Talk:Band in a Bubble

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The Band in a Bubble was a round-the-clock live broadcast in 2004 from Federation Square in Melbourne, which saw Australian band Regurgitator placed inside an enormous glass bubble (more a hexagon really) and watched by audiences around Australia. Over three weeks, the band composed and recorded the album Mish Mash.

The Band in a Bubble concept was the creation of Paul Curtis, Regurgitator's mananager, owner of Valve Records and a noted Australian visual artist. Curtis first came up with the idea in the late 1990s more as an art project than as a musical one but the concept was highly impractical. After years sitting at the back of Curtis' imagination, the opportunity to make the idea workable presented itself. Regurgitator were open to a new experience for recording their next album after ten years together and now with a plan in place, and with the support of the band, Curtis approached a number of television/media outlets before finalising an agreement with Channel V Australia. Contrary to some media claims, the bubble was not inspired by David Blaine's magic stunt in London, coming some time beforehand but Yeomans, the band's guitarist became more open to the idea of being in a bubble after seeing Blaine's in London. Popular VJ Jabba offered a more television friendly and interactive element to the project. Viewers were able to watch through the bubble walls or on any number of huge LCD screens in Federation Square, via a half hour round up daily or on a dedicated 24/7 digital channel on pay-tv network Foxtel.

Quan's mother, Lien Yeoman's, herself a popular Vietnamese cook and author, prepared the food over the three weeks, which was delivered through a food hatch. Curtis was also often seen communicating with the band through this same hatch. An audio link up was also located on the other side of the bubble so that visiting musicians and fans could communicate with the band or record guest spots on the record. Ben Ely's partner, Yumi Stynes, another popular Channel V VJ was a frequent guest/interviewer.

After three weeks, and the escape and recapture of Jabba, the band emerged from the bubble to play their new songs live to a packed audience in Federation Square. In 2005, the bubble concept was licensed to UK production company, Initial (a subsidiary of Endemol), and is slated to be in production for the British summer of 2007. Currently, negotiations are underway for further versions in the US and across Europe.

Quan's Comments

I think it was on Rockwiz, but I know I've heard Quan say criticise the American version. I think his words were "fucked it up". Would be good in the article, if anyone wants to find a reference --Wifidelity (talk) 06:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Quan repeated the sentiment in an interview with Phil Knight on his podcast. Stuart mcmillen (talk) 08:47, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Copyedit Tag

I added the copyedit tag to the article because the entire second section (about an event that happened two years ago) is written in present-tense. --TJ09 (talk) 16:59, 6 July 2009 (UTC)