Thames Delta Exhibition

The Thames Delta Exhibition is a very important document to the profound effect that a small area has had on the World wide musical landscape. Many artists have submitted work to help illustrate this most dynamic of relationships.

A selection of Dean's photographs of Southend bands are on show at the Beecroft Art Gallery which runs from 7th April-16th June.



As you may already know Dean Chalkley hails from Southend and has a strong affinity with the area. The music scene in Southend, centred around Junk Club circa 2006 became the focus of Dean's photographic collection "Southend's Underground". During this period Dean shot many up-and-coming bands from the area including The Horrors, These New Puritans, Theoretical Girl, Neil's Children, Ipso Facto and more.

Split over two locations, The Thames Delta Exhibition celebrates the rich and varied musical heritage of Southend-on-Sea, Canvey Island and Basildon from the late 1940's to the present day. Naturally, Dean was approached by the organisers and submitted an array of images of the musical talent from this small corner of Essex.

Part one of the Exhibition is at The Focal Point Gallery and features works by contemporary artists including Ross Birrall, Matt Do and Scott King and runs from 16th April-30th June.

Part two, at The Beecroft Art Galley is an exhibition of ephemera and archive material relating to the rich musical history of the area. This is where Dean's images are located. Part two of The Thames Delta Exhibition at the Beecroft Galleryruns from 7th April-16th June.

YOUNG SOULS – to be shown at the Almost Grown weekender

Almost Grown Soul Club has linked up with the Southend~on~Sea Film Festival to present the 'Almost Grown Cellar Cinema Club'

12th May 2012 - 3PM-8PM - ENTRANCE: FREE



Taking place in the basement of the historic Royal Hotel, Dean Chalkley's short film YOUNG SOULS will be shown on the hour every hour from 4PM-8PM in between sessions by The Black Cat DJ collective, who will spin the best in Northern Soul, Rhythm & Blues and Ska to keep the essential club atmosphere “Uptight and Outta Sight” + a few surprises thrown in for good measure.
Later that night the club will take over the entire hotel for an all night club session.

Almost Grown Cellar Cinema
The Royal Hotel
1 High St.
Southend~on~Sea
Essex
SS11 JE

Watch this space for more details of what’s in store! :)

The New Faces: A Short Film - now online at SHOWstudio.com

Last night was the screening of Dean Chalkley's "The New Faces: A Short Film" at The Book Club, London.

For such a lively and well attended event the packed out basement of The Book Club was silent through out the 20min long film piece which delves into minds of three young British Mods captured in the enthrallment of a subculture. In the film we are privy to their refreshingly honest, personal and polarised views, rooted in the ideology of a Modernist culture. The film forms a hypnotic visual experience as well as being an incisive and engaging contemporary document. It’s also a pin point in a perennial subculture that began in the 1960’s and has evolved and lives on in this modern age. It was received last night with rapturous applause. It was a great night of people dancing and enjoying the passionately selected tunes by the film's subjects.

The film went live on SHOWstudio.com today. Click Here to see it!



SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight. It has consistently pushed the boundaries of communicating fashion and culture online.

"I'm really thrilled that the film is now screening on SHOWstudio.com. The site is an institution dedicated to forward-thinking and challenging new work." - Dean Chalkley (2012).

BLUR NME - 21.02.12

In this week’s NME, Blur reveal that they are to headline a huge Hyde Park Olympic show. We went down to the Kentish Town Forum where they were busy rehearsing for the Brits to shoot them for this NME cover and feature story.

Here is the behind the scenes footage of the rehearsal and photoshoot too:

DEAN CHALKLEY: SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER AT "LISTEN TO THIS""

Following on from Dean's stint at The White Wall Space Gallery, Leigh~on~Sea with his Music portraits retrospective "LOOK HEAR" (on until 29th Feb).




Dean has been invited along to Metal's Popular music and culture festival "Listen To This" to appear as a special Guest Speaker at the "Tribalism And Difference: Subcultures And Scenes" talk.

Dean will be discussing the subculture in which he immersed himself whilst growing up in Southend and how they have remained at the core of his inspiration.

Click here to purchase tickets for the event which will be held on Friday 20 April 2012 7.30pm – 10pm at Chalkwell Hall, Southend on Sea. or call 01702 470700

LOOK.HEAR FOLIO SURGERY & AUDIO PLEASURE

LOOK.HEAR 

Special Sunday Session: 19th February


11am-1pm
Dean and renowned Photographer's Agent Adele Rider
will be reviewing photographers portfolios at the
White Wall Space Gallery Places are subject to availability so please apply by friday 17th February for your slot by mailing info@whitewallspace.co.uk... The gallery will reply with your allocated time.


2pm
The Fantastic Canadian Troubadour C.A.Smith will be performing a very special Acoustic Set in the Gallery space, this is not to be missed!


