On the Water with Team Singularity

Beni Bodoki, photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

 

The dock is quiet. The water is perfectly still.

Then a board hits the surface.

Early mornings at the cable park start the same way: glassy water, empty docks, and riders chasing the first clean lines of the day before the wind arrives.

For the crew behind the Singularity Project, those mornings were part of something bigger.

Riders and filmmakers from across the globe came together with a shared goal: to push the sport forward while bringing back the kind of long-form storytelling that shaped an entire generation of riders.

The result is Singularity, a wakeboarding film built on progression, creativity, community, and collaboration. 

Over the past year, we had the chance to support the Singularity crew as they traveled between cable parks, beaches, and filming locations. Their bags came along for the ride, packed with camera gear, laptops, and everything needed for long filming days. 

The team originally reached out as longtime fans of TOM BIHN and our bags. After hearing about the passion and creativity behind the project, we were excited to help and support it. We caught up with the crew to talk about how the film came together, what drives them to push the sport forward, and what life looked like behind the scenes.

Clockwise from left: Beni Bodoki, Luke Carrick, Matty Muncey, Pedro Caldas, and Luiz Batista. Photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

Meet the team

Pedro Caldas, Brazil: Professional wakeboarder, Pedro helped bring the crew together with the goal of creating a wakeboarding film that moves beyond quick social clips and captures the sport in a more lasting way.  

 

Luke Carrick, Thailand: At 22, Luke began his wakeboarding career early. Half Thai and half British, Luke sees the Singularity project as a statement to revive cable wakeboarding videos and set a new standard of what is possible.

 

Matty Muncey, UK: Professional wakeboarder and filmmaker from the UK who played a key role behind the camera. 

 

Beni Bodoki, Hungary: Professional wakeboarder and videographer who contributed both riding and filming. For Beni, the project was about riding with friends and showing what the wakeboarding community represents on and off the water.

Luiz Batista, Brazil: Professional rider from Rio de Janeiro who sees Singularity as a creative outlet – a way to capture the individuality and beauty of wakeboarding beyond fast-paced social media.

 

Nicole Duchene, Germany: Project manager and hobby wakeboarder who helped guide the production from start to finish. Half Japanese and half German, Nicole coordinated logistics, partnerships, and communication throughout the project. 

 

Bernadette “Detty” Niemeyer, Germany: Wakeboarder and photographer who documented the project behind the lens, capturing both the riding and the moments that happened between sessions. 

 

Before filming began, the team spent months talking through ideas, planning travel, and figuring out how to turn a loose concept into a full project. Once everyone finally arrived in Spain, the energy shifted from planning to action.

That’s when Singularity really began to take shape.

From left: Luke Carrick, Pedro Caldas, Luiz Batista, Matty Muncey, and Beni Bodoki. Photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

Where the Idea Began

For Pedro, the idea began about a year before filming.

“We were at Lunar Cable Park,” he recalls, a water sports park in southern Spain. “During a conversation with Luke, I mentioned the idea of creating something bigger and more special [than our normal rides] and really dedicating time to it.”

Luke was immediately in. 

“To ride in a film with these high calibre of riders (who also happen to be my friends) is a great privilege in itself…Every day was a spark.”

Beni remembers the moment the energy of the project really hit. 

“I was on the camera floating in the water, and when the boys started doing tricks and jumping over me, that’s when I felt the first big boom and a huge joy in the moment.”

As the crew started planning the project and booking flights to Spain, the reality of filming a full-length wakeboarding film started to sink in. Between boards, camera gear, and travel logistics, everyone had their own system for packing – which is where their TOM BIHN bags started to become part of the routine. 

 

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Traveling with TOM BIHN

With riders and filmmakers constantly moving between locations, having gear organized made a big difference. Camera batteries, hard drives, laptops, and daily essentials all had to move quickly between filming sessions.

Over the course of filming, different members of the crew gravitated toward different bags depending on how they worked. Pedro carried the Aeroanut 45, while Matty and Nicole used the Techonaut 45, which quickly became part of their regular travel setup.

Pedro was especially surprised by how much he could fit in his Aeronaut 45.

“There have been many times where I avoided paying for checked baggage or extra weight because I could just transfer things into the backpack,” he says. “It has a lot of space, it is comfortable to carry, and it is surprisingly big while still being easy to travel with.”

Pedro Caldas and his Aeronaut 45. Photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

Why a Film – Not Just Another Clip?

In an era dominated by short-form content, the Singularity crew wanted to take a different approach. 

“The main idea was to create something that could stand the test of time and didn’t feel like just a trick mashup or a quick Instagram reel,” Pedro explained. “We wanted to make something with real intention behind it. Something that had thought and care put into how it looks and how it feels to watch.”

The team grew up watching full-length wakeboarding films – the kind that riders would replay over and over.

“These films gave us this feeling of bliss and excitement. Because of these feelings we got from watching them, it made us the people we are today,” Luke says. “It gave us something to strive for, dream for, heck… live for! We wanted to re-spark this feeling for the industry and the generation that will follow us.”

Detty puts it simply: 

“A lot of wakeboarding today lives on Instagram; quick clips, quick attention, and then it disappears… A film gives space for storytelling, atmosphere, and progression to actually breathe.”

During filming, Beni hauled his camera gear (and everyone else’s gear) in the Monster Truck.

“He used it to carry his camera gear everywhere. Up the mountains, down the mountains, near the water, sometimes almost in the water as well. That bag really went everywhere with him and it made moving around with the gear much easier,” said Pedro. 

