Hanson. Photo by Jeremy Charles
Crocodile. Photo by Jeremy Charles
“
Wall of Sound,” an exhibit by leading independent photographer
Jeremy Charles, premieres in Tulsa
6-9 p.m. on
Dec. 9 at
Shades of Brown Coffeehouse, 3302 S. Peoria Ave., on Brookside. True to its name, this show is the anticipated sequel to his acclaimed musician-themed 2008 debut, “Rock City.”
The event is free. All ages are welcome.
He has since become an influential and critically acclaimed photographer in Oklahoma, winning
Urban Tulsa’s Absolute Best Photographer award two years running.
This year’s showcase highlights an energetic – and growing – roster of well-established and up-and-coming musical talent from nearly every music genre imaginable, spotlighted by Jeremy’s keen eye for storytelling and charisma. The Thursday night reception and launch party includes appetizers and a meet-and-greet with the artist and local musicians.
“Wall of Sound” runs through December.
A do-it-yourself artist to the extreme, Jeremy Charles is a self-taught artist, photographer, videographer, musician, graphic designer and entrepreneur. He is married to wife Jenny and has a daughter, Lillian. He is 33. He was born in Claremore, Okla., and raised in Oologah.
Anything worth being done is worth doing with passion. He’s a businessman, a teacher, a Cherokee, founder
Jeremy Charles Photography + Design and co-founder of the local
Loose Leaf Co. artist collective. He also curates a photography blog at
okiecreative.com. and his own artist website at
jeremycharles.com.
Above all, Jeremy is a documentarian of the vivid life lived. He captures magic moments with a storyteller’s eye for lighting, color, vitality, humor and, above all, personality.
"I care deeply about Tulsa's music scene, and soon after I picked up the camera I realized -- this was how I could make a contribution. By continuing the tradition of local music photography legends
Basil Childers and
Kelly Kerr I could help Oklahoma musicians by giving them a visual identity. Growing up, I realized how important photography is to fans. Band posters were important,” said Charles of his inspiration.
“Photography gives fans something to tie them to a musician -- that's why I'm printing the photographs on poster stock and thumb-tacking them to the walls. I put my musical idols up on the walls of my bedroom, we all did, so that's the kind of feeling I'm going for."
Other clients include NFL greats Troy Aikman, Tony Dorsett, Adrian Peterson, Emmitt Smith and Olympic gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson. He’s also traveled to El Salvador to document the people of Tulsa’s Topeca Coffee and is working on a project on the colorful lifestyle of demolition derbyists.
Featured artists in "Wall of Sound":
Johnny Polygon
Ryan Lindsey
Stardeath & White Dwarfs
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Dwight Twilley
Tommy Allsup
Benjamin Lyman
Hanson
Samantha Crain
The Uglysuit
HINDER
Congress of a Crow
Jesse Aycock
Fiawna Forte
Stars Go Dim
My Solstice
Danelle Phillips
I Said Stop
Haas Ellicott
Paul Benjaman Band
Sherree Chamberlain
Native Lights
Crooked X
Head Over Hills
Red Dirt Rangers
Wes Reynolds
P.D.A.
Eric & The Adams
Wighead
William Joseph
The Red Alert
Matt Lip
Adam Lopez
The Mojo Dogs
Ben Rector
Have Fun Dying / Popular Culture
Kawnar
Restless Ribbon
Chase Stites
Ptiaradactyl
Navigator
Damon Banks
Crocodile
Larkin
Ithica
Dean Williams
Mercy Street
Jenny Labow
Pilgrim
Jacob Abello
Chase Stites
Adam Lopez
Ben Prosser
Refund Division
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