Our Team

As the name suggests, Homegrown Maniacs is crew dedicated to showcasing crazy people doing craxy things in their own backyard. HGM was founded in 1988 when surf photographer Leith "Holtzy" Holtzman began filming the relatively new sport of Freestyle Motocross (FMX). In 2007 HGM released their fourth FMX DVD titled "Homegrown Maniacs 4: The Curves of Mother Nature", which has gone on to be the best selling FMX film in Australia ever.

Launch Helmet Cams is proud to sponsor HGM as they usher in a new era with the release of HGMtv, a fresh take on the world of action sports tv shows. HGMtv is already set to be broadcast on Fuel TV in Australia and is expected to reach an international audience in 2009. With presenters such as big wave tow-in surfer Alex "Alfy" Cater and motocross madman Justin "Bushy" Bush, you know that this show is going to be the real deal.

Tanya Faux is a highly accomplished white water kayaker who excels in all facets of the sport. Whether it’s running class 5 rivers, dropping huge waterfalls or throwing down huge freestyle tricks, you can expect Tanya to be in the thick of it. Amongst her many accolades, Tanya was crowned the 2006 World Cup Freestyle Champion and the 2007 Everest Female Paddler of the Year.

In 2008 Tanya led the Waterfall Dreaming expedition into the unique and remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, exploring the uncharted water of the Moran and Mitchell Rivers. The Waterfall Dreaming project aims to increase awareness of the Save The Kimberley campaign. The Kimberley is one of the last regions of untouched beauty in the world and is under thrreat from industrial development due to the massive reserves of natural gas and oil in the area. Save the Kimberley is an independant awareness organisation established to educate the community about the threat to the unique wilderness areas in the Kimberley region of Australia. Save the Kimberley is not anti-development; they support appropriate development that looks after the people and the environment of the Kimberley region.

Have you ever wondered what is like to be a Crusty Demon? Have you ever wondered what it is like to be on tour with the Crusty Demons? Well soon you’ll be able to find out! Crusty Tour TV will give you a backstage pass on the Crusty Tour as the team travel around the world, unleashing hell wherever they go.

Filming has commenced in Australia with some of Australias top riders such as Cam “Sincs” Sinclair and Blake “Bilko” Williams. The tour will soon head over to Europe and then onto Africa.

Kwozzy Racing are currently racing in the 2008/2009 Superboat Offshore Championship in Australia. Their 25ft Supercat Outboard boat pushes out an impressive 400hp and hits speeds over 150km/hr on the water. Adam Nicholls and the team at Kwozzy will be capturing their race runs with a VIO POV1 and we look forward to getting some of their crazy footage up on the site soon.

Josh Robinson and Jeff Denmeade are accomplished drivers, both within Australia and overseas respectively. Launch Helmet Cams are sponsoring the team as they tackle the 2008 Dutton Rally as well Josh for the WA State Sprint State Championships. His worked 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 is kitted out with launch control, anit lag and rotational idle and pumps out almost 400hp, hurtling the car from 0 to 100km/hr in just over 4 seconds.

At just 17 years of age, SLD Productions head honcho Sam Davies has an impressive resume already. Sams first feature length film “Compression” followed the 2006/2007 Australian National Mountain Bike Downhill series and was completed while Sam was still 15.

Editing has now commenced on Sams new feature film “T.I.A. This is Australia”. TIA will provide viewers with a behind the scenes look into the Australian riding culture and the lifestyle of Australias top professional downhill mountain bikers and will attempt to answer the question “Why does Australia have so many fast riders?”.

T.I.A. This is Australia is due to be premiered at the UCI MTB World Cup round in Canberra, Australia in August 2008. Launch Helmet Cams sponsors SLD Productions and was heavily involved with the West Coast shoot for the film.