Opinion: Ticketing, Scalping and the Music Industry

Scalping is killing the joy of the big music festivals and music events in Australia (Photo: Live Earth Crowd

Photography: Ohmega Watts @ the Oxford Arts Factory, Darlinghurst - 24th November, 2007

The man - Ohmega Watts - performing at the Oxford Art Factory in Darlinghurst

I was once more invited by James Browning of Niche Productions to shoot one of their gigs - this time US hiphop artist Ohmega Watts, with support from New Zealand's Ladi6. It was a late gig, …

Photography: Belleruche @ Will & Toby's, Taylor's Square - 10th November, 2007

The stunning Kathrin deBoer, singer for Belleruche

I got in touch with the guys behind Tru Thoughts, the record label with The Bamboos on their books, after talking to their web developer. Long story short, they use the event manager I created for Textpattern on their …

Photography: Sneaky Sound System @ The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney - 17th November, 2007

Required clothing for Sneaky Sound Systems: flouro clothing + a plethora of glo-sticks!

I got a call on Thursday to cover either Katalyst or Sneaky Sound System from Angus at InTheMix. With the opportunity to shoot at the Hordern Pavilion again I jumped at the chance …

Event: Wrap Up of E21C @ Darling Harbour, Sydney - 11th - 14th November, 2007

Energy 21C - Energy Delivery Solutions for the 21st Century

From Sunday the 11th November through to Wednesday the 14th I attended the Energy 21C Conference at Darling Harbour through my work with EnergyAustralia. With the tagline Energy Delivery Solutions for the 21st …

Photography: One Score and Five: Safearth Twenty Five Years On @ Honeysuckle, Newcastle - 3rd November, 2007

Busting it up on the Dance Floor!

Last weekend I headed up to Newcastle to catch up with my colleagues in Network Earthing/Safearth at EnergyAustralia for a private function that they were holding to celebrate twenty five years the earthing group. Was great to catch up …

Photography: Xavier Rudd @ The Enmore Theatre, Newtown - 10th November, 2007

The money shot: Mr Xavier Rudd commanding the stage at the Enmore Theatre

Xavier Rudd is touring around Australia at the moment as part of his worldwide White Moth tour, bring Canandian Jeremy Fisher with him as support.

The gig definitely didn't disappoint. Jeremy …

Photography: Sounds in the Grounds @ Manning Bar, University of Sydney - 2nd November, 2007

The crowd awaits the on stage arrival of Gotye during Sounds in the Grounds downstairs at Manning Bar, University of Sydney

I was invited by The Dwarf to shoot Sounds in the Grounds at Manning Bar in the grounds of the University of Sydney. The event had a fairly …

Development: jmc_event_manager v0.3.1

A minor update to fix a few bugs associated with my event manager. The original plugin has also been split into two - one taking care of the front end and the other the backend. Both are necessary to run the event manager.

Download jmc_event_manager (backend) at