"Approach
life with an open mind and soul - along with passion, drive and purpose
- and you will be amazed at the opportunities and wonders that cross your
path." -- DL
Darren Liebman,
a native of South Africa, first learned about the didgeridoo while visiting
relatives in Australia in 1999, his fourth of six trips Down Under. He bought
his first didg while visiting Aus in 2000, and felt an immediately deep
connection with the termite-hollowed eucalyptus trunk. Upon returning to
the U.S., he taught himself how to play and decided to share the didgeridoo’s
positive vibrations with as many people as possible.
In 2001 he founded Didg
Revolution, dually a didgeridoo-percussion musical trio and a movement focused
on expanding awareness of the didgeridoo and the rich Aboriginal culture
behind it. In 2002 he created Didgeridoo Down Under, an Australia-theme
edutainment program. He and his mates perform at schools, libraries, festivals
and other venues throughout the Southeast U.S. Since 2003 they have combined
to present more than 1,900 shows and workshops ... at 1,000-plus venues
... for more than 100,000 viewers and participants!
Since graduating from
the University of Florida in 1994 with a journalism degree, Darren has also
worked as a newspaper journalist, freelance writer, freelance photographer
and athletic trainer. He encourages everyone, regardless of age, to pursue
their passions with creativity, zest and vigor.
Darren lives with his
wife, Sarah, and son, Jack, in Tampa, Fla.
Jeremy
Lembo came to Florida in 1996 from the Hudson River Valley of upstate New
York. Jeremy's many years of formal music training shaped and honed his skills
as a musician, and set him up perfectly for playing the didgeridoo. Jeremy
was introduced to the didg while watching a PBS Special at age 3. He rediscovered
this interest in 1998 while traveling in South America, when he heard a fellow
traveler playing this incredible instrument on the streets of Cusco, Peru.
Upon returning to the U.S. he purchased his first didg, and has been playing
ever since. He soon began crafting and selling his own line of didgeridoos,
made from an assortment of materials. Jeremy considers the didgeridoo to be
a reflection of one's soul, and by listening to his quick rhythms you get
a glimpse inside of his.
Jeremy is a founding member
of Didg Revolution and Dragon
Fly Rhythms, He and his didg mates Darren Liebman and Lindsey
Dank perform an Australia-theme edutainment program, Didgeridoo Down
Under, at schools, libraries, festivals and other venues throughout the
Southeast U.S. Jeremy also specializes in making custom-crafted
didgeridoos of all wood types, which he sells nationwide.
Jeremy lives with his
wife, Shanel, their baby girl, Sofia Snow, and older sister Yeshe on a sailboat
on Long Boat Key, Fla.
Lindsey Dank celebrates the didgeridoo
as a musical, cultural and global icon. He strives to bridge racial and
societal gaps through rhythm & music – the universal language.
Through his presentations he hopes to open the mind and heart to new possibilities.
Lindsey first began playing the didgeridoo in May 2000 after hearing about
its connection to the Aboriginal peoples of Australia on a public radio
program.
Lindsey is co-creator
of Dragon Fly Rhythms and
a founding member of Didg Revolution. He has been playing and making his
own unique style of custom-crafted
didgeridoos for eight years, also teaches people how to make their own
hard-wood didgeridoo during exciting two-day workshops using woodcarving
tools by King Arthur's Tools.
Lindsey lives with the love of his life,
Raina, and their two beautiful daughters, Tulasi and Indira, in Gainesville,
Fla.
Visit
Lindsey on MySpace by clicking
here.
