The Cold Desert Album Design + Photography

I mentioned this a bit ago but I finally had time to photograph the Cold Desert album I designed and did photography work for. The album not only looks pretty cool, but it sounds amazing! Check it out here :)

The Cold Desert Album Photography

The new Cold Desert album is almost here! Along with some incredible new tunes from the band you will also get to enjoy some photos of the gorgeous Natalia photographed by yours truly, yay! Their cd release party will be February 17th at the Crescent ballroom in downtown Phoenix. If you are a Phoenician, definitely a party you shouldn't miss! Check out more photos from this series here. 

Photoshoot: Woman & God

Model Natalia Schulte // Concepting by Matt Klassen for The Cold Desert

Just wanted to share a few of my latest photos for The Cold Desert's new upcoming album Woman & God. These were shot with 35 mm film in downtown Phoenix over the weekend in front of a gorgeous historial church with model Natalia Schulte. Can't wait to share how it all comes together!

Sareena Dominguez Album Release Party TONIGHT!

Sareena Dominguez "Moonbeams" (Official Music Video) from River Jones Music Label on Vimeo.

I've blogged about the darling Sareena Dominguez a few times before (and I'm sure I will again) but I just wanted to share that the album I mentioned in my previous post is finally live for the listening ears here and it sounds incredible!! Also, holy cow, check out the video above. Her first ever music video and it's amazing. For anyone who is local, Sareena is having an official release party for her album Moonbeams tonight! Check it out at the Roxy Lounge in Downtown Scottsdale from 6-9 pm. More details here.

Photoshoot with Musician Sareena Dominguez

Hello all! Just wanted to share a few photos from a recent shoot I did with musician Sareena Dominguez for her upcoming album, Moonbeams. She wanted simple yet whimsical head shots so we headed to downtown Phoenix where there are all sorts of fun old buildings that become perfect simple backdrops. We caught the golden hour so the lighting could't have been more wonderful. Above are just a few of my favorites, expect to see a more once the new album comes out. Also be sure to check out the song above, it's amazing!! :)

Can't.Stop.Listening

Gotye- Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)- official film clip from Gotye on Vimeo.

Wow. Absolutely loving this song by Gotye / Kimbra!

Photoshoot with Hurry the Rising

This weekend I had the privilege of taking some photos of a really fantastic Phoenix based band called Hurry the Rising. We went out into the desert for this one to one of my favorite spots in Apache Junction. It was actually the first super warm day we've had this year and I'll admit, I sweat a little bit or glistened or glittered or whatever girls are supposed to do ha. Overall a super fun shoot with some fantastic people. Above are just a few of  my favorite images from the shoot. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday!

Phoenix Favs: The Crescent Ballroom

Photos by Tiffany Egbert January 20th, 2012 at the Crescent Ballroom

The Crescent Ballroom, one of my most favorite places in all of Phoenix celebrated 100 days of being in business yesterday and I am so glad! This music venue was much needed in Phoenix and has already hosted so many talented musicians. Saturday night I went with a few friends to see What Laura Says,  Brian Lopez  and Yellow Minute, and it was absolutely fantastic! If you are a Phoenician and haven't checked out the Crescent yet, you probably should. It may just complete your life. Or at least your social life. On top of fantastic music, they also have very tasty burritos (random I know ha) and delicious sangria :) Check.it.out!

Music Monday: Gospel Lee at the RAGE Music Festival Phoenix

 

Saturday I spent the day at the RAGE Music Festival as the official photographer of Hip Hop genius and my dear friend, Gospel Lee. He ended up playing two different sets, one on the local stage and one on the main stage. This was his first ever festival so it was really really cool that he got to play on the main stage. Both sets were absolutely INCREDIBLE. The music was fantastic as usual and his performance was crazy energetic. The audience got pretty into it and there was a pretty good crowd for both sets. Overall it was a really fun day and so cool to get to see Gospel in action doing something that he was obviously supernaturally gifted and born to do.

More photos of this show on my Facebook Photography Page (which I'm going to try to update more!)
Gospel Lee at the RAGE Music Festival

River Jones Music Label Party!

 

 

 

 

 

Snapshots from the River Jones Music Label Party Friday January 6, 2012

Friday night Andre and I went to the River Jones Music Label Party which was an absolute blast. Unfortunately I had a bit of a cold and could only stay for a couple sets but the little I saw was fantastic! Got to see Sareena Dominguez play for the first time and she was really wonderful.  I highly recommend checking her out. Also got to catch up with River and some other old friends and made a few new awesome friends too. Good vibes and a fantastic evening all around :)