WaterMarc
18th November 2008, 02:06 PM
Not sure where to post this so I have come here, hope this is ok.
Last year I finished the soundtrack to a documentary that was aired (and is still on the schedule at odd times) called Africas Greatest Explorer on the History Channel in most English speaking countries. Photographer and Film-maker Mike Hacker made the film after seven years working on the idea and in February next year begins an exhibition of photos taken during filming. It re-traces the steps taken by a young scottish explorer, Joseph Thompson, in the late 1700s. He has asked me to produce a CD of the music I wrote to accompany the exhibition, which I am chuffed to nuts about of course. It all kicks off at the start of February in the UK before heading over to the states in June and Japan was also mentioned but I cant be sure of dates yet.
There is a bit more info about it all here. http://www.throughmaasailand.com (I hope its ok to put this link, if not I will remove it and apologise in advance for putting it)
Mike is a very talented photographer and a very good friend, I hope some of you get chance to pop along to his london events - some of which which are being held at major Callumet outlets I beleive, so they will also have info should you be near enough to pop by.
I have to say that Mike has a special relationship with Kenya and Africa in general as he was born on the banks of Lake Victoria, his grandfather being instrumental in starting up photographic safaris shooting pictures of animals rather than shooting the animals themselves. His work is of a very high standard and his understanding of his subject very deep due to his history with the continent. Also his respect for the indigeonous Maasai is very obvious in his work as seen in some of his stunning portraits of them.
Anyway plug over, hope I am not out of order doing this, but it is something I am very proud to be involved with (and it has photographic relevance as well, though I can take no credit for that!!.)
Last year I finished the soundtrack to a documentary that was aired (and is still on the schedule at odd times) called Africas Greatest Explorer on the History Channel in most English speaking countries. Photographer and Film-maker Mike Hacker made the film after seven years working on the idea and in February next year begins an exhibition of photos taken during filming. It re-traces the steps taken by a young scottish explorer, Joseph Thompson, in the late 1700s. He has asked me to produce a CD of the music I wrote to accompany the exhibition, which I am chuffed to nuts about of course. It all kicks off at the start of February in the UK before heading over to the states in June and Japan was also mentioned but I cant be sure of dates yet.
There is a bit more info about it all here. http://www.throughmaasailand.com (I hope its ok to put this link, if not I will remove it and apologise in advance for putting it)
Mike is a very talented photographer and a very good friend, I hope some of you get chance to pop along to his london events - some of which which are being held at major Callumet outlets I beleive, so they will also have info should you be near enough to pop by.
I have to say that Mike has a special relationship with Kenya and Africa in general as he was born on the banks of Lake Victoria, his grandfather being instrumental in starting up photographic safaris shooting pictures of animals rather than shooting the animals themselves. His work is of a very high standard and his understanding of his subject very deep due to his history with the continent. Also his respect for the indigeonous Maasai is very obvious in his work as seen in some of his stunning portraits of them.
Anyway plug over, hope I am not out of order doing this, but it is something I am very proud to be involved with (and it has photographic relevance as well, though I can take no credit for that!!.)