Fledge Productions: January 2011

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Any way you look at it

January 2011 - Birdlings Flat

Nestled in the stunning and remote location of Birdlings Flat, near Akaroa, New Zealand, the Fourwatt (4wa / whatfor?) crew settled in for a week of haymaking while the sun shined.

Fourwatt specialises in developing the 'creative culture' required to create innovative and break-through art (across every genre). At Birdlings, the musical element of Fourwatt was in... well.. its element as the location, the artists and the state-of-the-art gear worked together to inspire some amazing performances from our amazingly talented group of cohorts. There are about four albums just waiting to be cut from the recordings of this week. Wow, guys, what a blow - away week!

Testimonials

The Fourwatt events make me fizz. What a refreshing environment to be a part of. I believe that executing an idea is what drives success, but to be a part of an idea in the moment as it happens is an incredible experience, and usually only exclusive to the owner/creator/team.
It’s really hard to express the single thing I enjoyed most about being in the exhibition room. On reflection the pure creativity brings out my art side and blocks out the noise of everyday life. So you leave the room feeling recharged even after hours of interaction and engagement.
I think this is a genius concept and can scale into so many things. I gave my email address at the event for an invite to the next one, and next time I’ll bring some like-minded people along!
- David Mckinnon, Marketing Director, Rock Star Recipes Ltd

Ben Campbell is one of the most creative and talented people I've met. Tandem Studios works with Ben and the Fourwatt crew to develop the arts in New Zealand, and to create an environment of warmth and creativity to stimulate the mind and inspire the production of brilliant works. We're proud to have the crew associated with and part of Tandem Studios. Personally I have found that the workshop opened the floodgates of my creativity. It has unblocked my potential in a number of areas such as public singing - something I could do but was not confident with for years. Now I feel as if, creatively, I can do anything.
- Toby Ricketts, Partner / Owner, Tandem Studios & Audio Advantage Ltd

WE HQ recently hosted "the making of the making" workshop. This event took place over a week and we were truly blown away by the amount of art which happened during this time. Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and music were all part of this creative jam. The group left the space better than they found it and treated the space with respect. I am interested to see what the next one will be like.
- Nathan Durkin, Manager, White Elephant

Tony Piggott, Manisha Lee and Ben Campbell's latest event was without doubt the most interesting and stimulating show I have ever attended.
- Roberto Carvalho, Professional Draftsman/Director, ZLandCad

Ive attended most of the fourwatt events; they have been an essential component to the progress of my music not only because of the music set up and wealth of excellent musicians but also because of the overall supportive and creative culture that is generated during the events. I write between events, and the expression comes during. I have written many songs since the first fourwatt event and im now regularly giging, developing a web presence, being contacted to perform with other artists; all of this has been largely spurred on by the fourwatt events.
- Happiness Stan, Musician