Michael Shannon shot by Danny Clinch

Danny Clinch worked with the talented Jennifer Ryan Jones to create this story on the actor Michael Shannon for the Playboy Magazine September issue.

You can see more work by Danny Clinch on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Backstage with Danny Clinch at Bonnaroo 2011

For the past 10 years Danny Clinch has traveled to Manchester, TN to document the Bonnaroo Music Festival, the annual 4 day event that Rolling Stone magazine deemed one of the ’50 moments that changed rock & roll’.  The word Bonnaroo, popularized by New Orleans R&B singer Dr. John with his 1974 album Desitively Bonnaroo, means “a really good time.”  This is a small selection of images, some shot in the Clinch Photo Tent and some grabbed moments backstage, all of which boast a really good time.

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Rolling Stone cover by Danny Clinch

The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine features The Sheepdogs on the cover, shot by Danny Clinch in Brooklyn, NY.

After months of competition and over 1.5 million votes cast online, The Sheepdogs have become the first unsigned band ever to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone. The Canadian boogie rock revivalists, who have been touring relentlessly throughout North America for six years, beat out 15 other bands for the grand prize, which includes a contract with Atlantic Records along with their faces on the cover of the August 18th issue of the magazine.

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Horrible Crowes shot by Danny Clinch

Danny Clinch traveled to Red Bank, NJ to shoot the Horrible Crowes for their forthcoming album ‘Elsie’, available now for pre-sale on the SideOneDummy site.

The Horrible Crowes, which is the collaboration of Brian Fallon (Gaslight Anthem) and Ian Perkins, will be performing at Bowery Ballroom in NYC on September 8th, The Troubador in LA on September 14th, followed by European tour.

You can see more work by Danny Clinch on the Levine/Leavitt site.

The Roots for John Varvatos shot by Danny Clinch

Danny Clinch collaborated again with the team at Yard, this time to shoot The Roots  at New York Republic Airport for the John Varvatos’ Fall / Winter 2011 Ad campaign.

The accompanying video, shot in one take and also directed by Danny Clinch, depicts the band as they perform an exclusive track for the campaign.

We caught up with Danny for a few words about working on the campaign:

 Working with John is always great – he’s a true lover of music and is really knowledgeable about music as well as the history of music photography.

Stephen Niedzwiecki at Yard is an amazing creative director and always has lots of ideas to toss around within the context of classic photography.

We work as a team to come to a conclusion on what imagery resonates with the artist we are shooting.  Stephen came up with the plane idea – specifically inspired by imagery of The Beatles and Led Zeppelin coming off their planes.  We decided to make it contemporary – modernize the visual as well as the concept.

I’ve worked with The Roots for years, since the beginning of their underground popularity.  My first assignment with them had me riding on their tour bus.  They are one of the pioneers of live music and hip hop.  These guys have carved their own path – especially in terms of the quality of their musicianship.

The video has popped up all over – from WWD, The GQ Eye Blog, The Source, and Hypebeast.

You can see the line at johnvarvatos.com and more work from Danny Clinch on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Eddie Vedder and Danny Clinch, Open All Night

Photographer/filmmaker/harp player Danny Clinch joined Eddie Vedder on stage at the Beacon Theater for an amazing rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Open All Night”.

Check out Vedder’s new solo album ‘Ukelele Songs’, released by Monkeywrench Records, plus the video for the single ‘Longing to Belong’, directed by Danny Clinch.

You can see more of Danny Clinch’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Bon Iver shot by Danny Clinch for Rolling Stone

Danny Clinch traveled to Fall Creek, Wisconsin to shoot Justin Vernon, the man behind indie rock heroes Bon Iver.  See the full article in the June 23 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine.

You can see more of Danny Clinch’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Jeff Bridges self titled album shot by Danny Clinch

Photographer Danny Clinch  traveled to Santa Barbara to shoot Jeff Bridges for his forthcoming self titled album, soon released by Blue Note Records.  Produced by T-Bone Burnett, who also produced ‘Crazy Heart’, the album features guest vocalists such as Rosanne Cash and Sam Phillips.

“‘Crazy Heart’ was an amazing experience,” says Bridges. “When that movie was over, I found that I had quite a few songs that didn’t get to make that film, and those are some of the songs that are here on this album.”

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Keith Richards shot by Danny Clinch

Q Magazine turned to Danny Clinch to shoot the great Keith Richards in NYC for their July issue, available on newsstands now.

