Maui Concerts- Damian Marley and Nas

Damian Marley and Nas brought reggae fans to the Maui Arts and Cultural Center for a packed Maui concert recently. The two put on a show filled with hip hop, reggae and the sounds of Damian Marley's Jamaican home. The Maui music scene buzzed for weeks prior to the sold out show and fans were treated to a live performance in the Maui Arts and Cultural Center's new Yokouchi Pavilion.

See you at the next show!

A hui hou,

Aubrey

www.aubreyhord.com

Maui Concerts - Peter Frampton ramps up Maui

Who loves Peter Frampton??? Oh ooh ooh!! I do!!

I had the pleasure of photographing the Peter Frampton concert last night on Maui at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. He played for nearly 3 hours and had everyone on their feet dancing and jamming along with him. He is still a master of the guitar and the stage. He was gracious enough to accept two kukui nut leis courtesy of the audience members as well as picking up an ukulele and playing a song just for us!

Thanks for making our day Mr. Frampton! You can still ROCK!

Come back soon!

Aubrey

www.aubreyhord.com

Maui Concerts - DAUGHTRY Returns to Tour on Maui

The rock band DAUGHTRY came of a well-earned vacation to start their tour on Maui.

The band played at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center Friday, February 18th to a sold out audience at the Castle Theater.

Rocker Chris Daughtry is possibly best known for his fourth place in the fifth season of American Idol, and he can totally hold an audience with his strong vocal range and a group of bandmates who never quit.

His performance was non-stop energy and filled with hit songs like "Home" and the grammy nominated song" It's Not Over." Filling the Castle Theater with a huge fan base, DAUGHTRY had the audience on their feet singing along right off the bat and they didn't quit until after several encores.

What a show!

Welcome back to the road DAUGHTRY! Thanks for stopping by our little island.

A hui hou,

Aubrey

aubrey@aubreyhord.com

www.aubreyhord.com

Maui Concerts - Bruno Mars packs the house and steals the show

The Maui Arts and Cultural Center was packed to the gills last week with Bruno Mars fans and he didn't disappoint with his show!Fans squealed at a pitch so high many thought windows would shatter. It was unreal that 1500 teenage girls could reach a fevered pitch that high but earplugs were the ticket that night for sure!
Hawaii born Brumo Mars was a colorful act from the start, singing his favorite hits while cameras flashed and video cameras followed his every move on stage as they shot a video.

Ever the showman, with many moves reflecting that of one of Mars' idols, Michael Jackson, the music and choreography was fun to watch. Mars has a great rapport with his band and it shows in his performances.
Another fun night for everyone!

Until the next rockin' show!

Aubrey

www.aubreyhord.com

aubrey@aubreyhord.com

Maui Concerts -Makana and Barry Flanagan highlight Solo Sessions at the MACC

One of the great venues at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center is the McCoy Theater located just off to the side of the MACC. It's a great intimate venue for enjoying music and small performances on the island. It's been a wonderful venue for Solo Sessions which features Hawaiian musicians on slack key guitar or ukulele and gives the audience a chance to interact with the musician, many of whom have become world famous but still come back to Hawaii to perform. It's a terrific way to just close your eyes and enjoy music up close and personal with the great acoustics of the theater too.

I had the opportunity to shoot two recent Solo Sessions at the MACC featuring the slack key music of Barry Flanagan and Makana.

Each brought up friends at one point during the session to join them onstage for a few songs which made it even more exciting.

The young 16 yr old Maui singer, Lily Meola, also joined in with Makana to sing the song "Hallelujah". The MACC has done a terrific job of pulling in the some of the top acoustic acts in the state to this tiny venue and allowing us, the audience, to interact with the musicians and then enjoy their music. It feels more like you are in the artist's living room instead of in a theater. More Solo Sessions to come- check the MACC website for updated event listings.

A hui hou,

Aubrey

www.aubreyhord.com

Maui Concerts - A Year of Living Musically on Maui 2010

What a year it has been for me in terms of music photography!

When I was given the opportunity to shoot the concerts at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, I was delighted to say the least. I get to do what I love and listen to great music while I work (with ear plugs in-hee hee!). It has been an incredible year for concerts at the MACC. Our little tropical island has hosted musical legends including Sheryl Crow, Steve Miller, Jimmy Buffet, Journey, Aerosmith, Loggins and Messina, Pablo Cruise, John Legend, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs. And local musical legends including Willie K, Eric Gilliom, Richard Ho'opi'i, Ryan Kamaka Fernandez, Jeff Peterson, Vince Esquire and Makana just to name a few.

Richard Ho'opi'i
Ryan Kamaka Fernandez

Roy Sakuma

The MACC also hosted the annual Ukulele Festival as well as the Slack Key Guitar Festival making it a well- rounded year for all types of music lovers.

Hula at the MACC

Jeff Peterson

Anthony Natividad on traditional Hawaiian nose flute

Makana

Aerosmith's Joe Perry

Vince Esquire

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler

The Beach Boys

Boz Scaggs

Michael McDonald

John Legend

John Legend

Eric Gilliom

I love my job with the MACC and can't wait to go to work- you can only imagine how fun the office is! Thanks to Art, Candy, Steve, Mick, Launa, both Lisas, Teri, Toni, Karen, Barbara, Karee and the entire hard working crew at the MACC for welcoming me to the team and making my job exciting every day!

Next up: Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker at the MACC on April 9, 2010. Tickets available at (808) 242-SHOW or log onto http://www.mauiarts.org/.

To music lovers everywhere!

Aubrey

aubrey@aubreyhord.com

http://www.aubreyhord.com/

Maui Concerts- John Legend

My first real foray into indoor concert photography was this week at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. I finally jumped in a purchased a full frame camera (Nikon's D700) and love it! I paired it up with a Tokina 300mm 2.8 lens and away we went!

Previously, I have used a tripod indoors and was unable to get the type of images I really wanted with a high ISO. The full frame camera gives me much better results and I love the fact I can rip up the ISO all the way to 6400 and it will still be sharp. Check it out!

These are sample shots from the John Legend concert this week at the MACC.

Eric Gilliom opened the sold out show.

Aubrey
http://www.aubreyhord.com/