Bonaparte
Bonaparte
I met Tobias Jundt at MIDEM in Cannes, France. He was shopping his tunes to record companies. He had a laptop and headphones and could burn a CD with specific tracks for anyone interested. This was state of the art technology at that time.
Later, I met Tobias again at PopKomm, a music convention in Berlin and told him that I thought Berlin was really happening, like NYC in the late ‘70s and he should move there from his home in Switzerland. He did.
Then Tobias became Bonaparte, made some videos that went viral on MySpace and he took off…
Bonaparte
Some months later, Bonaparte had become a real circus. They played at Tsunami, a club in Cologne and the small club was sold out. People were lined up on the sidewalk outside.
Many of the fans inside the club were wearing teddy bear masks, like Bonaparte.
Here Bonaparte is reflected in Mylar foil. One of my old psychedelic tricks…
This photo is a reflection of the Bonaparte circus reflected in Mylar foil.
I learned about shooting reflecttions in Mylar from Ira Cohen. His cover of “The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus” for the California group, Spirit, was an inspiration for me and I have used Mylar for several album covers. The Ramones “Mondo Bizarro” and Biz Markie’s “Goin’ Off”.
Bonaparte
Some months later, Bonaparte had become a real circus. They played at Tsunami, a club in Cologne and the small club was sold out. People were lined up on the sidewalk outside.
Many of the fans inside the club were wearing teddy bear masks, like Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is as fun to watch as they are to photograph.