Artist development for Colorado musicians.

You've probably seen an artist in one photo and known right away who they are and what they might sound like. We help talented musicians become that clear.

We get there by working on the whole picture with you. That means positioning (where you fit and who books you), branding, styling and a clear sense of who you are on stage. Sometimes it means finding an archetype that's already in you and leaning all the way into it.

From there, we help with marketing and with building an audience of people who love what you do.

The photos and video on this page are where that work shows. For each artist below, we started with who they are and then chose the styling, the setting and the light to match.

Artists we've worked with

Thomas Owen

Thomas Owen is an outlaw Americana singer-songwriter who isn't afraid to play in the shadow of the psyche, and the music is dark, mysterious and emotional. We carried that with old-style plate photos, a shearling coat, black and white and deep shadow under a hat brim.

Black and white portrait of Thomas Owen in a cowboy hat and a shearling coat
Black and white photo of Thomas Owen in a flat-brimmed hat, seated in profile
Black and white photo of Thomas Owen in a hat and western shirt, crouched mid-step
Thomas Owen's face in deep shadow under a hat brim, one eye lit
Black and white close portrait of Thomas Owen, with a handlebar mustache and a bolo tie
Thomas Owen in a cowboy hat sitting on a stool, playing a sunburst acoustic guitar
Thomas Owen in a cowboy hat and shearling coat standing beside a guitar case and a leather bag
Thomas Owen in a hat and long coat balancing on one foot on a wooden stool, arms out
Old-style plate photo of Thomas Owen in a cowboy hat and vest, holding an acoustic guitar
Old-style plate photo of Thomas Owen in a cowboy hat and a blanket coat, holding a small acoustic guitar

Val Vampola

Val Vampola plays piano and keys, and we showed two sides of the same player. One is bright, fun and poppy and ready for a festival, with a red keyboard and a gold shopping cart. The other is sleek, mysterious and sultry and ready for a lounge or a jazz night, with a black dress and one pool of light on a grand piano.

Val Vampola standing against a white backdrop, holding a red keyboard
Val Vampola with both hands in their hair, leaning over the keys of a red keyboard
Val Vampola laughing in a gold shopping cart with a red keyboard, one arm in the air
Val Vampola resting folded arms on a grand piano in near darkness
Val Vampola sitting at a grand piano in a black dress, laughing, in a pool of light
Val Vampola in silhouette at a grand piano under a single light
Val Vampola in profile, seen through soft warm lights

Vaughn Tromburgh

Vaughn Tromburgh plays emotional, solo-driven blues rock with a psychedelic edge and a lothario's charm. We started with warm, direct portraits and then let the playing take over the frame, with light streaking through the strings and red and green blurring with the movement.

Vaughn Tromburgh in a brown T-shirt playing an acoustic guitar against a plain wall
Vaughn Tromburgh in a denim shirt, seated with an electric guitar in front of a wall of framed pictures
Vaughn Tromburgh's face seen through blurred guitar strings and streaks of light
Vaughn Tromburgh playing guitar under red and green light, blurred with movement

Lauren King

Lauren King is a singer-songwriter, and her session was all about portraiture. We shot her in black and white in modern, architectural spaces for a cool, fashion editorial feel.

Black and white photo of Lauren King in a black turtleneck, leaning on white angled columns
Black and white portrait of Lauren King looking back over one shoulder beside a stair rail
Lauren King in silhouette against a pale wall with orange marks

Michal

Michal is a classical cellist who's warm, professional and focused. We gave the cello equal space in the frame, with close, low light on the hands and the bow and a red floral dress against a pale wall.

Michal playing the cello in front of a pale green wall
Michal holding a cello sideways in front of a pale wall, looking up
Close view of Michal's hands on the cello in low light

Arbor Sons

Arbor Sons play Americana with a playful streak and a dry sense of humor. We dressed the trio in seventies denim, lit them by candlelight and had them keep a straight face the whole time.

Arbor Sons standing in a row in a white studio, with an electric guitar, drumsticks and an acoustic guitar
A member of Arbor Sons in a striped shirt holding up a candelabra in a dark setting
Arbor Sons in seventies clothes lit by candles, one reaching toward another's face
Arbor Sons in silhouette with guitars on a red and white checkered floor

Sarah Banker

Sarah Banker brings positive vibes and good energy, and the look is flirty, classy, feminine and fun. We shot in a white studio and in a bathtub full of flowers and greenery, with bare feet, floral and green dresses and plenty of movement.

Sarah Banker in a bathtub filled with greenery and white flowers
Sarah Banker in a long floral dress holding a pampas stem, with a guitar in one hand
Sarah Banker in a dark jumpsuit dancing barefoot against a white backdrop, one knee raised
Sarah Banker in a green dress jumping barefoot against a white backdrop

More artists

Andy Tran

Andy Tran is a rock guitarist, and these are the promo shots for his new album. They're all about the playing, with window light flaring across the guitar and Andy stretched out on the floor with the cable curling beside him.

Andy Tran lying on a sunlit floor playing a black electric guitar, the cable curling beside them
Andy Tran playing a black electric guitar by a bright window, with light flaring across the frame

Leo

Leo plays sophisticated, positive, psychedelic funk. We took the shoot outside into daylight, with city streets, a mural and patterned shirts to keep the feel open and easy.

Leo in a striped shirt in front of a black and white mural
Leo leaning against a building on a city street, hands in pockets
Leo looking through a chain-link fence in daylight

Meghna

Meghna is a singer, and the look is sexy, sultry and intimate. The camera stays close, with Meghna lit from behind and the hands in the frame.

Black and white portrait of Meghna with long curly hair, hands at the shoulders
Meghna in profile against a dark background, hands together, lit from behind

Dan Steel

Dan Steel is the deadpan center of the funk community, in his low-key uniform of a cap and a hoodie. We put him half in the frame and half behind the wall.

Dan Steel holding an electric guitar, half hidden behind a white wall
Dan Steel in a cap with an electric guitar, standing beside a white wall

Jordan Lovinger

Jordan Lovinger is a jazz guitar teacher and influencer. The look is simple and clean, with a white studio, a stool, a light blue shirt and an easy smile.

Jordan Lovinger on a stool in a white studio, playing an electric guitar
Jordan Lovinger in a light blue shirt smiling, with an electric guitar on a cream strap

The Ford Edition

The Ford Edition is a husband and wife duo. We shot them in black and white, standing back to back and looking up in the same direction.

Black and white photo of The Ford Edition, one of them holding an acoustic guitar
Black and white photo of The Ford Edition standing back to back, both looking up

Kate Claire

Kate Claire is a DJ, and the photos are all about night energy, with trails of colored light over the decks.

Kate Claire in headphones at the decks, with trails of colored light across the frame

Val Chillmer

Val Chillmer is a funk band led by Val Vampola. We put Val front and center, facing the camera, with the band turned away as the backdrop.

Val Vampola facing the camera in front of a black curtain, with the rest of Val Chillmer standing behind with their backs turned

Tell us where you want to take your music.

Send us a little about your act and where you'd like it to go, and we'll get back to you to talk it through.