Click here for the Facebook event.

THE PRINTSPACE: LOOK.HEAR ARTICLE

This morning The Printspace informed us that they have posted up a little article about LOOK.HEAR. Dean talks about several images that appear in the exhibition. Click here to read the interview. More exciting exhibition news to follow so keep an eye on the blog.

YOUNG SOULS FILM - AT CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL

The Festival is attended by 80,000 and although over 2,000 films are submitted each year only 188 films are shown and so we feel very honored that Dean Chalkley's YOUNG SOULS is among the final selection.


Cinequest is an annual independent film festival held in San Jose, California.

2012 is Cinequest's 22nd year and takes place from February 28th until March 11th.


YOUNG SOULS will be shown in the Shorts Program under "Give-and-Take" alongside 5 others.

Here is what the organisers had to say about the selections:

 "What sacrifices must one make?
No matter how it's defined, most people enjoy successes, but what we rarely reflect upon are the losses we suffer. Give-and-Take highlights the good and the bad of our endeavors. This program questions how much effort we are willing to put fourth to achieve our desire and to what lengths we are willing to go. But ultimately, these creative and inspiring shorts help us identify what we really value as individuals and determine for which ambitions we are willing to fight."

Young Souls will be shown on the following dates:
01/03/12 at 2:15 pm
06/03/12 at 4:30 pm
08/03/12 at 07:00pm

Click here to buy tickets to "Give-and-Take" Shorts Program 3 where YOUNG SOULS will be screened.

LOOK.HEAR - NOW OPEN

After a fantastic opening night on Friday 3rd Feb the White Wall Space gallery has now opened it’s doors to the public for Dean Chalkley’s new Exhibition LOOK HEAR.



“The Opening party of LOOK HEAR was a great success, packed with people enjoying the work and the after show with it’s Band and music all added up to a great “happening”.

I’m keen to get down to the White WallSpace Gallery and meet people who come to see LOOK HEAR. So I’ll hopefully be there every Sunday. There will also be some spontaneous live music added to the mix. So keep an eye out on the Blog and the Facebook for the latest news!

So thanks to all who came down, and all those who made the event such a high point - the DJ’s, the band “New StreetAdventure”, all those that worked at the gallery, my assistant, just to mention a few.” – Dean Chalkley



So far the event has had plenty of radio coverage. The entire after show over at The Ship was broadcast live on Radio Nova Lujon by Dave "Jazz DJ" Dawson, Click here for an excerpt. Early on in the night on day Ian Wyatt of BBC Radio Essex came along to preview the show and conducted an interview with Dean in the Gallery before the party. Click here Dean talking with Ian Wyatt about the exhibition LOOK HEAR which was broadcast on Saturday morning (skip to 2hrs 23 to hear Dean's interview).

LOOK.HEAR - ECHO FEATURE

Today we are in Leigh-on-Sea hanging Dean's new exhibition LOOK HEAR!

Started the day off with a nice cup of coffee and read of the local paper!

The Echo have run a lovely spread on the show, which has it's preview night on Friday 3rd February at the White Wall Space Gallery followed by an after party at The Ship Pub (opposite the Gallery).

Anyway....back to getting the show up!

Dean Chalkley on Pelirocco Platters

Dean returned to England's most Rock and Roll hotel, Hotel Pelirocco for the 2nd time in a year to record the Podcast Pelirocco Platters.

Dean was asked back onto the radioshow by the host and hotel owner Mick Habeshaw Robinson to chat about Music, DJing, 'Young Souls' and his new exhibition 'Look Hear', which has it's opening night on 3rd February 2012 at the White Wall Space in Leigh on Sea, Essex.

YOUNG SOULS is currently being exhibited at Hotel Pelirocco. The show opened to the public on the 20th January and will continue on till 29th March. Open day and Night!

Bookshelf: Dean Chalkley on It's Nice That

Every week It's Nice That invite someone working from the creative industries to share with the world their most favourite five books.


Dean was asked to submit which books he draws inspiration from and why, along with a picture of the bookshelf in which they are housed.

Among Dean's selection was 'Mods!' by Richard Barnes, 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test' by Tom Wolfe and more... Click here to read why!

C.A. Smith | Single Launch Party

As you've seen on the Blog, Dean's Exhibition Look Hear will be unvailed this Friday!
The exhibition is a selection of music photography that Dean has taken over the past 10 Years!
Included in the line up of Artists featured is none other than C.A. Smith!

C.A will be celebrating the Launch of his new single "Time" tonight as he plays live at Eletricity Showrooms with his band "Sombody You Love". Visit the facebook page for more info on the event:

http://www.facebook.com/events/212868668791949/


"Time" (double A side with, "Judge Judy") will be available on January 31st from www.recordsrecordsrecords.com

LOOK.HEAR - NEW EXHIBITION

Dean Chalkley's brand new exhibition LOOK HEAR will be taking place at the White Wallspace Gallery in Leigh-on-Sea.



