Chuck MacIan Robertson
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Charles "Chuck" MacIan Robertson (born June 1967, Newton, Massachusetts, United States
) is an American
photographer and record producer
, notable for the cover of the alternative rock
group Harvey Danger
's 1998 album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?
Besides taking pictures, Robertson also recorded live shows by the bands Death Cab for Cutie
, The Western State Hurricanes
, The Long Winters
, My Morning Jacket
and Harvey Danger
. His February 1998 recording of Death Cab for Cutie
was released by Barsuk Records
as the second disc of the 2008 reissue of the band's 1998 debut album Something About Airplanes
.
From 2005 to 2009, Robertson worked as a senior content strategist
for the digital interactive services company Razorfish in Seattle. He now works for League Lab
, an Internet
startup
, also in Seattle.
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
photographer and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, notable for the cover of the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger was an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993, and rose to prominence in 1998 with the single "Flagpole Sitta." On August 29, 2009, the band played its final show at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle....
's 1998 album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?
Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?
Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? is Harvey Danger's first full album. It was released by Slash Records, Arena Rock Recording Co. and Island Records on July 29, 1997...
Besides taking pictures, Robertson also recorded live shows by the bands Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
, The Western State Hurricanes
The Western State Hurricanes
The Western State Hurricanes was a short-lived Seattle-based indie rock band in the late 1990s. It is best known as a precursor to the more successful group the Long Winters: both bands were fronted by songwriter John Roderick, and many Western State Hurricanes songs were later revamped into Long...
, The Long Winters
The Long Winters
The Long Winters is an American indie rock band based in Seattle, Washington.-Early history:Singer-songwriter John Roderick was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He later returned to Seattle, formed the Bun Family Players and the The Western State Hurricanes...
, My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was...
and Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger
Harvey Danger was an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993, and rose to prominence in 1998 with the single "Flagpole Sitta." On August 29, 2009, the band played its final show at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle....
. His February 1998 recording of Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
was released by Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...
as the second disc of the 2008 reissue of the band's 1998 debut album Something About Airplanes
Something about Airplanes
Something About Airplanes is the debut studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released August 18, 1998 on Barsuk Records. A remastered anniversary version of the album was released on November 25, 2008....
.
From 2005 to 2009, Robertson worked as a senior content strategist
Content strategy
Content strategy has been growing as a practice within the industry of web development since the late 1990s. It is recognized as a field in user experience design but has also drawn interest from practitioners in adjacent communities such as content management, business analysis and technical...
for the digital interactive services company Razorfish in Seattle. He now works for League Lab
League Lab
League Lab is an Internet-based cloud application for managing amateur sporting leagues and events, produced in Seattle, Washington, United States, by a company of the same name, introduced in 2009 and currently in version 1.12.7. League Lab is closely associated with, but is not a subsidiary of,...
, an Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
startup
Startup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
, also in Seattle.