Merlin Bronques
Merlin Bronques (born April 28, 1969 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American photographer and musician . He became known for his party photos that he published on his website lastnightsparty.com .
Life
Merlin Bronques lived temporarily in Montreal and Aylmer (Québec) , Canada or in New York City , USA . He studied music at Concordia University in Montreal in the 1990s. With his bands Ma , NAM: LIVE! or as a solo artist Merlin , he was mostly popular as a musician in Canada and released several albums on labels such as MCA Records or Dekathlon Records. Bronques has been a party photographer since October 2004 . He visits hip locations all over the world and photographs party guests, musicians, DJs but also hotel rooms, streets or squares and publishes these photos on his website. Bronques father had a photo studio, but Bronques himself had not completed any photography training. He also photographed numerous celebrities, including Madonna and David Bowie .
Publications
- 2006: lastnightsparty: Where Were You Last Night? (Abrams) ISBN 0-8109-4902-4
Music videos
- 2005: "Hard to Beat" by Hard-Fi (The clip shows photographs by Merlin Bronques)
- 2008: "Everyone Nose" by NERD (The clip shows photographs by Merlin Bronques)
- 2009: "Kidzz" by Nid and Sancy (The clip is based on photographs by Merlin Bronques)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Merlin Bronques at guardian .co.uk
- ↑ Excess All Areas in: IQ Style , Berlin, No. 11/2006, pp. 88-92
- ↑ You Glitter in Nighttown in the NY Times , Oct. 30, 2005
- ↑ Video on YouTube, accessed on Sept. 29, 2010
- ↑ Video at Dailymotion, accessed on Sept. 29, 2010
- ↑ Video on Vimeo, accessed on Sept. 29, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bronques, Merlin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |