by Danny M Thompson | Aug 15, 2021 | Event, Manchester, Music, Party, Photography
The late shift at Factory 21 I got a message from a photographer friend of mine. My friend asked if I could cover for her at Factory 21 for a few weeks whilst she has other stuff on. Happily, I obliged. I wasn’t making any money at Midnight on Friday otherwise....
by Danny M Thompson | Aug 5, 2021 | Music, Musing
Blown the fuck away The first time I heard the debut ’68s album was a couple of years after the initial release. I remember being blown the fuck away. I checked my phone to see who this 90s band I had never heard was. It turned out they were a relatively new...
by Danny M Thompson | Apr 23, 2021 | Featured, FREEMAY, Manchester, Studio Work, UK
Russian rapper with soul Vovan is a Latvian/Russian rapper with a strong American flavour to his voice. We talked about giving up tobacco and weed and he seemed surprised to hear that people are addicted to nicotine. Vovan asked Andy to play a beat he had found on...
by Danny M Thompson | Mar 13, 2021 | Featured, Manchester, On Location, Portrait, UK
Meeting Miss Hamilton I met Shaley (Miss Hamilton) during a test shoot with a model management company I often freelance for. Shaley’s energy was absolutely infectious, she was super fun in the shoot and looked great doing it so I asked if she’d like to...
by Danny M Thompson | Mar 8, 2021 | Auckland, Event, Music
Badcrop to the Oldskool Being the cool kids in a room full of cool kids takes some effort, but Badcrop managed it with their dope set in Cassette Nine for the VICE Cassette Day party in Auckland. I was invited to shoot an incredible set for VICE in Auckland New...