Douglas Despres

Photographer

Music + Dance + Theatre

Amanda Palmer performs her musi...he artist's management.

Amanda Palmer performs her music at The Paradise rock club in Boston Massachusetts.

Commissioned by the artist's management.

The beloved well-trodden bygone...ge in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The beloved well-trodden bygone cardboard sign duct taped to the floor between bistro tables at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Billie Joe Armstrong performing...parklet in the city of Oakland.

Billie Joe Armstrong performing with his side project band "The Coverups" onstage in Oakland at the small mighty rock venue of The Golden Bull bar.

The Coverups played here on September 19, 2019, half a year before the Covid 19 pandemic proved so difficult to the income of the bar, that it temporarily shuttered it's doors. Now it's opened again, outside only, and planning to build a parklet in the city of Oakland.

Ana Delgado performs as part of...ssioned directly by the artist.

Ana Delgado performs as part of a flamenco dance troupe at The Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City, Florida.

Commissioned directly by the artist.

Michael Angelakos, Passion Pit ...s from their collective energy.

Michael Angelakos, Passion Pit Frontman performing at the Great Scott venue in Allston Massachusetts. This was just on the heels of their first album "Manners," when usually steel-footed Boston indie crowds were bending the floorboards from their collective energy.

Heidi Saperstein / The Snow Leo...ssioned directly by the artist.

Heidi Saperstein / The Snow Leopards, Musician
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA.

Commissioned directly by the artist.

Bleu, Musician and Producer
TT and The Bears Place, Cambridge MA.

Clara Kebabian, Violinist Perfo... directly by the artist / band.

Clara Kebabian, Violinist
Performing on stage with the band "On Fire" at TT and The Bears Place, Cambridge MA.

Commissioned directly by the artist / band.

Kathryn Calder, Musician
New Parish, Oakland CA.

Aberdeen CIty
The Middle East - Downstairs, Cambridge MA.

Adam Franklin, Swerved...mp;#39;s management / Sony BMG.

Adam Franklin, Swervedriver's Frontman
The Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA.

Commissioned by the band's management / Sony BMG.

Clara Kebabian, Violinist
Performing on stage with the band "On Fire" at TT and The Bears Place, Cambridge MA.

Commissioned directly by the artist / band.

Andrea Gillis, Musician Lizard ...ssioned directly by the artist.

Andrea Gillis, Musician
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA.

Commissioned directly by the artist.

Emily Grogan, Musician Lizard L...ssioned directly by the artist.

Emily Grogan, Musician
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge MA.

Commissioned directly by the artist.

Kate Radio, Musician Great Scot...missioned by The Noise fanzine.

Kate Radio, Musician
Great Scott, Allston MA.

Commissioned by The Noise fanzine.

Nate Shumaker of On FI... directly by the artist / band.

Nate Shumaker of On FIre, Musician
TT and The Bears Place, Cambridge MA.

Commissioned directly by the artist / band.

Actor Nick Trengrove scales a b..., due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Nick Trengrove scales a beam on part of the set of "Never The Sinner," an off-broadway true crime based hit written by John Logan and directed by Stuart Bousel in San Francisco's EXIT Theatre.

The show tragically had to cut it's run short, after only a handful of performances in March of 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Sam Bertken (left) and Br..., due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Sam Bertken (left) and Briana Yvonne Biller (right) puff stage pipes as reporters on the set of "Never The Sinner," an off-broadway true crime based hit written by John Logan and directed by Stuart Bousel in San Francisco's EXIT Theatre.

The show tragically had to cut it's run short, after only a handful of performances in March of 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Nick Trengrove (right) on..., due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Nick Trengrove (right) on stage with co-lead Rich Sargent (left) on the set of "Never The Sinner," an off-broadway true crime based hit written by John Logan and directed by Stuart Bousel in San Francisco's EXIT Theatre.

The show tragically had to cut it's run short, after only a handful of performances in March of 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Sam Bertken (left), Terry..., due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Sam Bertken (left), Terry Maloney Haley (center), Briana Yvonne Biller (right), and Fred Pitts (back) on the set of "Never The Sinner," an off-broadway true crime based hit written by John Logan and directed by Stuart Bousel in San Francisco's EXIT Theatre.

The show tragically had to cut it's run short, after only a handful of performances in March of 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Actor Fred Pitts during a promo...and directed by Nick Trengrove.

Actor Fred Pitts during a promo photoshoot for the title role of "The Arms and Armament of Stephen of Blois: part two of the Anarchy Quartet." A solo one act play performed live in The EXIT Theatre in San Francisco, as well as being live-streamed worldwide. Written by Stuart Bousel and directed by Nick Trengrove.

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Thumbnail of Clara Kebabian, Violinist Perfor_d directly by the artist / band.

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Thumbnail of Andrea Gillis, Musician Lizard L_issioned directly by the artist.

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Thumbnail of Nate Shumaker of On FIr_d directly by the artist / band.

Thumbnail of Actor Nick Trengrove scales a be_0, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thumbnail of Actor Sam Bertken (left) and Bri_0, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thumbnail of Actor Nick Trengrove (right) on _0, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Public Project

Music + Dance + Theatre

Copyright Douglas Despres 2025

Updated Jun 2021

Topics Arts, Black and White, Celebrity, Documentary, Lifestyle, Music, Photography, Theater

A mix of musicians and performance artists onstage and about, doing what they do best. Includes both commissioned and fan based imagery, produced on old school fully manual film cameras and gelatin based film.

Select artists include Katherine Park, The Coverups, Amanda Palmer, Snow Leopards, Bleu, The Rudds, Kate Radio, Andrea Gillis, On Fire, Charya Burt, Kathryn Calder, Swervedriver, Passion Pit, Clara Kebabian, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Aberdeen City, Jonathan Nosan, Anna Venizelos, Brian Viglione, and Fred Pitts.

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