This project started life back in 1990 with a music film I made for the BBC called ONE WORLD ONE  VOICE (it's in the VIDEO listings on this site). There was something about its core concept of people contributing to a single piece of music from all over the world in both sound and pictures, that stayed with me long after I'd finished making the film. It always irked me that some kind of collaborative process couldn't continue after the event, adding, subtracting,mixing and morphing music and film into a truly global audio - visual experience  Then the internet arrived...

In 2008 I began to assemble people with way more know how than me to make this dream a reality. In the beginning the technology wasn't quite fast enough to deliver what was needed but after much experimentation, skill and tenacity the dream materialised. In 2013 it took the form of an app called WHOLEWORLDBAND, an echo of its original inspiration all those years ago. As you can see it's now called YOUDIO (easier on the ear and less of a mouthful) and offers a simple way to make music and video with anyone, anywhere in the world. 

INDUSTRY AWARDS:

2015

IRISH TIMES Innovation Awards - CREATIVE INDUSTRIES INNOVATION.

2014

EIRCOM Spider Awards - INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN DIGITAL MEDIA

EIRCOM Spider Awards - BEST APP

EIRCOM Spider Awards - GRAND PRIX Winner

DIGITAL MEDIA Awards - BEST APP

DOT IE Net Visionary Award 2014 - BEST MOBILE APP

NAMM TEC Awards - Nominee (Audio for Smartphones & Tablets)

BUMA Music Meets Tech Award at EUROSONIC

2013

SXSW MUSIC ACCELERATOR Award - Finalist