2020 J444 Portfolio

Cadillac Three perform on stage at the Blue Bird Night Club in Bloomington, IN on January 30th. The concert kicked off the country series at the Blue Bird which is typically from January to April.

Reece Phillips walks on stage at the Blue Bird Night Club on January 22. Phillips, a native on Whitehall Indiana, recently decided to pursue a career in country music.

Rodney Riordan plays the drums while Aaron Watson performs to a full crowd at the 8 Second Saloon in Indianapolis. Watson is considered a top act in Texas and regularly sells out large concert halls and arenas.

Indiana Native Clayton Anderson poses for a portrait in Bloomington, IN. Anderson started his career in Bedford, Indiana and quickly rose in popularity in the midwest.

Indiana Native Clayton Anderson poses walks with his band in a back alley in Bloomington, IN. The group was creating promotional material for the upcoming social lockdowns from Covid-19.

Ashley Mae, of Lost Dog Street Band, plays the fiddle on stage at the Blue Bird Night Club. The concert would be the last of the groups before the lockdowns from Covid-19.

Clayton Anderson looks back from the camera on stage at The Pavilion in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 1. The concert was in an empty warehouse because of the Covid-19 restrictions. The shows profits went to local workers in the Indianapolis area.

Lost Dog Street Band pose for a portrait in the green room of the Blue Bird night Club in Bloomington, Indiana. The group would be the last major concert at the venue before the closures and cancellations from Covid-19.

Country Singer Reece Phillips poses for an album cover in his kitchen in Nashville, TN. Phillips is a native of Indiana and moved to Nashville to pursue his career last year.

Aaron Watson points to a full crowd at the 8 Second Saloon in Indianapolis. Watson is considered a top act in Texas and regularly sells out large concert halls and arenas.

Dayna Slaughenhoupt blows on the face of country superstar Ashley McBryde while applying her makeup. The country star would later open for Luke Combs for the first time on the What You See Is What You Get World Tour at Mizzou Arena.

Matt Helmkamp (right) and Christian Sancho (left) walk away from the crowd during Ashley McBryde’s performance at Mizzou Arena. It was McBryde’s. First time opening for Luke Combs on the What You See Is What You Get World Tour.

Indiana Hoosiers head coach Archie Miller reacts to a call in the Indiana versus Maryland men’s basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Sunday, January 26, 2020.

Jobe Fortner looks into the microphone while recording his new album in Nashville, TN on March 10. Fortner is a very prominent up and coming country singer who regularly has begun opening for major acts all over the country. The album will be his first major release under his recent publishing deal with Warner.

Lily Padget poses for a portrait in front of the American flag on January 22, 2020 in Bloomington, Indiana. The portrait was for a upcoming publication covering her involvement with pageants.

Country Star Mitchell Tenpenny poses in the green room of the Blue Bird Night Club. The porters is a part of a new project I am doing with all of the national acts that go through the venue.

Members of Straight No Chaser prepare the music for the 2020 Tour at the IU Auditorium on March 4. The group recently retired a member and is welcoming a new IU alum and member of the group. They spent a week on campus preparing for the national tour and getting involved with classes on campus.

Brandon Lancaster, of the country group Lanco, reaches for the crowd while performing a song on a step stool on March 6. Lanco sold the Blue Bird Night Club out as apart of their international tour.

Indiana Native Clayton Anderson poses for a album cover at a motel in Indianapolis as apart of his new single. The Indiana native wanted all of his friends to be apart of the new project “Drinkin’ in a Hotel Room”

Country singer Clayton Anderson dives into the crowd a the Blue Bird Night Club on January 19, 2020. The concert was Andersons first of the year and close to his hometown of Bedford Indiana.