That Sugar Film… Damon and Zoe…🍭

Welcome to our interview with the couple that made “that Sugar Film”… I am traveling Australia in my newly renovated bus with my beautiful partner Paul and dog Banjo, we will be interviewing people who are interesting, places we go and experiences that we have… To check out our bus, click here —> Our bus renovation journey…

How did it all begin you ask? 

Once Upon a time... Paul and I decided to have a sugar free month… Which was motivated by my concerns for pauls massive pizza addiction… I assure you, when i say addiction, I mean he is a full blown pizza ADDICT. Being healthier and more mindful about what fuels our body is something that we would like to focus on more and become, well you know, HOT BABES, with 10/10 bodies demonstrating a temple of health… Which of course is nice to “dream” although our education is very limited and thought, if we want to be our dream selves, we need to get EDUCATED… so… WHOO HOOO, this new film came on called “that Sugar Film” and we went down to the local cinemas (with a large pizza lol) and watched the movie… IT WAS FREAKING AMAZING! We nearly cried by how wrong we had got this Healthy eating thing and i now understood why i am a size 14/16… I thought having a juice every morning was helping shift those Kg, NOT! Anyways… watch it! SERIOUSLY, WATCH IT! it WILL change your life.

*Warning* Image below contains Addictive and Junkie behaviour…. 

So I brought the book..

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which you can Buy here Click here to buy the book http://www.booktopia.com.au/that-sugar-book-damon-gameau/prod9781743532935.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKEAjwpsGqBRCioKet–bp_QcSJADCtbsb75YtqLKZ5KYgzNexTAfv3zeGi93fy5ZPLuwKPHZQoRoCpMjw_

This is a website with lots of info… http://www.thatsugarfilm.com/synopsis/ And check out the Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uaWekLrilY here…

Then… WE MET THEM! As this amazing couple Zoe and Damon had such a profound influence on my life, I thought “yes” … INTERVIEW TIME! I am interested in the documentary, although what i loved most about it is, how creative it was, how funny and fun Damon and Zoe are and how they managed to think about it, put it together and DO IT! So i recommend, WATCH THE MOVIE, BUY THE BOOK… TELL THE WORLD and continue reading this blog for a real insight to who this beautiful couple are…

Let me Paint you a picture… (or just look at my photos #haha) Paul and I are going to be selling coffees around Australia, we have just set up the machine, so we invited Damon and Zoe to be our 1st guests…. Zoe was jumping off the walls the coffee was THAT good!!!  #bluebuscafe 

Meet Zoe…

  So even though this is legit my 2nd interview (haha #wingit) I had to take some serious deep breaths as Zoe was talking, we are so ALIKE… WOW!

SUPER HERO… INTRODUCING “DIMENSION GIRL” … Given the opportunity to be a super hero, Zoe would teleport to other galaxies and be able to adjust to any atmosphere. #inventive 

Star Sign- Cancer

Occupation- Writer, Artist, Actor and MOTHER 🙂  (Yup, she’s awesome)

Dream Job- Anything with peace and Joy (told you she was awesome)

Current home – The hills of Victoria

Collects… Feathers, Crystals, Leaves and paper things. #stopit #soalike #soulsister   

Her Vibe to me… I find Zoes vibe, very authentic, calming, accepting and warm. I instantly feel very nurtured and comfortable in her presence. She is very much “IN THE MOMENT”…. Zoe is just so true to herself, its like she is incredibly empowered and confident. Zoe LOVES her family, “INCREDIBLY.” She is so passionate about supporting her husband and being a mother.. She is super playful and fun with heaps of energy and is absolutely STUNNING! (MILF ALERT) … #wootwhoo 

Her Mission… Zoes mission is to remind people who they are at their essence. (ah, beautiful) 

Lessons of life learnt… (my summary, not word of word) “Connections we have with people are here for a purpose. Push past your limits, Push yourself instead of running away, Own your part in creating a situation that may cause you harm, Push through the uncomfortable blocks/limitations… Find in yourself great love and MOVE FORWARD with it… All of these ‘testing’ times are an opportunity for you grow and learn, they are in an essence a gift ”

Biggest Fear… “The Death of the ones I love, I want to get every second out of life”

Random… Zoe is an experimental pillower and currently has a very comfortable pillow and only needs ONE of these… #impressve… When Zoe thinks of the word Horse, her 1st word to think of is ‘neigh’ which is cute.

