A Certain Ratio performer Martin Moscrop is photographed playing a trumpet at The Sugarmill

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
3FYF1WAFile size:
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5182 x 6580 px | 43.9 x 55.7 cm | 17.3 x 21.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 October 2026Location:
The Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireMore information:
. A Certain Ratio performer Martin Moscrop is photographed playing a trumpet at The Sugarmill. Wearing glasses and a yellow cap, he stands by a microphone with the brass instrument held to his lips under warm stage lighting. Martin Moscrop holds a trumpet to his lips while wearing a yellow baseball cap and glasses. A dark instrument strap runs across his torso and a microphone sits near the bell of the horn. Warm orange light illuminates the performer against a darker stage. A brass player in a yellow cap plays the trumpet into the microphone, holding the horn at face height with a guitar strapped over his shoulder. The brass instrument catches the warm lighting along its valves, bell and tubing. Martin Moscrop’s cap, spectacles, dark T-shirt and strapped guitar are also visible, placing the trumpeter within a multi-instrument stage setup. The photograph documents the physical act of blowing into a trumpet during a live set, with the horn pointed towards the microphone. The performer wears a yellow cap and glasses and lifts a trumpet to his mouth while standing close to several microphone stands. A greenish stage light catches the brass instrument and his face, while a guitar strap and the neck of another instrument run down his torso. His raised hands and pursed embouchure establish the immediate action of playing the horn. The photograph records the multi-instrumental texture of the A Certain Ratio concert. Martin Moscrop holds a silver trumpet up to his mouth, fingers placed on the valves. The yellow baseball cap, glasses, second microphone stand and strap crossing the dark shirt are distinctive parts of this orange-lit performance photograph. The trumpet bell points out towards the audience and catches the warm light along its polished rim. The instrument is held between the performer and microphone, so the still photograph documents the physical effort of a brass passage as well as the grouping of the stage equipment.