Photos: Olathia's Video Shoot Show @ The Empire Concert Club

--Video Shoot--

Anyone in attendance at the Empire Concert Club in Akron last Saturday got the opportunity to get their face in Olathia's new music video. Fans voted for their heavily popular track "Hellhound" and the band raged it out onstage while cameras were rolling. My afternoon arrival (well before showtime) started with production in full swing. I got to lay back and enjoy the multiple takes of the song and see the guys as pumped as I was. Of course, I couldn't sit there and let my eyes take in all the satisfaction. Popped out my camera and got a few behind the scene moments to share.

Chris Hunter mic'ing it up as our sound guy

"Yo, Chris. Is there a job you can't handle?"

Kesley with Chris of Olathia

Let me tell you something I thought was WAY cool. This is Kesley (left) and she's 10 years old (yes, cool, but I'm building it up). Back in November, while I was with Olathia at the Amaranthe/Butcher Babies show, I saw this same girl out at the front entrance of the Odeon in Cleveland with her dad. Chris met up with her and introduced herself to find out that this was her very first concert. What made the evening even better, I found out she got picked to go up on stage with Amaranthe (I left midway of their show so I didn't see this). So Chris invited her back so she could be part of the video shoot. What an AWESOME dad to get her daughter into the music scene!

--Concert--

A stardom rock-star in our midst. Kesley brought on stage to help sing Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" with dad cheering her on.

Red Sun Rising Warms Up Freedom Fest

If you braved the chilly air all the way until Red Sun Rising took the stage, then you already know how much of a hardcore RSR fan you are. Despite the 40º evening, the blowing air, or even the chilled Bud Light that paired nicely with your cold fingers, it definitely was worth the wait to see these guys again.

RSR headlined at Lock 4, located in downtown Akron, part of the free event known as Freedom Fest. The full hour set included many of their popular hits and to watch the two guitarist painfully pick cold strings, I'm sure if was like scraping your fingers across shards of glass.

Here are my picks from the evening.

To see the rest of their tour, check the link here.

Photographer Notes:

Camera:
Nikon D600

Lens:
Nikon 24-70 f/2.8

Found myself keeping my camera and batteries warm to ensure extended use in the coldness. Wish I could say the same about my ears and fingers. Damn fingers had at least a 1/2 sec delay. 0.o