Teach us something…  Zoe taught us a breathing technique to deepen our breath and to be peaceful in any moment. AHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh……  Side note, Zoe, has a blog full of mediations that she has written. I have done them all and personally have got a lot out of them, so go find yourself a peaceful relaxing place to chill out and treat yourself to this…. http://www.urthlingz.com/ 

WORDS OF WISDOM (for paul and I) “LOVE EACH OTHER” #done  

Damon aka UNDERSTANDING MAN 

Super hero… Given the opportunity to be a super hero, Damon would see people as they are; their pain & history and be able to help them with just only one sentence “understanding me” #heunderstands #sentenceschangelives   Star sign… Aquarius

Current job… Director, author, actor and speaker

Dream job… Doing it #livinghisdream (best)

Current home – the hills

Collects- Nothing, His all about “letting it go” Zoe is the collector for the both of them. 🙂

His vibe… Damon is extremely funny, like I mean not your average haha, that guy is funny, I mean your full on HILARIOUS funny! He is very ambitious, energetic, passionate, compassionate, smart, inquisitive, humble and really beautiful. I find his way so authentic, much like Zoe’s… They are both so comfortable with who they are and are so empowered. He has so much respect and love for his wife, which I find truly inspiring. He certainly is a role model (a funny one). So in short, His a legend . Damons Mission… Convert complex messages into a fun and accessible way #hedoesit #winning   Life lessons learnt- This reality is an illusion, there is something for bigger then us that universally connects us all.

Biggest Fear- ‘Not being liked, it doesn’t consume me, although I am aware of the loop and I CHOOSE not to give it any energy” #sohonest #thankyou #IronicallyILikeHimMoreNow

Teach us something understanding Man… How to count to 10 in Chinese… YUP… In your own time, Please read this following link for instructions… 🙂 http://www.askbennychinese.com/learnings/detail/exp-wht-20070007?h=Basic+Numbers+-+Learn+How+To+Count+From+1+to+99

Words of wisdom… No problem can be solved from the same Level of consciousness that created it.  

Wow…Damon and Zoe have done a lot of self work to get to the point of where they are today. They have taught me that by working on limiting beliefs and focusing on developing your spirit/soul/mind and body you can change those limits you put on yourself and evolve to make all of your dreams come true… Which is exactly what they did… They conquered the fear and did it anyway. WOW…  So, just wondering…. 

• What are your limiting beliefs?
• What do you REALLY want?
• how are you going to make the change?

The future… The future for the 4 of us, is going to basically be a rad friendship that will involve HEAPS of fun… I can’t express enough how much they feel like old friends #lovethatfeeling Thank-you for reading our blog and traveling with us…. #shareit #followus #tellyourmates #followyourdreams

Photography done by Alyce Sophia Procter

Sending you love… 🙂

Ben… Dub Fx

Hooray, I am traveling Australia in my newly renovated bus with my beautiful partner Paul and dog Banjo. We will be interviewing people who are interesting, places we go and experiences that we have… To check out our bus… Read about the bus journey here The Bus renovation Journey #shareourblog #followus

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 Why do I want to Interview Dub FX? 

BACK GROUND STORY…. 

well, When I was 18, I left a small country town (lake Tyres) and moved to Prahran to my dads pad… when I was living there, I was seeing a beautiful man named Dan, who is now a barrister in the city, and travels the world (really interesting guy). We would always go on epic adventures together. We went to stkildafest together, and this is when I met one of the most inspiring musicians of my life… DUB FX! 

 
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

I was poor (had $10 to my name), was working in a high-end shoe store on chapel st getting paid $12 an hour… and I HATED it!… The ladies i met were just soooooooo different from all the country women that it was seriously like a massive culture shock, I actually lost my job from there, as i called everyone “mate”. Bahaha! (dicks)… MUST FOCUS! …. So it all ties back to Dub Fx… lol.. Right! So I’m at st Kilda fest with Dan, checking out all the stuff happening, and i see this street performer/busker… And i was just mesmerised by him… I stopped, sat down (right in front).. closed my eyes and just travelled with him and his music… So he does this epic thing (i don’t know the technical words) he records his sound, then loops it, and sings over the top of it…. Watch this youtube Clip… you’ll get the jist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsYdXWnW2uI I KNOW RIGHT! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I did the only thing that a normal person would do… INVEST ALL YOUR MONEY IN WHAT YOU LOVE, Bought the album, literally became pennyless, happy as a pig in shit with music that made me happy! #liveyourdreams #supportpeoplewhoinspireyou

