Deacon
Lipsmeyer
Collection 03 / 06Photography · Videography · Strategy

Music
Factory.

Live music, from the stage to the crowd.

A singer in an orange shirt beneath the Music Factory banner
Semester Sendoff Kickback · LSD Market

Through my lens.

7 events / 126 photographs

Live music photography begins with the performance and follows the people around it. Across seven Music Factory events, I photograph bands, crowds, and the spaces they share. Changing light, movement, and expression give each gathering its own visual rhythm. These collections document the connection between Columbia’s stages and audiences.Live music, seen up close. Bands, crowds, and shared spaces. Seven events. Changing light. Columbia’s music community.

LSD Show

20 photographs

Performers, crowd reactions, and an open-air setting tell the story of October’s LSD Show.Live music at LSD Market.

Two musicians singing into one microphone in the afternoon lightA singer leaning into a microphone beneath warm string lightsAn outdoor band surrounded by an audience at LSD Market after dark
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Two guests sharing a laugh beside the sound deskA drummer playing beneath the patio lights beside a chalk muralTwo friends leaning together in front of a brick wallA guitarist in a green cap playing a red guitar beside a chalk muralA guest in a gray shirt tracking a pink footbag beside the stageA DJ working at the mixing desk with guests on the patio behind himA bassist looking upward beneath glowing string lightsFour friends sitting together on the stone steps outside the venueA singer opening his mouth wide at a microphone against sunlit foliageA guest in a green-and-yellow cap pointing toward the cameraA guest writing in a notebook beside sound equipment at duskA guitarist in a green cap in front of a red neon open signTwo guests leaning together and smiling beneath the patio roofA musician in headphones leaning over the mixing deskA smiling guest holding a phone and raising a peace signA singer framed between audience members in the foregroundA drummer smiling beside the LSD Market sign at night

Semester Sendoff Rave

20 photographs

A semester closes at Social Room, from the movement of the dance floor to the faces around it.A semester’s final rave.

Two DJs beneath a fan of blue laser beamsA musician playing a trumpet under blue lightGuests dancing with light-up batons and a DANCE sign
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A DJ looking down at the mixing deskGuests smiling together on the dance floorTwo DJs working together at the mixing deskA DJ raising both armsA DJ at a laptop beneath magenta lightTwo performers smiling at the DJ boothA DJ in front of a colorful stage screenA DJ behind a laptop in front of the Redline screenThe dance floor beneath blue and green lasersA guest posing in front of the Music Factory bannerTwo DJs at the decks beneath red lightTwo guests posing together by the stageA DJ in a red shirt at the boothTwo guests in front of the Music Factory bannerA DJ posing beneath blue stage lightsTwo DJs performing in front of the Redline screenA guest holding a DANCE sign overhead

Semester Sendoff Kickback

20 photographs

At LSD Market’s Semester Sendoff, performances and conversations share the spotlight.Music and moments between sets.

A singer in an orange shirt at the microphoneTwo guests sitting outside with a dogA bassist playing beside the outdoor stage
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Guests watching from a staircaseA band performing beneath the Music Factory bannerA guest in a green cap holding a pink phoneA drummer seated behind a red drum kitA guitarist facing the outdoor audienceGuests talking in the outdoor audienceA bassist performing in white sunglassesGuests seated outside beside the performanceA guitarist performing outside LSD MarketA drummer posing beneath the Music Factory bannerA guitarist performing beneath the treesThree guests posing together outsideA drummer beside the venue's glowing open signA bassist playing beside the venue's open signA crowd gathered outside LSD MarketA close portrait of a singer at the microphoneA singer in an orange shirt beneath the Music Factory banner

Rave at Social Room

20 photographs

April’s Social Room rave brings the dance floor’s movement, expressions, and shared rhythm into focus.Inside Social Room’s dance floor.

Laser beams fanning across the crowdTwo DJs working at the mixing deskTwo guests in front of the Music Factory banner
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The dance floor beneath blue and purple lasersA guest lit by pink stage lightsA close view of guests on the dance floorThree guests posing together by the stageA mirrored mannequin beneath purple lightsA DJ smiling with both hands raisedA guest posing in oversized white sunglassesTwo performers at the DJ boothGuests talking beside the dance floorTwo guests in a colorfully lit hallwayA DJ looking across the roomA guest wearing sunglasses under purple lightDancers with their hands raisedA DJ working at the decks in low lightThe crowd beneath the Shark Sass signA DJ holding a DANCE signThe colorful Social Room sign above the bar

Kickback at Rose Music Hall

20 photographs

A Rose Music Hall kickback brings the exchange between performers and their audience into focus.Stage and crowd at Rose.

A singer at the microphone beneath purple stage lightA bassist raising both hands above their headThe audience watching a performance at Rose
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A singer performing in a capA musician looking down beneath warm stage lightHands collecting wristbands at the entranceTwo guests talking at the entranceA guest smiling beside the barTwo guests sitting together inside RoseMusicians posing together with a guitarThree guests posing outside RoseA guest posing outside at nightA guest posing in a dark outfitThree guests posing beneath a posterA group of guests posing inside RoseTwo guests posing beside a coolerA guest holding a Monster Energy signA guest eating a sandwich outsideA guest with arms outstretched in front of a bannerA guest making a hand gesture beneath the Rose sign

Dead Jones at Little Beta

16 photographs

Dead Jones at Little Beta, photographed through the gestures and expressions of a live performance.Dead Jones, live at Little Beta.

Two guitarists performing side by sideA drummer behind a cymbal in warm lightA singer and guitarist captured with light trails
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The audience beneath a glowing ceiling lightA guitarist singing into a microphoneA close portrait of the drummer at the kitMotion-blurred musicians playing beside the drum kitTwo guitarists facing each other during the performanceA guitarist looking down at the fretboardA guitarist beneath a glowing ceiling lightA drummer holding a drumstickA guitarist in a white shirt and dark capA guest in a dark jersey at the showA drummer posing in front of the band backdropA performer captured with warm motion blurA packed audience at the Dead Jones performance

Rave at Social Room

10 photographs

A November night at Social Room follows the crowd that gives a familiar venue its energy.A November night at Social Room.

Three guests posing beneath pink stage lightGuests beside a microphone and colorful backdropLaser beams above a crowded dance floor
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Guests dancing with colorful motion blurA guest with a balloon beneath purple lightA phone recording the laser-lit stageA guest posing in sunglassesA guest raising a hand in purple lightA guest beside a large pink inflatable figureA performer in front of the illuminated Redline screen
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