Why is LA the worst place to be a nightlife photographer?
A lot of people that want to be one, and are willing to work for free. A lot of clubs/promoters prefer the lesser photos of a free photographer instead of paying for good photography. To them it’s not good or bad exposure, it’s just exposure. Tommy Lee (Yes, that Tommy Lee) Carl from Pioneer introduced me to Tommy when Tommy played for Giant at Tentation in Orange Country. Instead of Tommy (Myspace) just being a celebrity DJ who is a lousy DJ, he actually makes a difference. With him and Aero together it’s a real DJ gig. I began photographing him and Deadmau5 more. Tommy saw my stuff and said it was pretty good. He also saw that I wasn’t trying to take candid pictures and sell them to some magazine. He liked that I wasn’t trying to exploit him, and he liked my photography too. Tommy Lee joined up Steve Duda and Deadmau5 (Myspace) to make up WTF? (Myspace.) I’m sort of like their fifth member. • What’s your favorite restaurant in LA if Tommy Lee is paying? Urasawa. I went for my birthda
