I was
born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.
At the age of 11, my family moved to
Ottawa. Currently, I am based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
I bought
my first drum kit at the age of 14, which led to other sorts of hand drums such
as djembes and congas. I enjoyed playing in rock bands with friends. Then, I
bought my first didgeridoo. At first oblivious to it's technique, with practice
I taught myself how to play.
In the beginning of the summer of 2005, I
united my didge and drums in to one amazing sound. I did this by building my
very own hands-free didge stand which left my hands free to play my djembe and
hand percussion all at the same time as my didgeridoo. I also make use of
both my legs in my awesome one-man-band. Then I released my first debut CD
called,
"Tree Limbs," which only has music featuring the didgeridoo. To
order a copy, click on the cover of my CD below or buy one straight through me
by emailing me at didgeman.ca@gmail.com
During the summer
of 2006, I spent three months travelling Australia, learning all about the land
and it's ways. I started in the delicious city of Melbourne and then flew to
Alice Springs, then rode 'The Legendary Ghan' up to Darwin where I bought a car
and drove down the west coast to Perth, then across to Sydney, then up the east
coast to Port Douglas. Though it was hard to leave Australia, I am happy to be
back in Canada to continue spreading the joyous sound of the Didgeridoo and it's
beautiful culture.
While traveling Australia, I also hand selected my
private collection of Didgeridoos, which included opportunities to craft several
of my own with the guidance of local didgeridoo makers. I made some
important contacts and am now able to craft my own instruments from authenctic
termite-chewed logs. When it comes to finding an authentic, quality
didgeridoo in Canada, it is nearly impossible. By creating my own, I hope to
help fill this void.
I am a profesional didgeridoo player and I'm a man
of rhythm that is eager to share this wonderful Australian instrument and
its culture with the world....hence.......
THE COMPANY: Didgeman
Didgeridoos is based in Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada and is owned and operated
by myself,
Rob Pelletier.
