South – Photoshoot (Behind the Scenes Video)

Last year was my second year as a judge for the Hype Entertainment Battle Of The Bands and once again I sponsored a photography package to the winning band. In the end the competition was won by progressive grunge rockers; South.

South has undergone a lineup change since the competition, my long time “partner in crime” Alan Dawson (Drums) has joined Thomas Donoghue (Guitar & Vocals) & Ken Farrell (Bass) and over the past few months the trio have been working on songs for South’s debut album, which will be released this Summer.

Last week, we finally got the ball rolling on the first in a series of photoshoots I’ll be doing with the lads in the coming months. The aim was simple; to get some up-to-date shots of South and have a bit of fun.

The shoot took place outside the Mill Studios on a damn windy day. The strongs winds were a bit of a nightmare with all three members of South having long hair which flew around, eyes were watering, nipples were hard, the clouds moved so quickly that I was constantly having to adjust settings and fight off too much flaring.

However, the nasty weather conditions didn’t put a downer on the occassion; South were in high spirits throughout, constantly focused on the fact that they were doing this “for the ladies!”.

The track used on the above video is ‘Symmetry’ and the song will appear on South’s upcoming debut. I have to point out that the version used in this video is not the finished track, although at it’s current state I think it sounds awesome.

You can listen to full versions of ‘Symmetry’ and ‘Levity’ here on the South MySpace and don’t forget to subscribe to their blog for updates on the album.

***For best results, watch the above video in HD***