7 YEARS LATER… (yup, 7 years) 

Paul and I are living In the hills of victoria, Paul is having a break from plumbing, and has been working at his Aunties Cafe called Evolve, which is the place-to-be in the hills… check it here http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food-and-drink/directory/cafe/evolve-fair-food-store Dub FX eats here, and Paul was telling me that he met him. I LOST MY SHIT! NO WAY! I told paul he was amazing…
 

 

 
 

 

SHIT SITUATION TO A HAPPY ENDING… 

Unfortunately, One of my dear friends had commit-Suicide and I just found out, my heart felt like someone had punched me so hard that all I could do was cry, I called my Aunty Denise as i couldn’t stop crying, and she met me at the front of evolve and held me until i could breathe again… WOW… I sat in the cafe next to the fire with make up all over my face, eyes red and feeling sad. Then Dub FX came in… Paul invited him to sit next to me to cheer me up… (not going to lie, it did) … We talked for a while then he invited us over to his pad and i thought doing an interview would be ideal, considering this is what we want to do as we travel… meet interesting people… And what a perfect person…

Lets cut to the chase..

Me just before we left to go hang out,  jumping on the trampoline in the sunshine.. 👌

 
.ABOUT Dub Fx… Ben… 

Dub lives in this magical house surrounded by trees, his view is seriously supurb. Scattered around his home, are art works that he has collected from around the world. WOW. Like seriously… WOW…

 

   

 Bens energy to me, is very strong and grounding. I feel that as a performer he seems very comfortable with his ‘VOICE” and speaks with so much self-belief and awareness. It was really comforting to hear a man who really speaks with honesty and doesn’t hold back. Its as though fear of social situations has completely left him and is completely comfortable with who he is. He is so raw and authentic and it’s no surprise why I was attracted to his music… He is who he is… no bullshit. LOVE IT! #keepinitreal 

  
 He was born on june the 11th (same as my dad)… on an eclipse…(pretty cool) So Gemini… 🙂

Paul and I were telling him about the bus, and he told us, ….WAIT FOR IT… (it gets more amazing) He travelled around Europe for years in a “BUS” busking!!! There hasn’t been many young people that i have met who have also traveled in a bus, and it’s really nice feeling to be understood.

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ub Fx, started busking doing Jack Johnson style beats, until he was told that his stuff was too “nice” by a massive Jamaican dude in europe, Dub FX thought “fuck it,if they don’t want nice, i’ll give them nasty”… and changed his style to a more gritty and raw style. He learnt beats from MC’s on the street in England and shaped his music to what it is today in a massive way.

BLOG EXERCISE… (yup, a challenge for YOU) 

Put some headphones on, put your feet up, close your eyes and LISTEN to his music. Feel what you feel when you listen to him, Take the time to HEAR his VOICE, his sound, his vibe, his story, and let it take you on an experience.

 DUB FX plays music as it sets him free, it gives him an open space to be able to express himself and of course to have FUN. When DUB is in the moment of playing, its as though time is suspended and there is nothing but the moment itself.

Ben loves that he is HERE, he is alive, that everything and nothing exists simultaneously. Being one with the universe is his souls mission and to make the most of the 3D reality that we are all traveling in. 

  
 The most profound thing that he told me which is a valuable lesson. As i looked at this huge house, his nice car, his amazing sound systems/studio and all that he had CREATED around him, i said, “dude, all because of yourself belief, you created this” and he looked at me and said “i created this because i worked hard, so many people have self belief and wait around for magic to happen and of course it never does… This didn’t happen over night, I worked hard this” (thats not word for word, thats just what i remember lol) His success of what he does and just for who he is, i believe is a combination of self love, luck, hard work, a wiliness to be open, having a strong awareness and PASSION. Dub Fx (ben) Is a man of love and what a blessing he is to share with the world his story through his music. He really opened up a space for me to think about what do I want to work hard for? …. And I’m curious, what do you want to achieve and what are you willing to work hard for? Dub Fx shows that you CAN achieve anything with the right ingredients… 

 
Lastly… 

Some wisdom from ben… Everybodys universe makes sense to them.

Thank you for being open to my truth and for coming on a experience with me… And Ben, thank you for opening your heart to Paul and I…. You as a soul are profound!