25 years ago, a band from LA by the name of Redd Kross made a huge impact on me with their album “Neurotica”.

The album cover was shot by John Scarpati, and caught my attention – and inspired me visually as being engaging and interesting. The songs and lyrics connected with me profoundly – I liked rock, I liked punk, I liked glam – but the way Jeff & Steve McDonald along with Robert Hecker and Roy McDonald performed it took me to all new places – and ones where I felt welcome and less like an outcast or weirdo.

Or at least if I felt like I was a weirdo, I knew I wasn’t alone.

25 years later, I am proud to say that I’ve had the opportunity to photograph and work with Redd Kross for 12 years; and that with the wonderful help from Scarpati, one of my photos of the band is the cover of their first album in 15 years – “Researching The Blues”.

After hearing the new collection, I felt the same profound connection and kinship I did to the band a quarter of a century ago – except we were strangers then, and now we’ve become good friends.

I wouldn’t be doing what I do for a living if it wasn’t for the encouragement and support of Redd Kross, Vicki Berndt, Scarpati, Dave Markey, Imperial Teen, Persephone’s Bees, Daniele Luppi, Dave Naz, and many others. I am forever grateful for your inspiration and the wonderful doors you’ve opened for me – and the journeys we’ve taken together.

I look forward to many more.

Today’s launch is a new site for a new client of mine, voice actor Stan Robak.

Using modern technology and HTML5, with the help of Hype – I was able to add some simple animation without having to use Flash, and the media players are iOS friendly too!

As the demand for greater accessibility from my clients continues, I’m doing my best to find new tools and gain new skill sets to accommodate their needs to reach iPads/iPods/iOS and other devices. There is also a growing demand for WordPress and other CMS options from clients to be able to update at least portions of their sites or content easily on their own. My goal is provide them with the most affordable, customizable, and solid solutions possible.

We’ve worked together for 11 years now and are going strong! Keep an eye out for their latest album “Feel The Sound” available from Merge Records  Jan 31, 2012!

Chris Manning is a multi-platinum engineer, mixer and producer. Over the last 22 years, Chris’ musical efforts have contributed to sales of over 32 million albums worldwide. He works out of the San Francisco Bay Area, and Italy. Salamander Sound is the name of Chris’ music production company.

Check out http://salamandersound.com for more information!

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Their new album, “How To Sail A Sinking Ship” comes out October 4th from Misfits Records – and I also did the layout for the CD package and iTunes booklet.

Be sure to check out this up and coming band – on tour now with the Misfits.

NEL is one of my longest running clients, having launched the original site in 2002. A lot has happened with the internet since then and we’re working with them to bring their site up to speed once again.

A cleaner design, and the introduction of an HTML 5 audio player are among the steps taken; more to come as we go thru the music archives and get those updated, and bring in more modern technology to the site.

http://naturalenergylab.com