Moog Foundation Benefit @ The Orange Peel

Last night I had the privilege of photographing the 1st benefit for the Moog Foundation at the Orange Peel, put on by the Asheville Affiliates. It was an wonderful event showcasing the life and mind of legendary synthesizer inventor and electronic music innovator Bob Moog, who has his production facilities here in Asheville. The Moog Foundation is raising money for scholastic musical programs, scholarships and a hands on electronic museum.
The several hundred people in attendance got to play the theremin, Moog synthesizers, keyboards, Moogerfoogers, and witness a live "studio recording" take place on stage, all while enjoying complimentary food and beverage. To cap the evening off, local band Telepath rocked out with a great set of music to send us on our way.
Here are a couple of the images I captured last night. To learn more or make a donation, please go to : http://www.moogfoundation.com
Enjoy!

Galactic @ The Orange Peel Nov 8th

What a night at the Orange Peel last night! Galactic brought the guests and the funk as they support their new album: From the Corner to the Block. Guests included Boots Riley, Mr. Lif and the Lifesavas. Stanton keep the house rockin' with his signature style hard hittin beats, being catapulted off his stool by his own energy as he came down on the cymbals like a ton of bricks. This band continues to impress me with their ability to change and edit their style while staying true to the NOLA Funk that runs through their veins. Great show!

Boots Riley keeps the crowd bumpin'


Mr. Lif

Ben Ellman with Stanton Moore up off his stool

Mr. Lif

Boots Riley

A Piece of Musical History

I must share with you an amazing and once in a lifetime opportunity I had recently. I am the photographer for the Moog Foundation which is based here in Asheville and is preparing to host their first Fund Raising Event at the Orange Peel on November 15th. The night will include the opportunity to see some of Bob Moog's personal archives, play Moog instruments, and see the band Telepath, all while raising money for a great cause. Please check out the Moog Foundation website for all of the details and to purchase tickets. While preparing for the big event, I had the unique privilege of photographing some of Bob Moog's instruments, one of which was the Moogfooger. In fact, it was the first ever (check out the serial number) Moogerfooger to be produced. In addion to the Moogerfooger, I got to photograph a patch board that belonged to Bob Moog. It was really amazing standing there with all of these amazing instruments and knowing that I was one of very few people to see these pieces of musical history. Bob Moog was a legend in his own time, and a pioneer in the music industry. A lot of my favorite bands use Moog equipment on stage today and Bob's products and legacy live on nightly in clubs and venues across the US and beyond.
I hope everyone will take the opportunity to come out on November 15th to support the Moog Foundation and take part in the celebration of a local musical legend, and the brilliant mind that was Bob Moog.

Note the serial number.


Detail of the Patch Board

Patch Board belonging to Bob Moog

Perry Farrell's Satellite Party @ The Orange Peel

Hello All,
New pictures from the Orange Peel. I got to rock out with Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiciton and Porno for Pyro's on September 10th. The show rocked, the setlist included a lot of Jane's songs, including Stop, Jane Says and Been Caught Stealing and Under a Tahitian Moon from Porno for Pyro's. Perry's energy level was through the roof and he sounded as good as ever. Hope you enjoy this sample of pictures. To see the whole gallery, please visit www.jonleidel.com and go to the "Band Images" link.
Enjoy. See Ya soon...I will be posting more pictures from the OP in the next couple of days, including Andrew Bird, and Rail Road Earth.

Ashefest

Hello again everyone...
I have been very busy, and I have not updated my blog in a while, so I hope you except my apologies.
I spent a great weekend at Ashefest, which took place at one of my favorite venues, Deer Fields. I was honored to be one of the festival photographer's and I got to spend some time with my good friend Margaret Lauzon of VillaSonica who is a very talented videographer, and was capturing video of the festival that you can check on MoBoogie's home page.
I got to get in Thursday night for the meeting, and to witness a great little electrical storm that passed our way...I shot this image (left) at midnight, leaving the shutter open for 30 seconds on my tripod. The lights in the bottom right are from the porch of the main cabin, and the reflection they cast on the smaller lake. The lights in the lower left are from a parked golf cart near by.
I also got the image on the right from the cabin porch...












Again, long shutter , the lights are from a car driving past the lake on its way to the camping area. I like playing around with the long exposures as it gives you a view you do not normally get to see.
I also got my LensBaby out and shot a couple of images...I especially like theone with the VW Bus coming around the lake.

To see the entire catalog if images from the weekend please visit my site: www.jonleidel.com and go to the "Band Images" link on the bottom of the home page, follow it to the Ashefest link and you can view the images by day there. Drop me a line and let me know which one's you like best.
Here are a couple of shots from the Fire Dancers on Saturday night. This was one of the highlights of the weekend for me because fire dancers make for great images, Particle played (who I have known for sometime and have not seen in a while) and my friend Dave Hamilton from the Moog Foundation played Theramin with the band!












Take Care...Be good to Yourself...
Jon

Smashing Pumpkins @ The Orange Peel 06/23/07

I was lucky enough to be able to attend two Smashing Pumpkins shows at the Orange Peel. I got to go to the first and last show. I must say that Billy Corgan and his band were one the hardest working acts I have seen before, and I have seen a lot of music! They were in the club doing full energy four hour practices every day before they went on that night. In addition, Billy was writing everyday, sometimes writing after the shows until late in the night. Everyone I encountered with the Smashing Pumpkins were down to earth, good hearted people, that really appreciated the hospitality shown to them by the venue and all of the good people here in Asheville. Here are a couple of images from the shows. To see the full gallery visit my site, go to the "rotating galleries" section and choose the Smashing Pumpkins. I will start posting a couple of images from the shows I attend here, but the full galleries will reside on www.jonleidel.com and, once the dust settles, on www.theorangepeel.net. Hope you like the images.

Smashing Pumpkins @ The Orange Peel