A close portrait of Jeremy “Jez” Kerr of A Certain Ratio behind a keyboard or electronic stage instrument

. A close portrait of Jeremy “Jez” Kerr of A Certain Ratio behind a keyboard or electronic stage instrument. He sings into a microphone with illuminated magenta and blue light across his face, with a hand raised near his mouth. In the tight head-and-shoulders view, Jez Kerr is lit red and magenta against a blue instrument case. His face, microphone, hand and a keyboard carrying a hand-written VOCODER label dominate the picture. The gesture and close microphone show the vocal side of the performance, while the electronic instrument ties the image to the band’s synthesiser and post-punk sound. The VOCODER label is hand-written on tape attached to the front of the electronic keyboard, making the equipment as significant as the close portrait. The performer’s face and hand are sharply emphasised against the vivid background lighting, and the two microphone arms introduce diagonal lines across the image. Jez Kerr is closely associated with A Certain Ratio’s vocals and bass parts; this picture isolates a moment at the microphone behind electronic equipment. The performance venue and date in the filename identify the gig as The Sugarmill in Stoke-on-Trent on 23 October 2026. The closely framed keyboard player has a microphone immediately in front of his face and a blue electronic instrument running horizontally across the bottom. Adhesive handwritten labels on the equipment are visible, including VOCODER on one strip. Warm red-orange backlighting contrasts with the cooler blue of the instrument. His expression, microphone position and the tight crop are the main details separating this frame from the wider keyboard-performance photograph. The portrait concentrates on Jez Kerr’s expressive face, positioned directly above the front edge of an electronic instrument. Strong pink light illuminates the right side of his face as the black microphone passes horizontally in front of him and a cable curves across the foreground.