Below are some didgeridoo videos you can watch right here from the comfort of our website. Let us know about your favorite didge vids on YouTube and we may add them here as a "best of" series so you won't have to muk around all over the internet to find 'em! Cool bananas, eh? Click the "play" arrow in center of screen to watch videos.
Ernie Fields plays an L.A.Outback didgeridoo on American Idol What a blast! The audience and judges loved it. Ernie Fields accompanied Crystal Bowersox on didgeridoo, sharing the stage with her during a cover of the Beatles hit "Come Together".
Ernie is the music contractor for American Idol, and when he found out that Crystal wanted a didge played in her song he rocked over to us and picked up a nice instrument. He's 75 years old, yet learned to play well enough in 5 days to perform live! Check it out.
Barry plays didgeridoo on Alphanaut's "Out of Orbit" album Recording under the name Alphanaut, Mark of LA Outback has been working on his first full length album for over two years and he documented the progress on Youtube.
Barry leant his talents playing didgeridoo on an ambient piece titled "AL 424-15" which will actually be released as a bonus cut to the first single "Never Been To Athens". The album is due on iTunes, Amazon and other retailers February, 2010.
Ondrej
Smeykal "Solo
Didj 1" This
video was captured just before Ondrej conducted
a beginners' workshop here at the house. We recorded
two solo didgeridoo pices with Ondrej in the
Tiki Hut and the second will soon be posted.
Ondrej was in town on a small
tour of the western United States,
playing to mystified crowds. Those
who attended Ondrej's solo performance
and workshop in Los Angeles were treated
to an incredible evening of didgeridoo
magic!
Mike Jackson's "Control Freak" Mike recently visited us here in L.A. where we hosted a concert and workshop by him. He lives near Katoomba in Australia's Blue Mountains west of Sydney. He has a band up there called "Didjeridu Dingo" and we hope to have all the blokes over for a big BBQ and didgeridoo blow-out real soon!
Mike is a truly nice fella and we had a great visit. He is one of few that can play didge riddims at such velocity that, well... first shocks and then totally mesmerizes you! Have a look and listen to his song "Control Freak" shot in our backyard tiki hut. Just don't try this at home.
Mike Jackson's "Steam Train" Another absolutely ripper riddim that nearly defies possibility. Aside from being a white-hot didgeridoo player, Mike is also an archaeologist involved in the discovery, documentation and preservation of aboriginal rock art sites. His passion is infectious.
Being out in the "bush" for extended periods affords Mike the chance to practice in the wild. That must be truly inspiring! This video was shot in our backyard tiki hut at here at L.A.Outback.
So... take Mike's "Stem Train" to your imaginary landscape and find your muse.
Didgeridoo in "Walk Hard" Movie The propmaster for this film rented 7 didgeridoos from us for the movie, which spoofs "Walk the Line". Actor John C. Riley plays a country/rock star from young boy to old age. In one scene he goes through a Brian Wilson/Phil Spector phase and demands 50,000 didgeridoos for his next album. There is one quick shot of an actor "playing" the didgeridoo with an orchestra.
At left is a trailer for the film. Pause the video at 2:50 and you can see (though not very clearly) some of the didges they rented for the scenes.
The movie is pretty funny and has a heap of good laughs. Also, check out the "Army of Didgeridoos" ringtone with dialogue from the movie.
Steve's Didge from L.A.Outback Our mate Steve lives just south of Sydney in Australia. Steve has a true blue, sunny disposition and loves to make "slice of life" videos on YouTube under the name "Englishteaboy".
We bought Steve a didgeridoo after seeing him playing a vacuum cleaner tube in one of his videos. He was stoked to get a real didge and this is the first video he's made since receiving it. The bit with the didge starts halfway into the video, so sit back, relax, and get to know our didgeri-bro Steve.
Deadly Didgeridoo Duet! Jeremy Donovan & Ryka Ali improvise a didgeridoo duet shortly after meeting each other for the first time. Filmed here at L.A.Outback in our backyard "tiki hut". Jeremy is already world famous as a ripping didgeridoo player and aboriginal artist of Kuku Yalanji descent (northern Queensland, Australia). And Ryka, at 17 years old, is fast becoming recognized as a terrific didge player and traditional dancer. Ryka is Yindinji aboriginal, also from northern Queensland, Australia.
We paired these two up for a quick one-take and they played for over 7 minutes! It was so good I didn't want to edit it, so click on the video above, sit back, and enjoy the magic of pure didgeridoo.
Wendy's Didgeridoo Commercial The production company that made this ad rented 7 didges from us for the shoot, and while many were more "traditional" looking instruments, the director picked the most colorful one (probably to look better with the actor's wig).
Don't stress over the meaning or the message here. Wendy's entire campaign at present is geared to evoke a "what in the world are they getting at" response. It works, too, because that's exactly what people say when they watch these commercials.
I prefer the old "Soviet Union Fashion Show" ad that Wendy's did back in the eighties. It's still a riot.
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