Oceanside resident and frequenter of the Casbah, the Che and the Glass
House, Jeremiah Griffey started taking pictures in August of 2004 when
he realized he didn't know any photographers (especially ones that
would work for free) and needed pictures of the bands he was covering
for www.auralminority.com.
A former daily reporter for small papers in upstate NY, Jeremiah first
love is writing—although he's becoming more and more enamored with the
visual arts as well. Over the course of his amateur and professional
career he's interviewed the likes of Hilary Clinton, Jon Stewart,
Marky Ramone, Ian MacKaye, Lou Barlow, Har Mar Superstar and that
ventriloquist comedian with the jalapeño…on a stick.
Jeremiah's love of music began to emerge when his father stuck him in
front of a radio because he didn't like to hear him cry or make noise
of any kind as a baby. Weaned on '80s "classics" and the horrible
Michael Bolton his mother made him listen to growing up, Jeremiah is
sad to say that Guns 'N' Roses changed his life. His mother has since
started listening to country.
College forced Jeremiah to dig a little deeper into music, and
eventually he discovered the underground (by way of Brit Pop and
Grunge). His ever-evolving tastes can be chronicled on the
aforementioned website he created with a few art and journalism pals.
Jeremiah would like to thank Jen and her parents, his parents, K8 and Kill Me
Tomorrow, the www.auralminority.com crew, the fans at the Casbah for
putting up with my flash and all the bands and labels and PR folk
who've allowed these photos to happen. Oh, and Les Savy Fav, TV on the
Radio, These Arms are Snakes, The Dresden Dolls, Xiu Xiu, Arcade Fire,
The Mars Volta/At the Drive-in, Des_Ark and Murder By Death for making
music that keeps his mind both at ease and working.
Chris Cavallo was born and raised in upstate New York, just outside
of Buffalo; in 1992 his family moved to Southern California. It was
here his interest in the arts flourished. He would go on to graduate
from California State University Fullerton with a degree in Studio
Art, focusing mainly on painting and drawing. However, while there he
would also pursue a degree in American Studies, during which he met
Jeremiah Griffey.
After graduating from college Chris spent a year as a Life Skills
Coach, working with special needs students. Realizing he wasn't
following his destined path, he left that field and embraced the
opportunity to work with Jeremiah and several other writers and bright
souls founding Aural Minority (www.auralminority.com). Chris
currently resides in Lake Forest, CA, and works closely with Jeremiah
Griffey to craft Aural Minority's photographs. He continues to paint,
even selling an odd piece now and again.
He is ever thankful to Jeremiah and the Aural Minority crew for the
opportunity to experiment and embrace the world of photography,
especially through their eyes, that they allow him to partner in that
creative process is a blessing. He is also thankful that his friends
and family support that artistic struggle, and for all the bands, that
they allow and encourage the taking of their pictures, without them it
would be naught but boring walls and floors, and quiet ones at
that.
JEREMIAH GRIFFEY
CHRIS CAVALLO
Check out the Aural Minority website by clicking HERE.