Opening night is on Friday 3rd February 2012 and will kick off at the Gallery where Dean will be showing a collection of some of his most iconic music photography. Featuring the likes of The White Stripes, Oasis, Paul Weller, Kasabian and more with images what span a decade.

Following on from the gallery the party will move across the way to The Ship public house where attendants will be treated to the sounds of the soulful six piece New Street Adventure + DJ's, dancing... ...What more do you expect from a Chalkley 'do'!

LOOK HEAR will be open to the public from Saturday 4th February til 20th February 2012!

The Maccabees NME – 09.01.12

This week's issue of NME features Dean Chalkley's shoot of The Maccabees as their cover and inside feature. The Maccabees are on the cusp of releasing their new, eagerly anticipated third album 'Given to the Wild'.

Last week The Maccabees attended the NME Music Photography Awards where Dean accepted the 'Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography Award'. The busy event was also attended by Kate Nash and comedian Matthew Horne, all of which have been shot by Dean on various occasions!

Here is Hugo White from The Maccabees' behind-the-scenes footage from the band's NME covershoot. Lovely Stuff!

Young Souls Exhibition at the Hotel Pelirocco

For your chance to see a selection of Dean Chalkley's Young Souls photographic exhibition with an addition of some new, exclusive, never-before-seen images get yourself down to 'England's most Rock 'n' Roll Hotel' Hotel Pelirocco in Brighton.

The exhibition opens to the public from 20th January until 29th March 2012 and is Free!

To attend the highly anticipated, exclusive, launch party on the 19th January 2012 (6pm-11am) at the hotel, please RSVP your names to press@hotelpelirocco.co.uk

For more info on the event such as DJ line up and more please join the Young Souls Facebook page here!

For info about the Hotel Pelirocco click here!

Opening Party & Exhibition for the NME Music Photography Awards 2011

AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASED AT LONDON EXHIBITION

HOSTED BY NME AND NIKON

OPENING PARTY : 5TH JANUARY 2012 

SHOW RUNS : 6TH - 11TH JANUARY 2012

The New Musical Express and camera manufacturer Nikon are hosting an exhibition for the winning photographers of the 2011 NME Music Photography Awards competition.  

The  Awards aim to find the most stunning and original music photography from both amateur and professional photographers.

Open to the public and free to attend, the exhibition of winning images will run from 6th - 11th January at theprintspace  in London, with an opening night private view on 5th January.

Amongst the work on display will be a collection from Dean Chalkley, winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography Award.

All the details are on the attached flyer...Maybe we will see you at the opening party on the evening of the 5th January at theprintspace..However, if you cannot make the opening party then try to catch the show as it will be open to the public from the 6th - 11th Jan 2012 check theprintspace for opening times.

New Year's Day at Hotel Pelirocco!

Ahead of Dean's exhibition at Hotel Pelirocco in Brighton in January he will be DJing there on the Black Cat New Year's Day Special!


If you'd like to attend the festivities on 01/01/12 by dancing into the New Year to Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Ska, Latin and more R.S.V.P to info@hotelpelirocco.co.uk!

Dean's Selection on Rose Blake's Studio Music.

Dean was approached a few months back and asked if he’d like to take part in the newly launched Studio Music.


Illustrator Rose Blake has been asking creative’s to select 10 inspirational/favorite songs that they listen to whilst working with a brief explanation as to why they like them.

The results are then published in the form of playlist on studiomusic.fm The playlists are free to listen to and updated weekly.

Dean’s selection went live this week and can be found here alongside other contributors such as No Days Off, It’s Nice That, Stella McCartney, Tracy Emin, Le Gun, Rob Ryan and Peter Blake to name but a few.

Young Souls to be shown at London Short Film Festival

We've had to keep this under our hat for a few weeks… so I’m very proud to finally be able to revieal that Dean Chalkley’s short film Young Souls has been selected to be shown at the 9th London Short Film Festival!

The Festival will take place between the 6th and 15th of January 2012 at the Roxy Bar & Screen in Borough, London and will screen 24 Programmes of New British Shorts, showcasing nearly 300 new short films from British Filmmakers.

Young Souls will be screened as part of the New Shorts 16: Music & Video Program, on Thursday 12th January 2012.

To see it for yourself and be treated to a total of 152 mins (+interval) of the best british short films chosen by LSFF based on their marriage of sound and image, click here for tickets:http://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/2288/chk/070c

For more about the Listings on the 12/02/12 click here:http://www.roxybarandscreen.com/listings.php?event=1864