A day of rocking out with Gabriel Douglas front man of the 4onthefloor.
A Visual & Written Essay by Clark P. Ditty.
Some men are born to be rock stars. Can you see the lighting and thunder in this man's eyes? Gaber brings the rock.
Gaber and I have both been super busy dudes over the last few years - slash - decade... so hanging out at his house for a day having him play me new tracks he's been working on was a really great time.
You can almost hear it....
Like all good bros from back in the day we had a few brews to keep it real.
After chilling out at his pad for a while Gaber needed to get some gear and vinyl from his super pimpin' touring bus for an in-store performance at the Electric Fetus later in the evening for a limited edition album he just released.
Gabe's touring bus is awesome. Full sleeper cabs, bar, hot tub, hot dog machine, time machine, machine guns, rock and roll machine. I could def. roll around the country in this ride.
All aboard..... next stop Nashville.
One of the 4... onthefloor..... kick drums that is.
Gaber's long time friends, former housemates, and baller local band Roster McCabe playing a couple tracks before the 4onthefloor performance. They also contributed tracks to the limited edition album. I've shot album covers for Roster McCabe for years and always love working with those guys.
Adding to the collection.... Before his in-store set.
Here's Gabe bringing it for the solid group of fans who came out for the special release and signing. It was a fun set and I had a great day getting a chance to catch up with my buddy.
The End.
Or perhaps it's the beginning. When I decided to do this project I sat down and wrote up a list of people I've gotten to know over the years that are artist that I really DO love - and Gabe was one of the first people to come to mind.
I met Gabe close to the beginning of my career when I use to be the 'official' in-house photographer for the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown. I would go to the Varsity four nights a week to shoot bands live. It was a test for me and a way to improve my shooting skills. I literally shot more bands in one year than there are days.
Gabe worked at the Varsity Theater when I was putting in those power years of shooting music and I spent countless nights hanging out there with him and the rest of the staff. It was a crazy, special, and wonderful time.
Everyone there knew that Gabe was insanely passionate about music - and that he was constantly motivated to start his own band. Erik Stromstad, who managed all aspects of the music scene for the Varsity for years, Gabe, and I would spend many nights after shows hanging out, cleaning up, talking about music, listening to music, and debating (All Erik & Gabe here, I was an innocent bystander) the merits of any given band, genre, song, or anything related to music.
I know a lot of people who are passionate appreciators, listeners, and creators of music, but very few as passionate or committed as Gabe.
The interesting thing about Gabe is that he always partied way harder than I did... not a huge accomplishment because I've always been the weak link in the party chain, but I think because he partied so hard no everyone, myself included, realized how hard he was working on his own music and building the successful band that he has now.
He's like an Olympic athlete of rock.... parties hard, but works even harder.
All of Gabe's and the 4onthefloor's recent success is well-earned and growing and I couldn't be more proud to say... "I knew him when..."
Gabe - I tip my hat and raise my glass to you sir. Keep on rocking in the free world! It has been a wild ride so far. Cheers to the future.
Also, in case you're wondering... it is true, Gaber and I use to spend a lot of time together getting drunk on On Tuesdays.
Make sure to support and keep tack of Gabe's the 4onthefloor tours here:
the 4onthefloor.
Like the 4onthefloor's Facebook Page.
Follow the 4onthefloor's Twitter.
Follow Gabe's solo projects here: Songs for your kids!.
Gabe's music consulting company: Double Asterisk Group.
One of Gabe's other music collaborations - his alt. country group: Silverback Colony.
And finally Gabe's personal: Twitter.
A Visual & Written Essay by Clark P. Ditty.
Some men are born to be rock stars. Can you see the lighting and thunder in this man's eyes? Gaber brings the rock.
Gaber and I have both been super busy dudes over the last few years - slash - decade... so hanging out at his house for a day having him play me new tracks he's been working on was a really great time.
You can almost hear it....
Like all good bros from back in the day we had a few brews to keep it real.
After chilling out at his pad for a while Gaber needed to get some gear and vinyl from his super pimpin' touring bus for an in-store performance at the Electric Fetus later in the evening for a limited edition album he just released.
Gabe's touring bus is awesome. Full sleeper cabs, bar, hot tub, hot dog machine, time machine, machine guns, rock and roll machine. I could def. roll around the country in this ride.
All aboard..... next stop Nashville.
One of the 4... onthefloor..... kick drums that is.
Gaber's long time friends, former housemates, and baller local band Roster McCabe playing a couple tracks before the 4onthefloor performance. They also contributed tracks to the limited edition album. I've shot album covers for Roster McCabe for years and always love working with those guys.
Adding to the collection.... Before his in-store set.
Here's Gabe bringing it for the solid group of fans who came out for the special release and signing. It was a fun set and I had a great day getting a chance to catch up with my buddy.
The End.
Or perhaps it's the beginning. When I decided to do this project I sat down and wrote up a list of people I've gotten to know over the years that are artist that I really DO love - and Gabe was one of the first people to come to mind.
I met Gabe close to the beginning of my career when I use to be the 'official' in-house photographer for the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown. I would go to the Varsity four nights a week to shoot bands live. It was a test for me and a way to improve my shooting skills. I literally shot more bands in one year than there are days.
Gabe worked at the Varsity Theater when I was putting in those power years of shooting music and I spent countless nights hanging out there with him and the rest of the staff. It was a crazy, special, and wonderful time.
Everyone there knew that Gabe was insanely passionate about music - and that he was constantly motivated to start his own band. Erik Stromstad, who managed all aspects of the music scene for the Varsity for years, Gabe, and I would spend many nights after shows hanging out, cleaning up, talking about music, listening to music, and debating (All Erik & Gabe here, I was an innocent bystander) the merits of any given band, genre, song, or anything related to music.
I know a lot of people who are passionate appreciators, listeners, and creators of music, but very few as passionate or committed as Gabe.
The interesting thing about Gabe is that he always partied way harder than I did... not a huge accomplishment because I've always been the weak link in the party chain, but I think because he partied so hard no everyone, myself included, realized how hard he was working on his own music and building the successful band that he has now.
He's like an Olympic athlete of rock.... parties hard, but works even harder.
All of Gabe's and the 4onthefloor's recent success is well-earned and growing and I couldn't be more proud to say... "I knew him when..."
Gabe - I tip my hat and raise my glass to you sir. Keep on rocking in the free world! It has been a wild ride so far. Cheers to the future.
Also, in case you're wondering... it is true, Gaber and I use to spend a lot of time together getting drunk on On Tuesdays.
Make sure to support and keep tack of Gabe's the 4onthefloor tours here:
the 4onthefloor.
Like the 4onthefloor's Facebook Page.
Follow the 4onthefloor's Twitter.
Follow Gabe's solo projects here: Songs for your kids!.
Gabe's music consulting company: Double Asterisk Group.
One of Gabe's other music collaborations - his alt. country group: Silverback Colony.
And finally Gabe's personal: Twitter.