SXSW madness

day 3 is about to begin - neeeeeeeed sleeeeeeep......
ben harper
random hero
graveyard (sweden)
peace and love!

my sxsw schedule

you can view my sxsw schedule here, http://sched.org/sxsw2008/ryan_chahanovich

this is only my band list and does not include the must attend parties (spin, iheartcomix, fader fort, vice saves texas...)


also, you have to check out the meow poww/skope magazine showcase on friday!!



peace!

missing in action

what a busy week it has been! i have been running around all over town shooting venues and resteraunts for lush life, working my day job (eSession.com), launching a podcast, and preparing myself mentally and physically for the madness that is SXSW.

speaking of the podcast, make sure to go to freeradioaustin.com, we just posted our special edition mess with texas fest edition podcast in conjunction with transmission entertainment. make sure to check out the mess with texas fest during SXSW - featuring NOFX, the breeders, islands, and about 20 other bands. aside from music, the fest will feature comedy by janine garofalo, human giant and so much more.

so kiddos, here is some home work for you:
Mess With Texas Fest!
Free Radio Austin!
Lush Life Myspace!

here are a few shots from the last few days.

enoteca vespaio.
south congress cafe.
peace!

48 hours in the life

what?!?! the weekend is over, when did that happen?

bands, bikes, designers, artists, cocktails, people, video shoots, flying kites, sleeping in and a pair of brunches. all of this and still not enough time in the day.

zilker kite festival

hot pink pistol, hope perkins
scorpion child
household names
special thanks to lush life, check out the ll myspace page and be on the lookout for the upcoming launch of the site.

peace!

lushlifeaustin.com

looks like the site is going to be launching next wednesday with a video trailer. last night i shot the household names at trophys and the mock tigers at beauty bar.

for now check out the lush life myspace page at and enjoy this shot of the mock tigers!


peace!

behind the scenes

as i mentioned in a previous post i just started working on a new project (Lush Life), a website about whats hot in austin - music, food, events, and so much more. we spent nearly all day yesterday working our way up and down south congress shooting at various locations for the trailer. the site will be launched during SXSW, so i will have a lot more information soon.

here are a few shots from the day.





peace!

lush life and SFA

i just started shooting for an exciting new project called lush life. stay tuned for a lot more information on the project, as we will be making our big debut for SXSW. we did however do a first run last night with a video interview with the front man of the super furry animals followed up by a few shots from the sold out show!

on the technical side of things, emos has to be one of the hardest places in town to shoot. they use these static and very harsh red gels on their lights - i was shooting wide open (2.8) at 1600 iso. it is sort of an unwritten rule that you don't use flash at live shows, which didn't help my situation much. i converted the live shots to black and white, since colors display as tones the red actually works well in black and white.





peace!