The vinyl cover is not a record, but the 2022 Pirelli Annual Calendar , themed "On The Road" and led by Bryan Adams. It's a celebration of international music superstars from the 1960s to the present day, and the return of the Pirelli Calendar program after it was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What is special about this time is that it coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Pirelli brand, and its commemorative logo was launched at the same time as this edition of the annual calendar.
For more than two decades, Brian Adams has not only made extraordinary achievements in the field of music, but also enjoyed a high reputation in the world of photography. In the course of his annual calendar photography around the theme "On the Road", he captures the lives of the artists on the tour. Meanwhile, the Canadian musician's eponymous song "On the Road" for the Pirelli Annual Calendar will be included on his next album.
In the Pirelli Calendar, musicians relive moments on the tour, from the tension before the show, to the break between rehearsals and concerts, to the long journeys between cities and lonely moments in hotel rooms. These are all familiar experiences for Brian Adams himself, who became the first photographer in the history of the Pirelli calendar to work as a model.
He worked on the 48th edition of the Pirelli Annual Calendar with 10 world-renowned artists of all ages, musical genres and backgrounds, including Cher, Grimes, Jennifer Hudson, Normani, Rita Ora, Bohan Phoenix, Iggy Pop, Saweetie St. Vincent (formerly Annie Clark) and Kali Uchis. This summer filming took place over just three days at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles and the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, as well as at the La Scalinatella hotel in Capri.
Brian Adams sought to capture the unique features of different artists, and this edition of the annual calendar is more than 160 pages long and includes more than 70 portraits and scenes: St. Adams. Vincent (the cover character of the annual calendar) wakes up at the hotel; Carly Uchis rests by the pool; Savetti checks out before leaving; Cher is backstage; Normani rests before the audition; Jennifer Hudson Chuda Theater; Iki Pope (also the calendar cover character) before the show; Grimes in the recording studio; Bohan Phoenix returns to the hotel after the show; and Rita Ola after the show.
Brian Adams said: "It's very difficult to condense everything that happens 'on the road' in a matter of days. So I'm trying to find some representative scenes... For example, musicians have been looking at the rear side of the building rather than the front side. What we saw was the back door of the theater, the backstage area, the basement of the building... Stage back doors, car doors, hotel doors, train doors and bus doors, all of which are always related to the journey. ”
Marco Tronchetti Provera, executive vice chairman and CEO of Pirelli, said: "I have known Brian for many years and have great appreciation for him. His idea of combining music with travel and travel fits well with this version of the annual calendar, because we are emerging from the pandemic and returning to normal life. This edition of the annual calendar will record 2022, which is particularly important for Pirelli, and also the 150th anniversary of the Pirelli brand. ”
Founded in 1872 and launched the Pirelli Annual Calendar project in 1964, 48 editions of the Pirelli Annual Calendar have been introduced, including an annual calendar with the theme of "On the Road", with a total of 38 photographers in charge. Behind-the-scenes footage, filming, display recordings, stories and characters from the 2022 Pirelli Calendar are all presented www.pirellicalendar.com. Similarly, raw footage from videos, interviews, photos and texts from the Pirelli Calendar calendar years can be viewed on this website.
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