In the article, Keith discusses his favorite albums from his infamously large collection, a majority of them blues and soul.  A blues musician himself, and a long time admirer of Keith, this shoot was truly a perfect match for Clinch.

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Grammys 2011 shot by Danny Clinch

Since 2003 Danny Clinch has been shooting the Grammys, capturing artists who have won the coveted award which recognizes outstanding achievement in the music industry.  Danny and his team set up a ‘photo room’ for the shoot, asking each artist to come by for a portrait after handed their awards.  The end result is a collection of incredibly talented and extremely ebullient people all enjoying one of the greatest honors in the music industry.

David Guetta

Lady Antebellum

Usher

The Black Keys

Esperanza Spalding

Keith Urban

Muse

Ray Lamontagne

Stay tuned for more images from the 53rd Grammys on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Longing to Belong: Eddie Vedder video directed by Danny Clinch

Photographer/filmmaker Danny Clinch traveled to Hawaii to shoot this music video for ‘Longing to Belong’, a track from Eddie Vedder’s solo album titled ‘Ukelele Songs’.

Featuring a number of songs that Vedder penned and first played live — but never released — nearly a decade ago, “Ukulele Songs” also includes a uke version of Pearl Jam’s 2002 track “Can’t Keep” and guest vocalists on two tracks: Glen Hansard on the cover “Sleepless Nights” and Cat Power on “Tonight You Belong To Me.” The album’s lead single, “Longing To Belong,” a Vedder original, is now available digitally.

Eddie is on tour and will be at the Beacon Theater in NYC on June 21 and 22, get your tickets now!

You can see more work by Danny Clinch on the Levine/Leavitt site.

From The Archive: LL Cool J by Danny Clinch

There is a fantastic interview with the great Cey Adams on the MoMa site, and is the inspiration for today’s ‘From The Archive’ post.  Danny Clinch worked with Cey and LL Cool J on this shoot from 1991 in Harlem, NYC.

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Last Night in Detroit with Danny Clinch: a shoot for Esquire Magazine

The May issue of Esquire features a fashion story with Dierks Bentley, Dhani Harrison, Raphael Saadiq, Ben Blackwell and Brendan Benson, photographed and filmed by Danny Clinch.  Danny traveled to Detroit with the five musicians to shoot them as they tackled the challenge to write, perform, and record an original song inspired by the phrase “Last Night in Detroit”.  Read about the artists and check out the films on the Esquire site.

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From The Archive: Metallica shot by Danny Clinch

These images of Metallica, shot by Danny Clinch in 2003, were taken in the west yard at San Quentin Prison while filming the video for the title track of the band’s 8th album “St. Anger” (directed by The Malloys).

San Quentin is colored with musical history. In 1969 Johnny Cash entered the complex to record At San Quentin, in 1991 Chicago blues legend B.B. King recorded Live At San Quentin, and in 1983 Charles Manson recorded an hour’s worth of music and improvisation from his cell at the compound.

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My Morning Jacket shot by Danny Clinch

Today the title cut is unveiled from the upcoming My Morning Jacket album, Circuital, out May 31st. You can download the song now on the My Morning Jacket site. This image of the band, taken by Danny Clinch and composited by Josh Goleman, was shot in NYC earlier this spring.

There will be a limited edition box set released as well.  10 boxes selected at random will contain a “Golden Ticket” entitling the bearer to an original print signed by the band and Danny Clinch. One box will also include two all-access laminated passes to use at a Circuital 2011 live show of choice.

Taken from a post on NPR’s blog:

We asked singer Jim James about the new record. He wrote back:

“There is a certain feeling you get in your mouth when you drink water or milk; it’s like your mouth knows that they belong there. They mesh right in. Now, I’m no scientist, but I feel the molecules in milk and water are more circular or soft, rolling, wave-like — more akin to the cells already existing in your body, far different from the triangular pointed saw-wave feeling you get when you drink a fizzy water or a beer or something bubbly that clashes with the body. A feeling that’s not necessarily bad — sometimes that clash is fun. That’s why we love those things, but we need the water and the milk to live. As we worked on Evil Urges, our last album, we strove to make the experience fizzy and jarring and disorienting, and hopefully in a way that was fun for the listener. But as life goes on and changes you, you change the music you make. As we were working on this new album, Circuital, I felt in my body and mind that its molecules were more easily absorbed in a natural and nourishing way. And hopefully, it will feel the same way to you as you listen. “