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Freedivers Perform in Underwater Music Video

In one of the more outlandish applications of freediving, WaterMaarqFreediving had the unique opportunity to join the Daperis Brothers (Jared Daperis and Daniel Daperis) in a supremely ambitious production of a new music video shot underwater.

Months back WaterMaarq Lead Instructor, Marlon Quinn, had the fortune to chat with Jared Daperis (sometimes referred to as a young Mel Gibson and star of TV programme Underbelly) as Jared searched the local scene for performers that could hold their breath and be natural underwater.

It slowly became apparent that what Jared sought to achieve was a ground-breaking production that really demanded a team of people performing on breath-hold to execute the vision of a new music video. WaterMaarq jumpedin and took on the task of sourcing potential talent, providing technical and safety advice for the casting and film shoot plus coordinating the in-water processes for the film takes.

So where do you find people who can act underwater? The search was cast wide – synchronised swimmers, surf lifesavers, even scuba divers had a look in.

Fortunately, the vast majority of interest came from Melbourne’s very strong spearfishing and freediving community. The call went out to the Melbourne Freedivers Club (Marlon Quinn is Club President), a range of spearfishing groups and the WaterMaarq Freediving community and the response drew an immediate spike in hits on the website and Jared’s phone started running off the hook.

A hoard of budding breath-hold performers attended the initial 2-hour long casting session and much