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"...a multilayered, hypnotic groove that combines the most advanced electronic techniques with the most primitive of instruments- human breath. The playing is phenomenal... ***" -Q Magazine

Dr. Didg are a Boston based trio led by Graham Wiggins and featuring Scott Eisenberg on drums and Todd Wright on electric guitar. Graham first picked up the didgeridoo in 1982 while an undergraduate at Boston University. After moving to England in 1985, he earned a PhD in physics from Oxford University, gaining himself the nickname "Dr. Didg". Originally self-taught, Graham has studied the instrument with the Australian Aborigines, has published research on the physics of the didgeridoo, and helped first bring the didgeridoo to the outside world as co-founder, along with Martin Cradick, of the group "Outback". Two Outback albums were released on the Hannibal/Rykodisc label ("Baka" and "Dance the Devil Away"), topping the Billboard World Music and CMJ New Music Charts. In 1993 Graham performed with the Grateful Dead at Oakland Coliseum in California, prior to a recording session with their drummer Mickey Hart. That session led to Graham's inclusion on two of Mickey Hart's solo albums ("Mystery Box" and "Planet Drum- Supralingua").

Didg

Following the breakup of Outback in 1993, Graham and Ian Campbell, long time drummer for Outback, carried on together and formed a new group called Dr. Didg. At this point Graham began incorporating a technique he calls "live sampling", in which he samples himself as he plays, building up layers of rhythmic loops. Over the years they became part of the fabric of the Glastonbury Festival in England, including some seminal, legendary battery-powered jam sessions through the night. It was during one of these sessions that Graham realised that the live sampling technique allowed them to improvise extensively while maintaining a constant foundation of tight groove which had much in common with electronic dance music. With the addition of Mark Revell on guitar, and later Tim Harries on bass (ex- Bill Bruford's Earthworks), the band was complete. They produced two albums for Hannibal/Rykosdisc ("Out of the Woods" and "Serotonality"). Later on Mark Revell was replaced by Dave Motion. They toured extensively in the club and festival circuit in Europe, reaching Italy, Austria, Sweden, Holland, France and Germany, and finally toured America twice in 1998.

Todd

In 1999 Graham decided to move back to America and put together a new band based in Boston. After holding extensive auditions, he settled on Scott Eisenberg (recent Berklee graduate) on drums and Todd Wright on guitar. After a couple of rehearsals they jumped in at the deep end, opening for Guster on a two week east coast tour in January 2000. They toured Austria in April, appeared at the High Sierra Festival on July 4, teamed up with the String Cheese Incident for their Full Moon Dream Dance at Hornings Hideout in Oregon and delivered a momentous set at the Berkshire Mountain Music Festival, with Slip members Mark Friedman and Andrew Barr as guests.