corona Theatre… Swedish electronic band Little Dragon were on stage and they put on quite a show! The lights were very neon inspired, which makes a photographer cringe, but thankfully things… Continue reading Little Dragon | VM Corona Theatre | Montreal Concert Photographer
Nosaj Thing + Clark | Fairmount Theatre | Montreal Concert Photographer
After a series of punk rock shows, some indie music and some death metal, it was a fun change of pace shooting Nosaj Thing, as well as Clark, at the Fairmount Theatre last night / this morning (yes, the show was a weeee bit late and even with the 2 song restriction, I got… Continue reading Nosaj Thing + Clark | Fairmount Theatre | Montreal Concert Photographer
6 things I learned shooting EDM | Montreal Concert Photographer
I have photographed DJs before. While EDM/electro (whatever you want to call it) is not my scene, I always found it a challenge breaking out of my comfort zone and try to output the best images I can. But they were always bigger name artists that were on stage and I had the typical 3… Continue reading 6 things I learned shooting EDM | Montreal Concert Photographer
La Roux | VM Corona Theatre | Montreal Concert Photographer
English synthpop act La Roux (well, most just Elly Jackson nowadays), probably best known for their song Bulletproof, were scheduled originally for the Metropolis but ended up playing in the Corona Theatre, a smaller venue in the city. Always better to have a small venue full than a bigger venue half empty. I think one… Continue reading La Roux | VM Corona Theatre | Montreal Concert Photographer
Morcheeba | Metropolis
If I could subtitle my posts, I would probably put “Making a photographer work”… or even “Challenge Accepted!”
The Knife | Metropolis | Montreal Music Photographer
Swedish electro duo The Knife were in town in a very very sold out Metropolis. Shooting this show was a pretty tough job. While the pit in the venue was big and empty (I think we were 5 photographers in total… well, 4… one spent a bunch of his time on his iphone taking video),… Continue reading The Knife | Metropolis | Montreal Music Photographer
Disclosure | Metropolis | Montreal Show Photographer
English electro duo (and brothers) Disclosure played in front of a packed house tonight at the Metropolis. The place was dancing and people were grooving.
Best of shows – 2013 edition
As I take a few days to catalog and update my images from 2013, I figured I’d post up some of my fave concert shots of 2013. With over 180 bands photographed in 2013, the pickings were a bit difficult. Not doing a top 10, just simply looking over 2013 and reminding myself that I… Continue reading Best of shows – 2013 edition
Steve Aoki | Metropolis | Montreal Music Photographer
There are nights when I feel like my job is a job, and the are others were I feel so blessed to do what I do and I feel like my job is the funnest damn thing in the world. Last night was the later. Steve Aoki was on stage at Montreal’s Metropolis for his… Continue reading Steve Aoki | Metropolis | Montreal Music Photographer
Rich Aucoin | Osheaga After Party | Montreal Show Photographer
I was asked to shoot the Osheaga After Party at Theatre VM Corona late Friday night (after shooting the festival all day). Who needs sleep, right?
Justice | Metropolis | Oct 22 2012
Show wise: This was my second time shooting this french electro duo so I had an idea of how intense their show was going to be. The entire Metropolis turned into a dance floor and the crowd was really into the music. Bodies moving, dancing, jumping on each other… no wait, that was us photographers… Continue reading Justice | Metropolis | Oct 22 2012