Collection: Photography
Photographers on Display Neal Casal, Stu Levine, Jay Blakesberg and John Cornik
Neal Casal was born in Denville, New Jersey in 1968. He was a songwriter, singer, guitarist, record producer, photographer, surfer and friend. When his parents divorced in the mid-70’s, Neal moved with his mom from NJ to Georgia to California, before coming back to NJ and growing up in Rockaway, NJ. After graduating high school in 1987 and the end of his high school rock band, Exire, Neal started working at a guitar store called The Music Maker in Hackettstown, NJ. It was there he met a musician named Davis Jaynes, who would become Neal’s mentor and a huge influence on his guitar style. They would play guitar together at the store all day and spent a year or so playing shows together around New Jersey, where Neal would develop the sound that would become the foundation of his solo career.
Neal would go on to appear on multiple recordings as a member of bands like Circles Around the Sun, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Beachwood Sparks, The Skiffle Players and Hard Working Americans. He added his sublime musical touch to studio sessions and live performances by a long list of artists, including Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, The Jayhawks, James Iha and Vetiver.
Stuart Levine is a live music and event photographer. Originally from Paramus, New Jersey, Stuart moved to the Bay Area in the early 1990’s and currently resides in San Rafael, California with his wife and 2 children. He is a staff photographer for Relix Magazine, Jambands.com, High Sierra Music Festival, Lockn’ Music Festival, and Hangtown Music Festival. His images have appeared in various publications, including Relix Magazine, Jambands, Mountain Outlaw, Hidden Track and The Marin Independent Journal.
Jay Blakesberg born December 1, 1961 is an American, San Francisco based, photographer and film maker. His suburban youth was spent mostly in Clark, New Jersey where he first discovered a passion for taking pictures. As a young teenager, Blakesberg began taking his father's Pentax camera to local concerts.
