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"Catching the Big Fish : Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity" Donovan Live in LA!
Legendary troubadour songwriter/poet Donovan to release first-ever concert DVD on October 8th, 2007
Concert DVD "I am thrilled to release my first concert DVD. I feel the concert at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, and the wonderful quality of the digital recording, captures the essence of my music - and my life," Donovan said. "And now, David Lynch and I bring the tour to my home country where I will perform and David will take Q & A. We will present the David Lynch Foundation programme of Consciousness-Based Education to UK schools and universities". The concert DVD begins with an introduction by David Lynch.
Donovan Live in L. A. DVD
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David Lynch and Donovan at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on 21 January 2007. The two iconic artists are coming to London 23 and 24 October.
David Lynch "Catching the Big Fish" Three-time Oscar-nominated director David Lynch has created some of the best-known and widely discussed screen works of our time. This distinctive writer-director's art bears not only the mark of box-office success but also critical acclaim and cultural posterity. Creativity, vision and insight into the human condition are Lynch’s hallmarks in films as diverse as Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Twin Peaks and The Straight Story.
Yet Lynch generally reveals little of himself, or the ideas behind his work. Now he provides a rare window into his methods as an artist and his personal working style. In Catching the Big Fish, Lynch writes candidly about the tremendous creative benefits he has gained from his thirty-plus years of practicing Transcendental Meditation.
In short chapters, Lynch describes the experience of "diving within" and "catching" ideas like fish-and then preparing them for television or movie screens, and for other media in which he works, such as photography, painting and sculpture.
In the book's first section, Lynch discusses the development of his ideas-where they come from, how he grasps them, and which ones appeal to him the most. He talks specifically about how he puts his thoughts into action and how he engages with others around him. Finally, he discusses the self and the surrounding world and how the process of "diving within" that has so deeply affected his own work can directly benefit others.
Catching the Big Fish provides unprecedented insight into Lynch's methods and comes as a revelation to the legion of fans who have longed to better understand Lynch's deeply personal vision. It is equally intriguing to anyone who grapples with questions such as: "Where do ideas come from?" and "How can I nurture creativity?
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Dr Donovan Leitch The legendary folk-rock-pop troubadour Dr. Donovan Leitch began his career as an itinerant folk musician, creating acoustic hits in 1965 with the gentle Catch The Wind and Colours and his version of Buffy Sainte Marie's protest anthem Universal Soldier before transforming the pop music landscape with a series of enigmatic and wondrous pop masterpieces that continue to be played on radio and television.
From 1966 through 1969, Dr. Donovan Leitch scored a string of eleven Top 40 hits in a row, including Mellow Yellow, Sunshine Superman, Epistle To Dippy, There Is A Mountain, Wear Your Love Like Heaven, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Jennifer Juniper, Lalena, Atlantis, and Riki Tiki Tavi.
Dr. Donovan Leitch was one of the few artists to collaborate on songs with the Beatles, contributing lyrics to the song Yellow Submarine. Dr. Donovan Leitch was also invited by the Beatles to join them at Abbey Road Studios for the final orchestral overdub session for the Lennon-McCartney collaboration A Day in the Life, the grand finale of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Dr. Donovan Leitch influenced John Lennon and Paul McCartney in their guitar styles during the famous trip to India in 1968 where Dr. Donovan Leitch and the Beatles first learned Transcendental Meditation and bought it back to the West in a huge way.
During his career, Dr. Donovan Leitch has played with folk music greats Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan, as well as rock musicians Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck.
In the past five years, Dr. Donovan Leitch has completed the successful album Beat Cafe; a new box set, Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan; and a book, The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man (Arrow Books). Dr. Donovan Leitch is also fulfilling his 40-year interest in Transcendental Meditation by heading up the musical wing of the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace.
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