A few months ago my friend & neighbor Greg Behrendt approached me about doing a photo shoot with his band, The Reigning Monarchs, a super cool (all instrumental) surf-rock band. Well considering that my own brother Michael heads up the band with Greg and I totally love their music, how could I say no? So we scheduled it and then it was off to find the perfect location. Once Greg showed me this amazing vintage sofa he found on the side of the road, that settled it…we just had to shoot at the legendary Vogue Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. It just seemed like the perfect combination of tattered dilapidation with a richness of color and lingering air of old hollywood sophistication. And as luck would have it, Gary’s good friend Abdi has held the lease on the place for the past couple of years with plans to eventually turn it into a supper club.
The good news for you is that their album is now available for digital download at www.thereigningmonarchs.com. You even get to name your own price. So head on over and grab some songs…
The shoot was quick and the guys did great but I really couldn’t have pulled it off without a tremendous amount of help from my wonderful husband Gary or my fabulous new assistant Franny.
Greg & Gary.
Me & Franny.
