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Wolfgang Gartner

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Wolfgang Gartner is the professional dance music alias of Joey Youngman.  We spent some time wandering around downtown Austin the other day to get some images together for promotional purposes (outtakes shown here).  Wolfgang is becoming quite a successful step in Youngman’s musical evolution.  From the Wolfgang bio:

It was apparent from the first Wolfgang Gartner release that Youngman was onto something big. Within 6 months of his first outing on Om Records, Wolfgang Gartner had landed 2 top-10 singles on Beatport.com’s sales chart (a high honor in the dance music world), a Pete Tong “essential new tune of the week” on BBC’s Radio 1, and a plethora of DJ support and accolades within the industry. It was early 2008 when Youngman made the decision to pursue the Wolfgang Gartner project full-time. “It’s so hard to do 2 things really well at the same time,” he says. “I realized that I had to pick something and stick to it. So I decided that this new style is the direction I want to go, and to focus all my time and energy on Wolfgang Gartner.”

Youngman is currently residing in Austin and spends most of his time making music in his home studio and pumping it out to the world, or traveling to other parts of the country to do his DJ thing.  His music is available at Beatport.com (search for Wolfgang Gartner) and on iTunes.

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Jimmy LaFave

Cimarron Manifesto is the latest release from Austin’s Jimmy LaFave. I had the privilege of spending some time with Jimmy while on assignment for Austin Music and Entertainment Magazine this month. One of the nicest and most candid guys you’ll meet, Jimmy was a pleasure to hang out with. He schooled me a little on Woody Guthrie–I asked because people like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie always seem to come up when Jimmy’s music is being discussed. But, what was really cool was Jimmy’s ability to collaborate with me on the different shots and lighting scenarios we were going for. He’s got an appreciation for the visual, too.

Jimmy LaFave Austin Music - Ed Verosky Photography

We did the studio portion of the session at my house, and it was fun showing off and talking about the musician photographs I have scattered around. He noticed a framed Ruthie Foster print and mentioned that she was on his new album. Kacy Crowley and Carrie Rodriguez are featured, too. I must say, it’s an amazing CD, by the way! I highly recommend you pick a copy up or order it online.

The next issue of Austin Music and Entertainment will be out in November. You can see more pictures and read all about Jimmy LaFave and his new CD there.

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Chris Masterson & Eleanor Whitmore

Last night was a busy one. We went to Momo’s to hang out with friends and see some good bands. Then went to Flipnotics to catch Chris Masterson & Eleanor Whitmore do a very intimate set of great original music. Then back to Momo’s to see Drew Smith who put on an absolutely incredible show, complete with many guest appearances on stage with the likes of Goldcure, Kacy Crowley, Brian Keane, Dustin Welch, Rachel Loy, and others.

Momo’s Friday Link (temporary)

Momo’s Saturday Link (temporary)

By the way, I was honored when Drew Smith and his girl Shelley asked us to photograph their wedding! They’re a great couple, and we’re really excited about it!

Here’s one from Chris and Eleanor’s show.

Chris Masterson, Eleanor Whitmore

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