Sound Waves To Rock Burleigh
B
urleigh Heads has everything a film maker
could ever need. At a glance it’s overflowing
with incredible scenery, natural beauty and soul,
but it takes a local to really bring Burleigh into
the spotlight in a way that truly celebrates it for
the surfing community.
That’s the task that Tim Baker took on.
The Gold Coast-based surf writer has
come up with (m)Ocean, a remarkable
concept that we’re told will be revealed
at this year’s Bleach Festival.
Celebrating 100 years of Australian
surfing history, (m)Ocean will showcase
all forms of wave-riding side by side,
set to live music - yes, actual live music
performances on the shore - whilst the
surfing takes place. It will involve a stack
of the Gold Coast and Australia’s top
surfers, carving up the point at Burleigh
while surfing musicians provide the
improvised soundtrack on the spot.
The result will be a world-first experimental
live surfing and music creation akin to a
surf movie brought to life, with the surfing
and music feeding off each other in a
symbiotic feedback loop, all to create an
innovative new cultural form.
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Set for March 21, 3.30-6pm, (m)Ocean will be
headlined by surfing musician Kim Churchill,
and also feature Band of Frequencies, with
the likes of free surfer Dave Rastovich
(pictured) shredding to the tunes.
“Many surfing creatives have explored the
synergy between music and surfing,” says
Tim.
“This has usually taken the form of surf
movie soundtracks performed live at public
screenings.
“I have thought for a while, the clear next
step in this exploration is to marry live music
with live surfing.”
He says as well as a creative, artistic
exploration, (m)Ocean aims to have a
‘harmonising’ effect on surf culture, to
present a co-operative model of surfing,
rather than a competitive one.