New Tin Pan Photos

In May, we did a photo shoot with the very stylish Bill Phelps at the restaurant he helped design, Café Moto. I’ve always liked Bill’s Photos. They are very evocative and dreamy, and kind of moody. They seem to reflect and embrace deterioration and entropy and elevate decay to be appreciated as evidence of character strengths. It’s the reason why I like my new horn better without the lacquer: I can see the stains and the subtle shifts of rust that make it special, interesting and beautiful. It’s the reason I like the look of Clifton’s 1927 National Resonator. It looks like its stood the test of time.

I’d agree that our music is often dynamic, energetic and bright and yet still we have a moodiness and and inward looking nature that is reflected in the depth of the images that Bill captured. What do you think?

I put two photos up as part of our press kit. They are available in black and white and color and are high resolution .jpgs. Enjoy.