Oktober 21, 2008

Delicately Sweet Sorrow

I sat down and watched the finished DVD today.
Up until that moment, I'd never seen it in its entirety. Neither
in the correct running order nor in full resolution. My first reaction was one of sadness actually if I'm totally honest. Because I can't imagine ever topping it. I can't imagine what I might want to say or express that I haven't had the opportunity to in this album and subsequent supporting pieces.

October 09, 2008

Congratulations are in Order



Animator Richard Cullen has just been nominated for a BIMA award (British Interactive Media Association) for his work on the music video for 'Who Would Have Thought'.

The video has been shortlisted with 4 other nominees for an award in the Film and Animation category. Other contenders for the award include clients like the British mobile phone company Orange and the BBC.

October 08, 2008

Hope
Настроение:Hopeful

I know that religion and politics are the worst topics to discuss at a dinner party - let alone on a 'celebrity' blog. But I'd like to think that we all feel at least mildly closer than that.

I feel so strongly about the need for a change of guard at the helm of the government of the most influential nation in the world that I simply can't keep quiet about it. I'm absolutely terrified of the possibility that someone like Sarah Palin could be calling the shots in the White house next to a rebublican President.

Let me explain that, as a citizen of the world, and as someone who is and has been a tax paying 'American' for over a decade - I feel the right to have an opinion on this most serious of world events.

October 04, 2008

These Delicate Answers

A few answers to some recently asked questions about the new DVD

WILL THE DELUXE EDITION BE SOLD IN STORES?

*No. There are currently no plans to make the deluxe edition available in retail stores. The 'deluxe' was always meant to be a limited edition
via the website only. Because it is such an expensive item to produce
(the 48 page book, glasses, packaging and years of animation!) - there
was never going to be a 'cheap' way of producing them in mass quantities.
So we decided to do a limited run in deluxe packaging via the website.

3-го октября на официальном сайте Даррена будет транслироваться трейлер нового DVD 'This Delicate FILM We've Made'

Даррен снова приятно, надо сказать, обманул публику и выпустил Limited Edition DVD, включающий в себя буклет в 48 страниц и 3D для полноценного просмотра "фильма"

предпродажа DVD начнется в день прокрутки трейлера на официальном сайте

September 25, 2008

THIS DELICATE FILM IS COMING SOON..
Настроение:DELICATE

Log on TO WWW.DARRENHAYES.COM at one minute past midnight on Friday
October 3 to see the world premiere of the trailer for 'This Delicate Film We've Made'
and pre order the deluxe limited edition or standard versions.

"Darren Hayes continues his defiant and extravagant musical
journey by releasing 'This Delicate FILM We've Made'.
A DVD album in surround sound with extraordinary animated visuals.

Hayes commissioned two animators and almost 18 months of
their time to create a collection of short animated and filmed music
video pieces to accompany songs from his latest album.

With music remixed and remastered in glorious 5.1 surround sound -
Hayes describes the DVD as 'the way the album was always
meant to be seen'.

The Deluxe Version is presented in a landscape DVD gatefold luxury package
with a 48 page book and 3D glasses. Only 2000 of these will be produced and
the artwork and tracklist are unique to this version only. The deluxe version is
region free and available in both PAL and NTSC formats.

September 25, 2008

Australian Idol
Настроение:Idolized


I'm sitting in the lounge of my hotel suite with the light of the harbor in Wooloomooloo (isn't that word hilarious! Love it!) warming me up. I've been awake since 6 am doing radio interviews to promote my upcoming appearance on Australian Idol this Sunday and Monday as a guest judge and mentor.

Yesterday I spent 12 hours filming workshops with the kids at a recording studio in Surrey Hills and I came home and collapsed! It was a lot of fun and all the contestants are wonderful. I particularly connected with Roshani, Wes and Sophie. They are just adorable.
The truth is it's very difficult not to get attached and I've found myself wanting them all to do well!

Sophie had a great workshop and I truly feel she'll give a performance this weekend that is more in keeping with who she is and the person we put through in London.

In other news, I am very happy to announce that the trailer for This Delicate Film We've Made is set to debut online on Friday October 3 at 12.01 am.

Wahooo.

xxD

September 23, 2008

In Sydney Australia

I am sitting in my favorite café in Sydney. It's a place that's been the backdrop to many of my adventures in this town since the beginning of my career. For those who don't know I'm originally from Brisbane, Queensland. As a child, Sydney was always this glamorous almost Hollywood-like place I'd visit sometimes to see relatives. Later on it became the city Daniel Jones and I would record our first Savage Garden album. The hub of all the magic that began my career. And today it still holds a fascination as a place I visit and adore but have never known as home.

But in this café, on my own, I feel a wonderful sense of familiarity. It's not fancy but it's perfect. The right food (always breakfast no matter what time) and staff and décor that are friendly without being over the top. And we're like old friends.

September 17, 2008

False alarm - acoustic show not happening
Настроение:falsely alarmed

Sorry all! There was a slight chance it might happen but at such short notice we
couldn't get the venue we needed for the date I was available.
To cut a long story short, I am coming to Sydney next week to do something judgemental for a television show about Idols (hint hint) and was hoping to surprise some Aussies
with an impromptu gig on my night off in Sydney.

I'm sorry if I got hopes up but I wanted to make sure
I had given those who could have attended as much notice as possible to try to make it.

Unfortunately the choice of venues on a Saturday night so close were very limited and as I'm only in the country for less than a week there was no other day it could have been.

It is, after all, supposed to be my year off from live gigs - but I've missed you
and was really looking forward to singing.

Hope I haven't upset anyone!
I was really trying to do something lovely.
Good news though is that my agent Tony Grace was thrilled at the idea and though
he was gutted we couldn't get it to happen this time we're already thinking of 'next time'.

Love you and if it makes you feel any better I was up until almost 5 am trying to make it happen!

xxxD

September 16, 2008

False alarm - acoustic show not happening
Настроение: falsely alarmed

Sorry all! There was a slight chance it might happen but at such short notice we
couldn't get the venue we needed for the date I was available.
To cut a long story short, I am coming to Sydney next week to do something judgemental for a television show about Idols (hint hint) and was hoping to surprise some Aussies
with an impromptu gig on my night off in Sydney.

I'm sorry if I got hopes up but I wanted to make sure
I had given those who could have attended as much notice as possible to try to make it.

Unfortunately the choice of venues on a Saturday night so close were very limited and as I'm only in the country for less than a week there was no other day it could have been.

It is, after all, supposed to be my year off from live gigs - but I've missed you
and was really looking forward to singing.

Hope I haven't upset anyone!
I was really trying to do something lovely.
Good news though is that my agent Tony Grace was thrilled at the idea and though
he was gutted we couldn't get it to happen this time we're already thinking of 'next time'.

Love you and if it makes you feel any better I was up until almost 5 am trying to make it happen!

xxxD