Chris Gravett

I thought I'd keep the music photography theme going today by including some images from a shoot I did last night. Kilto Take are a local band  http://www.facebook.com/kiltotake. Three talented musicians who appear to be getting a well deserved break. Last night they headlined a media showcase at the O2 Islington. Fortunately for me they were on quite late - the gig started at 1830 and featured about nine bands. Early yesterday morning I set off for Brighton to take part in a Brighton Rocked photo shoot - a series of shoots covereing the forties, fifties, sixties and some Film Noir all based around the movie Brighton Rock. More on that in the future, my point is I started the day getting up at 0500, catching a train (well initially a bus, engineering works!) at 0610 and arriving in Brighton at about 0930. I left Brighton about 1300 for home, chilled for a while and then set off on the train again for Islington. 

Around 2300 Kilto Take started their set. I had shot one or two of the previous bands and spent a little time on Upper Street observing the many remaining Scottish football supporters many of who were not surprisingly, shall we say, intoxicated by the occasion or maybe by alcohol! Anyway this was my first live music shoot since last weeks workshop so I was eager to put in place the new ideas in my head. I've posted the first three images I processed today, they along with quite a few more are now winging their way to the band,their PR company and record label. Some will no doubt make my website when I get around to updating it!

You can get a feel for Kilto Take last night from this independant blogger  http://totallyvivid.blogspot.com/2011/03/kilto-take-headline-islington-academy.html?spref=tw

I got back home around 0200, a most enjoyable 21 hour day!