Thanks to Juliana Rehe for being my willing model for these shoots.

I had the honour to photograph during 2 of Pat Metheny’s songs at his recent Vienna Concert. He is currently touring Europe promoting his latest album ‘Orchestrion’.

Orchestrion is a solo album in the truest sense of the word, with Metheny the only human player. The rest of the music—a rich tapestry of percussion, pianos, “guitarbots” and more—is driven by a vast array of solenoid switches and pneumatics, a modern day extension of the late 19th century orchestrion. The majority of the music is played in real time by the orchestrion, with Metheny alone layering his guitar—for the most part that instantly recognizable, warm, hollowbody electric tone. But Metheny is also triggering other instruments with his guitar—mallet instruments, tuned bottles, cymbals and more—so when he is playing a part on his instrument, it’s actually causing a myriad of others to play in concert with him.

A big thank you to Nadia Danecek for being my model for this shoot and braving the cold outdoors!