MmmBopping in New York City
May 16, 2010 by David Bergman
I recently photographed a band playing five sold out nights in New York City for TourPhotographer.com. The music industry veterans have sold over 15 million albums and are just about to release their fifth studio recording.
(Nikon D3, 24-70, 1/320, f/4, ISO 1250)
Who are these international superstars?
Yes, Hanson.
You might not have heard much from the three brothers since their 1997 hit MmmBop rocketed up the charts, but they’ve been producing new music ever since. The have a very devoted fan base and hold the world record for the loudest concert audience in history (those screaming girls can pierce your ear drums!).
(Nikon D3, 24-70, 1/320, f/2.8, ISO 1250)
A few weeks ago, they had a special “five of five” series of shows where they played a different one of their albums in its entirety each night. On Friday, they debuted the new record, “Shout It Out.”
(Nikon D3, 24-70, 1/250, f/2.8, ISO 1250)
The video for the first single Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ is an homage to Ray Charles’ scene in The Blues Brothers. At the show, they had a five piece horn section led by Tom “Bones” Malone himself. Bones was the original trombonist and music arranger for The Blues Brothers (the band and the movie)!
Hanson will be touring this year, so make sure you bring your ear plugs.
You can view more photos and purchase prints from all five shows at TourPhotographer.com.
(Nikon D3, 24-70, 1/125, f/2.8, ISO 1250)
