Rachel Williamson Photography: check this out!

Just found out I was mentioned on www.monkeywhale.com for my work with the band Apache Relay. "Monkeywhale.com is a North Carolina based new media experiment with a dedicated staff of videographers, audio-engineers, photographers and bloggers" for my work with the band Apache Relay.

Michael Ford, Jr. and the Apache Relay : Behind the Scene

by Carolyn de Berry on Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Love these guys. Their cd, 1988, has been on constant rotation in our house since the morning they dropped by to visit our Kitchen. Also, it features some very hot photography by Nashville-based photographer Rachel Williamson. Smart move, fellas! This album is good stuff, indeed. Sometimes they remind me a bit of Ryan Adams, but without the gut-wrenching desire to end it all. They’ve got their own thing for sure, which you can clearly hear (and see) in their video.

Friendly, polite, funny, and obviously having a good time out on the road, Michael Ford, Jr. and the Apache Relay might just become your newest favorite band. Paste Magazine didn’t name them one of the “Eight Most Auspicious Musicial Debuts of 2009″ for nothin’.

To see the video filmed in Harvey's Kitchen by monkeywhale, click here:

http://www.monkeywhale.com/video/harveys-kitchen-michael-ford-jr-apache-relay/check out the band's myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/mfjrandtheapacherelay

Here's some photos from the most recent photo session I did for the guys. Apache Relay has new managers, Brad and Ed http://www.projectdaybreak.com/ who helped out with the vision of the photo with the bike. The guys were thrilled to see the results and sent it out with their Christmas Newsletter.