It’s not uncommon for me to do a gig and see lots of photographers roaming around and taking pictures. They’re always in the zone; snapping shots of anything and everything while trying to capture that unforgettable moment. I’m grateful to a lot of photographers for immortalizing Quiet Entertainer shows. Here are a few of them.

Brandon Oursler Photography

One of my most asked questions: Who took that library shot? The answer: Brandon Oursler. I was fortunate enough to get to know Brandon in his brief Nashville stint. He took the now infamous library shot which is main photo. He takes a variety of photos but he specializes in live concert photography and glamour photography. Here’s a video of Brandon doing his thing!

Ramiah Branch Photography

Ramiah is great. He specializes in taking hip hop photography. However, I also see him capturing sunsets and models and anything he likes. At the time of this post, I think he’s the official photog of the hip hop group Sam and Tre & the blog 2lsonacloud.com . You can check out his page RhythmandSole.net which is a collection of his pictures, plus links to music, and shoes; his 3 passions.

Audible Imagery

Robert Livingston Photography

Robert used to be the official photographer for MASHVILLE, the monthly DJ showcase. I think now he takes pictures of models of all ages. He has a signature style that is easy to recognize and appreciate. Check his portfolio at RobertLivingstonPhoto.com

Ray & Wendy

The vast majority of my pics come from Ray & Wendy. They’ve always asked that they just remain anonymous and they never ask for credit. But I have to tell you. They’ve taken more pictures of QE than anyone else. I owe a lot of my visual presence to them. They specialize and have branded themnselves in the more goth scene here in Nashville. So, I imagine it’s always a departure when they come out to QE shows. I’m thankful to have received so much from them. Check them out at raywen.org.

Some other Photographers worth mentioning.

Kelly Hite
Erika Chambers
Michael Deppisch
Jules Holliday
Jeremy Cowart
Amanda Rene

Quiet Entertainer at The Rutledge

I finally got to do a show at The Rutledge! It was a lot of fun. Robert, Frank, & Andy were very nice to me and all of my friends who came out. Thanks to them; and thanks to Tyrone Carreker, Rebecca Moreland, and Xilehom for allowing me to be on the show with them. Great people.

Click the picture above to get more pics from that night; courtesy of raywen.org

This was a cool show since I finally had J. Prodigal there. It was the first time in a while I’ve gotten to perform the tracks with J. Prodigal since Machismo starting playing on Pandora. So far, it seems like only Wildfire, I Am…, and Machismo from the Machismo EP have been getting Pandora plays. So that was cool to have him there along with James Fate.

If you haven’t heard those tracks from the Machismo EP, you can download it for free.

I had a pretty good show last week at the Mercy Lounge. It was the first show I’d done in a while in Nashville where I had also booked the other acts. Thanks to Billy Gemmill of Naked Without Us for giving me that opportunity; and thanks to Mercy Lounge for having us.

The pic you see at the top is from raywen.org, run by Ray & Wendy. I mention them here because they have been faithfully coming to QE shows for over a year. Furthermore, they’ve been taking pics for several bands and have done a lot to enhance and document the music scene, especially the hip-hop scene and the goth scene. I have a LOT of pics from shows thanks to them. Of course, they have a plethora of pics from that night.

This night was Get Got’s last show for a while until they get their album done. Right now all they have out is their demo. If you haven’t gotten to hear it, Check it out: Get Got Demo by origthedj

Also, were the Billy Goats, I’ve mentioned them here before. I perhaps will mention them again. I might get to do a remix of theirs. If I do; it probably will be to this song:

The big deal of the night was Spice J; I had never seen him DJ before. I mainly booked him because he’s a friendly guy and I’m a friendly guy. but it was my favorite part of the night. He did kind of a dubstep set. If you don’t know about Dubstep, click. But anyway, I was highly impressed. He says he’ll have a mixtape coming soon. He does play in another band, the Protomen. Probably the best live show in Nashville. My opinion.

Anyway, this past show was one of my favorite shows; mainly because I got a chance to talk to a lot of new people and just had fun overall. I have another Nashville show coming up soon (January 26 @ The Rutledge) so I hope it’s just as much fun.

Keep in touch.

-QE