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We, the producers of HOMEBAKE, graciously extend our eternal thanks to Jamie Catto & Duncan Bridgeman for granting permission and sanctioning the public viewing of their most amazing project, 1 GIANT LEAP, at Homebake 2008.. Peace In The Park!



 

"MUSIC FOR ME IS PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD"
Kurt Vonnegut

This year, HOMEBAKE also focuses its awareness campaign by presenting a very special viewing on all screens (& between bands) of one of the most amazing visual & audio creations representing what could be deemed as being the ultimate theme for unity. Nominated for two Grammy Awards, this musical masterpiece ingeniously put together by Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman is known as 1 GIANT LEAP.

Being a collaborative DVD/CD/Cinema project for the 21st century, fusing music, words, sounds, rhythms and images from around the globe to celebrate the creative diversity of musicians, storytellers, authors, filmmakers, artists and thinkers from many different cultures.

1 Giant Leap is a title, a philosophy, a leap of faith that sprung from the minds of these creative visionaries (Jamie and Duncan), and was supported by music industry legend Chris Blackwell. It is a melding of 21st Century technology and age-old beliefs; of careful planning and spontaneity; of East and West; rich and poor; the embodiment of the unity in human diversity.

1 Giant Leap features contributions from some of the most creative minds of our generation: Dennis Hopper, Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Stipe, Robbie Williams, Tom Robbins, Speech (from Arrested Development), Brian Eno, Baaba Maal, Anita Roddick, Ram Dass, Michael Franti, Gabrielle Roth, Asha Bhosle, and many others.

The primary theme of the project is "unity in diversity" – the assertion that regardless of one's circumstance and experience, our similarities vastly outweigh our differences. 1 Giant Leap explores simple but universal concepts that touch all of us, no matter where we come from or where we are going.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE

Chapters of the 1 Giant leap DVD correlate to tracks on the CD, each examining a fundamental concept like sex, death, God, time or unity with a powerful message of hope. Adding to both the difficulty and joy of
1 Giant Leap were the logistics of amassing  music, words and images from over 20 countries; from towns and villages with no running  water to the most modern and technologically-forward cities.

Catto and Bridgeman journeyed around the world for over six months, with mobile studio and crew in tow,  compiling unique digital music and footage from evocative locales like Senegal, Ghana,  South Africa, Uganda,
Kenya, Bombay, Bangalore, New Delhi, Varanasi, Calcutta,  Darjeeling, Sikkim, Bangkok, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.

1 GIANT LEAP - WHO ARE THEY

Jamie Catto
musician, film director, editor, photographer, creative catalyst

As founding member and art director of the hugely successful band Faithless, Catto has enjoyed no fewer than five Top Ten singles ("Salva Mea", "Insomnia", "Reverence"), seen two albums go gold in the UK alone, playing to crowds of up to 80,000. As art director for Faithless' Cheeky label, Catto has directed critically acclaimed videos for their artists, including Faithless' stunning sign language film for "God Is A DJ." His photos and designs have adorned the covers of Skinny's Failure And Faithless' Sunday 8pm albums.

Duncan Bridgeman
artist, producer, multi-instrumentalist

Bridgeman's music career started in the early 80's when he scored a Number One dance hit  ("Give Me") with the groundbreaking soul band I Level. After leaving the band, he spent ten years as a successful producer and remixer, working with Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Shakespeare's Sister and Paul McCartney. He enjoyed tremendous commercial success producing
Transvision Vamp and, later, Take That's first album Take That And Party.

When Bridgeman tired of making other people's music, he packed his bags, grew his hair long, and joined a band called Tribal Drift. He spent the next few years creating music and playing festivals throughout  Europe and the UK, ultimately forming 1 Giant Leap with Jamie Catto.


WHAT THEY ACHIEVED

Catto and Bridgeman traveled the world with a laptop and a digital camera. Everything you see and hear from 1 Giant Leap was collected  and recorded using just these two pieces of equipment.

The idea was to write a group of songs, put them into the laptop, and take them into the field. Because they were free from the constraints of  the traditional recording studio, they could actually travel to the deserts of Australia or the jungles of Africa, and work there and then with whomever they met without the need for electricity.

For the first time ever, rather than just gathering samples and taking them back to a  studio and re-working them, the collaborators could hear what previous  collaborators had done.  This meant real collaboration and real
involvement from everyone on the record. The singers in America could  actually hear the musicians in India and the drummers in Africa, and really play along with them.

Presented by triple j, Channel V, Max, Video Hits, MySpace.com, JMag & Drum Media..

HOMEBAKE 2008PEACE IN THE PARK! SATURDAY DECEMBER 6th, 2008
The Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens, Central Sydney CBD
HOMEBAKE IS SOLD OUT! OVER 18's ONLY