The rock star is planning to make films chronicling classic music photography with the lensmen behind each piece talking about how the shot came about.
The first project in the series will feature photographer Henry Diltz telling the story of his iconic The Doors’ Morrison Hotel album cover shoot.
Diltz spent a day with the band in Downtown Los Angeles trying to get the perfect shot for the album cover, while capturing frontman Jim Morrison and his bandmates hanging out in local bars and places of interest.
Stewart says, “Being a massive fan of photography and music, it’s very exciting for my company to partner with Morrison Hotel Gallery and their photographers who have captured some of the greatest moments in music history. It’s mind-blowing to hear the stories behind those iconic shots.
“Recording Henry Diltz last week, talking about how he came to take that legendary album cover of The Doors, had us so captivated, when he stopped talking we all applauded and I immediately had to go buy the album again!”
Morrison Hotel Gallery and Weapons of Mass Entertainment, the company founded by Grammy award-winning musician, songwriter and record producer, Dave Stewart, have agreed to create a series of visual films utilizing the vast archive of Morrison Hotel Gallery’s music photographers. The projects will involve the cooperation of the photographers and the creative resources of Dave Stewart, whose global success began with the creation of the rock-pop duo Eurythmics and the album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and continues in his collaborative work, including recent performances with Mick Jagger and Stevie Nicks. The project will aim towards the web and social media markets, presenting unique conceptual uses of fine art music photography together with the back-stories as told by each photographer. The first project in the series is already underway featuring legendary photographer Henry Diltz telling the story of his iconic photograph of the Doors Morrison Hotel album cover shoot. Morrison Hotel Gallery, which is the leading brand in fine art music photography, is confident that this creative pairing will bring its offerings to an even wider audience.
“Being a massive fan of photography and music, it’s very exciting for my company to partner with Morrison Hotel Gallery and their photographers who have captured some of the greatest moments in music history. It’s mind-blowing to hear the stories behind those iconic shots. Recording Henry Diltz last week, talking about how he came to take that legendary album cover of The Doors, had us so captivated, when he stopped talking we all applauded and I immediately had to go buy the album again!”
— Dave Stewart, Weapons of Mass Entertainment
?“We have been fortunate to work with Dave Stewart for the past several years, representing his amazing photography. Dave is truly one of the most creative beings on this planet and it’s very gratifying to work with him on this exciting new project.”
— Peter Blachley, Morrison Hotel Gallery