Monica Donovan » vt50 http://monicadonovan.com/blog Blog Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:20:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Photo of the Day: BTV 50 – Aram Bedrosian http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=833 http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=833#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:39:26 +0000 http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=833 This past New Year’s Day, at around 4 A.M., I found myself in a basement nightclub on Broadway in New York, riding my second (or perhaps third) wind of the night after being in turns impressed and shocked by my very first Touchpants performance. In addition to veteran performers such as Phish drummer Jon Fishman, the band also included Aram Bedrosian, a supremely talented bassist hailing from Burlington. Though I’d met him several months before, it was my first time seeing him live onstage. I’m not a musician, but it doesn’t take one to know that Aram kicks ass on the bass.

Aram is a soloist, ensemble player, teacher and composer – you can occasionally catch him guest-playing with visiting bands such as Beats Antique, and he’s about to release a new album, A Dark Light. Check out a preview of the album here and stay tuned on his website for details. He’ll also be playing with Touchpants again at Nectar’s on April 20. Cheers!

Bass player Aram Bedrosian poses for a portrait with his guitar in Shelburne, Vermont. by photographer Monica Donovan

]]> http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=833 0 Photo of the Day: BTV 50 – Jane Beaumont-Snyder http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=828 http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=828#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:45:48 +0000 http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=828 Several months ago I had the beautiful and charismatic singer/actress Jane Beaumont-Snyder up to the studio for some portraits. Trained in classical voice, dance and acting, Jane has also dabbled in poetry, massage therapy, astrology, organic farming and philosophy. You may have caught her wowing the audience in Spielpalast Cabaret, Orkestriska’s Box and host of other plays and performances, or treating Church Street to her soprano melodies. The photos were so fun to go through – I had her sing a bit, and there were some wonderfully expressive images. My personal favorite, though, is this one: a quiet moment between photographer and subject.

Young woman poses for a portrait at Reciprocity Studio, Burlington, Vermont. by photographer Monica Donovan.

]]> http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=828 0 Photo of the Day: BTV 50 – Kat Wright http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=789 http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=789#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:40:50 +0000 http://monicadonovan.com/blog/?p=789 Happy New Year everyone!!

Looking back, I can honestly say 2012 was an incredible year. After wrapping up a crazy busy fall with tons of assignments, weddings and commercial work, my partner Judd and I took off for a whirlwind trip through Australia and New Zealand (images to come!), getting back just in time for the holidays. We rang in the new year with Phish at Madison Square Garden and are finally back in Burlington – and ready to tackle 2013!

I wanted to share a portrait I made in the fall of the lovely Kat Wright (of Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band) for my BTV50 project. I actually know Kat from my hometown of Rochester and randomly ran into her at Radio Bean a few years back. She’s been making headlines with her band, where she leads on vocals – they opened for Rubblebucket during a NYE run at Higher Ground and have been putting on some amazing shows in the area. Follow them on Facebook and check out this sweet music video our studiomate Matt Day recently made for them – these guys are going places!

Portrait of Kat Wright holding a red balloon on an ivy wall by Vermont Photographer and photojournalist Monica Donovan based in Burlington

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