We had no idea when we started 1 Giant Leap where our musical concoctions would take us. So far we've been round the world twice, not as tourists but as explorers seeking out the inspirational. We've met and collaborated with many of the people that have inspired us to create from Brian Eno to Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Stipe to Baaba Maal. We performed at Live 8, had a top ten hit, been nominated for 2 Grammy's and enjoyed the red carpet experience and we're hoping that all that has been only the beginning...
At the end of 2003 we started writing new pieces of music for our latest project "What about me?". In our first project our fascination had been with exploring the unity of humanity through music and philosophy. This time we wanted to make it more personal. We wanted to talk to people about their madness and how they deal with it. In a world that is increasingly aware of itself and its problems we had no difficulty in finding others with a mutual interest. From Erkhart Tolle to Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry to Deepak Chopra and almost anyone you meet in any street anywhere, everyone has an opinion on the madness that is clearly present throughout the world. Musically too it was easy to find performers who were ready to delve into their shadow side. We were lucky enough to do sessions with Michael Stipe, Maxi Jazz, KD Lang, Baaba Maal, Lila Downs, Oumou Sangare, Alanis Morrisette, Will Young and over a hundred collaborators.
After our 7 month trip around the world we came home with over 1000 hours of footage and hundreds of overdubs from all over the world. It took 2 years and editing and mixing to finish the film, DVD, 7 part TV series and double album. At last we proud to announce "What about me? A question we all struggle with from time to time...