Cool or Not with Jonathan Bree

Cool or Not with Jonathan Bree

“Let’s take some pictures upstairs!” Jonathan Bree

What better way to hit it off with someone who you’re pretty sure can’t see you or the place you are taking him because of the mask he’s wearing?

Jonathan Bree is a charismatic and mysterious musician from New Zealand and we had the pleasure to meet him before the concert, take a few pictures and ask him to clear some things up for us. Inspired by the first single “You’re So Cool” from his latest album “Sleepwalking”, we thought he is the one to say what’s cool or not.

Being the kind of artist that pays a lot of attention to his stage look and performance, Jonathan Bree mesmerized the audience from the minute he appeared in front of it. It really takes you a second to process what you are seeing and figure out your feelings. And since you’re there, you will find yourself trapped in a British sci-fi movie from the ‘60s. This decade is revealed in his performance and also sets the mood for the sound and visual aesthetic of “Sleepwalking”.

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Let us proceed

Spandex: cool

Cigarettes: they’re lit

Dinner parties: can be cool

Spanking: ditto

Rainbows: double or nothing

Glitter: divisive

Britney Spears: cool

Film photography: cool

Autographs: not divisive

A good night’s sleep: very cool

Staying in rather than going out: cool

Hobbits: meh

Craft beer: meh

Daddy issues: umm

Bubble baths: very cool

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Jonathan Bree Sleepwalking Control Bucuresti Uncertain Magazine Film Photography

Control Club (@clubcontrol), September 2018

Special thanks to Oana Popa and Iulian Morar from Liveland for making this possible.

Jonathan Bree

Text & Photos by Irina Munteanu (@irina_munteanu) & Bogdan Camenschi (@bogdancamenschi)