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About WhigWham ...
WhigWham Web Services
has been proudly servicing the web development needs of sunny
South-East Queensland and Australia since the year 2000. Our
founding partners are Matt
Hampson (MCSE qualified and highly skilled with computer
systems, networking, and database applications), and Dr
Jeff White (a Doctor of Medicine, and our core Graphic Designer
and webdeveloper). With a doctor on the team, we certainly can
say we specialise in Medical
and health-related websites, however Matt and Jeff both
have broad experience within the Commercial
and Industrial
business sectors, unlike most career IT-graduates! This translates
into two important things for our clients that most of our competitors
cannot match: we have more in our vocabulary than just computer
jargon (you will understand us!), and - more importantly - we
better appreciate your business sector's individual internet
needs and relevant idiosyncrasies (we will understand you!).
Want know a little
more about WhigWham's people?
Jeff
White is a Doctor of Medicine with experience in a broad range
of sub-specialties. His passion, though, is Emergency Medicine
- he still works regularly in emergency departments throughout
South-East Queensland! He has worked within the Health Industry
for over 10 years, with his delinquent youth giving experience
in the hospitality, construction and retail sectors. A strong
interest in graphic design and all aspects of web authoring
(HTML, XML, Javascript, CFML, Flash, PHP, etc.) has led Jeff
to pursue a dual-career by beginning WhigWham. He truly understands
your requirements for client confidentiality and privacy, and
personally guarantees that WhigWham will handle ALL client information
with dignity and respect.
Matt
has extensive experience as a Computer Systems Administrator
with some of the largest firms in Australia. A Microsoft Certified
Systems Engineer (MCSE, MCP+I, ACS), and with expertise in LAN/WAN
installation and PC support, database construction and Web-based
applications, this man can put the back-end power into your
new WhigWham webfront! Matt utilises industry-leading tools
such as Microsoft's IIS Server and Allaire's ColdFusion Server
along with his proficiency with ASP, VB, CFML, HTML and DHTML
to ensure that WhigWham delivers cutting edge solutions to our
clients - in any situation.
Who is the "screaming
guy" we use throughout this web site?
Ever
heard of "Kabuki"? This is one of Japan's traditional
theatrical arts. Its inception goes back to the latter part
of the 16th century and, with extensive and continuous evolution,
it has now been perfected into a state of classical refinement.
Though not as flourishing as it once was, the kabuki theater
retains a wide popularity among the people, and is in fact drawing
quite large audiences even now.
A unique feature of the
kabuki art, and perhaps the most significant and in keeping
with the kabuki spirit of unusualness, is the fact that it has
no actresses whatsoever. All female parts are played by male
impersonators known as onnagata. The players of the kabuki drama
in its primitive stage were principally women, and with the
increasing popularity of kabuki, many of the actresses began
to attract undue attention from male admirers. The authorities
felt that this would lead to a serious demoralization of the
public and in 1629 the theatrical appearance of women was officially
banned.
However, since kabuki
as an art form was already accepted by the public, men immediately
took over and have continued performing to the present. The
ban on actresses was in effect for about 250 years, although
male actors still encompass the majority of performers. Today,
kabuki plays enjoy a wide popularity and constitute an essential
portion of the Japanese culture.
Kabuki is an abstract
form of theatre where the story is character driven, with performances
full of emotion and passion. Until kabuki, the people of Japan
had never seen theater of such colour, glamour, excitement and
general extraordinariness. In these qualities, perhaps no theater
elsewhere in the world can excel the kabuki drama.
WhigWham was introduced
to Kabuki through a stunning documentary/film by Ron Fricke
called Baraka,
in which Kabuki plays a small feature part. We have selected
this image of a Kabuki actor to feature on our website and promotional
material because we feel the passion that Kabuki personifies
is similar to the passion with which WhigWham approached it's
website projects. Besides, he certainly grabs the attention
of the reader! Click here
for additional information on the film, Baraka - we highly
recommend it! For additional information on Kabuki itself, click
here.
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