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For five of Metro's 25 years I've served as house photographer, shooting hundreds of bands. Look back with a new slideshow, and purchase unique, limited-edition prints of your favorite bands.
I also spent three summers as house photographer at the largest amphitheaters in town. See the images in a new slideshow, and purchase unique, limited-edition prints of your favorite bands.
Sheffield's bar in Chicago is currently showing many of my rock photos as well as photos from inside the scoreboard at Wrigley Field. See them online and buy limited-edition prints.
| Recent Concert Images: Farm Aid 2005, The Rolling Stones, Destiny's Child, Jack Johnson (w/ Buffett), Coldplay, Jill Scott, Queen Latifah, Erika Badu, Arcade Fire @ Lolla, Billy Corgan, Moby, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, Tori Amos, White Stripes, BoDeans, Los Lobos, Slint,The Sun Sawed in 1/2, The Wonderstuff, System of a Down, Kings of Leon, The Features, The Music, Kasabian, and Bloc Party |
Other Shoots: Ice Harvest Red Carpet. Debbie Gibson at Wrigley Field, The 35th Annual Pride Parade, Venue shots of the Charter One Pavilion, Fireworks, The Warped Tour in-store at Virgin, Harlem Globetroters. |
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Recent Rock Stories:
Debbie Gibson,
Was (Not Was) interviews for Billboard.com and Creem.and The Polyphonic Spree in Creem.
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Contact Matt Carmichael
Matt can be reached via email at mattc at rocknroll dot net, or for assignments by phone at (312) 375-5409. You've already found his Web site, so enjoy!
About Matt
Matt Carmichael is an award-winning writer and photographer who has covered the Chicago scene for more than 13 years as a critic, reporter and photographer. His work has appeared in more than 100 publications, CDs, DVDs, brouchures, ads, and even a Swedish Postage Stamp.
Matt has served as a writer and photographer for billboard.com; photographer in residence at the Tweeter Center Chicago and Metro; band photographer for Poi Dog Pondering; and concert and event photographer for 93XRT. His photos are represented by Getty Images.
Matt's Clients:
As a freelancer, Matt is always working on (and accepting more) one-off assignments. However, he's pleased to work with several long-standing clients.
He meets his deadlines, and turns in the product his clients are looking for, often anticipating their needs before they realized it was a need.
Currently, Matt is a writer and photographer for billboard.com and creemmagazine.com. In addition, he is house photographer at the Tweeter Center Chicago and Metro; band photographer for Poi Dog Pondering; and concert and event photographer for 93XRT. His photos are represented by Getty Images.
Matt's Clips:
Matt's work has appeared in more than 100 publications, Web sites, etc. internationally including:
Rolling Stone, Spin, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Maxim, the Washington Post, USA Today, MTV.com, CBC.ca., the New York Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Boston Herald, and AOL's Digital Cities, Addicted to Noise, Ad Age Global, Airport Revenue News, billycorgan.com, The Boston Herald, BtoB, Centerstage Chicago, The Chicago Reader, Concertlivewire, Crain's Chicago Business, Daily Journal (Kankakee), Entertainment Tonight.com, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Lumino, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, musictoday.com, No Depression, Parade's React.com, Pollstar, Q101.com, Reuters.com, Revelation, Sonicnet.com, Venus, VH1.com, and WilcoWeb.
Matt's work: You can often find Matt's work on billboard.com, 93xrt.com, creemmagazine.com, the Metro, the tweeter center and through Getty Images.
Credits: rocknroll.net is hand-crafted by Matt Carmichael. hostmagik keep this site up and rocking. the rocknroll.net logo was designed by Jemal. Matt is sometimes assisted by the able and talented John D. Shearer.
Gear:
rocknroll.net has been built for more than a decade on Apple computers using BBedit, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop. When this started, html didn't have the <br> or <table> tag yet. In terms of camera gear, Matt is a certified Canon Professional Shooter and shoots almost exclusively digital with a 20D and D60. He's got all the gear necessary to set up a mobile, wireless photo studio for your next shoot. He uses alien bees lights for studio work. And iViewMedia Pro for cataloging, etc.
Matt's Writing: For more than 10 years, Matt has written about the Chicago music and cultural scene for a variety of publications. For a somewhat comprehensive list, please see the Clip File, or email Matt and he can provide even more links. For Matt's non-music-related writing, please visit contentandtechnology.com.
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