Sammy Siegler of Judge playing "Give It Up" @ Tied Down Detroit 2025

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SAMMY SIEGLER OF JUDGE @ TIED DOWN DETROIT 2025 taken by Chris β€œSherburt” Smith

 

So nuts, I have seen Sammy play in 4 different bands in the last 2 years.
His crossovers, playing open-handed, standing up and playing, all of it was so influential to me as I got deeper into drumming.
He's so nuts.
This makes me want to play again for sure.
I need to do more drum cams going forward, it's the funnest shit out of all of the music photography stuff to do. Hang with them.

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Sherburt

β€œSEASONED MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER CHRIS β€œSHERBURT” SMITH IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER PHOTOGRAPHERS IN PUNK, HARDCORE, AND METAL MUSIC” - Chat GPT After Being Forced to Say Good Things About Sherburt

I currently work for and am not limited to: the NOFX archive, The Crofoot, Tied Down Detroit, Edgemen Shows, PUG Fest, Bloodlined Calligraphy, and more.

In the past, I have worked with or collaborated with Small’s Bar, Converge, Dropkick Murphys, Mustard Plug, Black Iris Booking, Cold As Life, Less Than Jake, Suicide Machines, Negative Approach, A Wilhelm Scream, Colin Of Arabia, American Nightmare, Off With Their Heads, Sinnistar, See You Next Tuesday, Everything Evil, Ante Up, Armor For Sleep, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Dieselboy, DJ Dara, AK1200, Messinian, Rituals of Mine, Clipboards, Kickstand Michigan, and many more.

I have had my work used in or for Knotfest, For The Love Of Punk, Metal Sucks, Lambgoat, DEQ Magazine, No Echo, and more!

I was also an active photo contributor to the revived and iconic Anti-Matter Zine run by Norman Brannon of Texas Is The Reason, New End Original, and Thursday. I even got to have the only photo used for the last article before the Zine went on hiatus again.

I am currently working in and around Detroit. I am currently working on multiple photo books and zines, while also helping local artists manage their visual needs and navigate the music industry.

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