Beni laughs, remembering the beach trips.

“When we travelled to the beach or to the city to hang out and get some b-roll shots, I put all my camera gear in my [Monster] Truck,” Beni laughs. “Towards the end of those little trips, my bag just filled up with everyone’s stuff.”

That occasionally led to surprises.

Beni says it  “created some funny situations for me also finding little surprises in my bag like a toy spider on the beach that scared me out heavy; everyone had a good laugh.”

 

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What “Singularity” Means

The name reflects the convergence of many different elements. 

"For us, the idea of singularity represents a moment where everything comes together. Different riders, different styles, creativity, filmmaking, and the environment all merging into one project,” Pedro told us.

Luke explains it as, “Singularity: the quality of being one of a kind.”

Matty says, “5 different riders, 5 different styles all led by the same passion.”

“To me, Singularity after this project only means one thing- all the people involved and a starting point for many more projects with the same crew,” said Benny.

“Singularity made it possible for an individual sport to become collective. Unique styles, thoughts, ideas brought together by the same feeling,” added Luiz. 

For Nicole, it’s the unity of the entire crew. “5 unique riding styles, 6 different nations, 7 essential personalities, and one same vision to push our passion, wakeboarding, into a meaningful direction.”

“In wakeboarding, there are moments where time kind of collapses into a single perfect attempt or trick,” says Detty. “That moment of total focus and connection is what the name represents.”

Matty Muncey, the main videographer behind the Singularity Project. Photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

Filming Singularity

Matty Muncey served as the main videographer, with Luke and Beni contributing heavily to filming, editing, and social media. Detty worked her magic behind the lens as the project’s photographer.

But the creative process wasn’t rigid. 

“I didn’t see myself as the director or the one to call shots,” explained Matty. “I gave my ideas, Luke and Beni gave theirs, and we made it work collectively. We discussed, and I wrote down the vision and outline of the filming ahead, but let the shots flow more organically.”

Many nights ended with Luke and Beni editing footage late into the night. The dock would slowly empty while the glow of laptops pulled out of their Smart Alec 2.0s would replace the afternoon sun.

“After every day of filming me and Luke would stay up even till four or five in the morning on the computer and build up the project as we were filming it,” Beni says. The film team also found a lot of use out of accessories to keep them organized throughout the shoot. Matty says, “The Small Organizer Pouches were so good and reliable to keep all the smaller camera gear safe.

Those same backpacks were packed again before sunrise for the next morning’s filming session.

Board, edit, sleep (maybe), repeat. 

The Singularity team, photos by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

Challenges Along the Way

Fortunately, the project avoided major setbacks.

The biggest challenge? Wind.

When the wind picked up, the glassy morning water quickly turned into rolling chop.

“The park is located in a channel that leads into a dam with rocks on both sides,” Pedro explains. “At certain times of the day the wind comes through from a specific direction and makes the water extremely choppy.”

That meant early morning sessions – not always easy for a crew of wakeboarders who work till 5 in the morning. 

There was one major disappointment: rider Yannik Paton suffered an injury shortly before filming began and couldn’t participate. The team hopes he’ll be part of a future singularity project. 

“I guess we’ll just have to see him in SINGULARITY 2!” said Luke.

 

The Crew Behind the Project

The roster formed naturally among friends who shared a similar vision. 

“At the beginning, I think Luiz was calling us the Avengers of cable wakeboarding film riders,” Luke laughs. 

Each member brought something unique to the team: riders pushing progression, filmmakers shaping the visual story, a photographer capturing the moments, and a project manager keeping everything organized.

“With the people we had, we were completely self-sufficient,” Luiz says. “Dream Team, no?”

Beni Bodoki, Photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

The Process Behind a Trick

Landing a new trick rarely happens quickly.

For Pedro, the process is intuitive. 

“I am definitely more of a feel rider,” he explains. “Whenever I try to plan a trick too much beforehand and analyze every detail, it actually does not work as well for me.”

For others, it’s more analytical. 

“Sometimes it takes days to perfect that trick, even if I landed it a dozen times, I might not be satisfied with the looks of it still,” Beni says.

Luiz says that when you finally land that trick, “You forget about everything else, time moves in slow motion, high on adrenaline, you land the trick and only hear your friends shouting, the best feeling for sure.”

Luke describes landing his dream trick – a Switch Underflip Rewind into the bank – after an hour and a half of brutal attempts. A trick that “scares the living sh*t out of me.”

“I knew right then and there that I had made my mark on the sport. No one could take that away from me. 12 years of riding had led up to this exact moment.”

 

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Why Community Matters

For the Singularity crew, wakeboarding is as much about people as it is about progression. 

“The sport has grown a lot, but it still has a long way to go before it reaches the level of something like skateboarding or surfing,” says Pedro. “What makes wakeboarding special is that the community is strong and very united.”

Beni agrees.

“Wakeboarding is cool as it is, but the best part of it is always sharing a session with the homies.”

The team hopes Singularity inspires others to create their own projects.

“If Singularity encourages even a few riders to create something of their own,” Detty says, “then it’s already doing something positive for the scene.”

“From all the feedback that we received, I truly believe that we shifted something within the community and created a drive that hasn’t been as prevalent on social media recently,” added Nicole. 

 

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What’s Next?

After months of filming, editing, and finally releasing the project, the Singularity team isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

For Pedro, the most exciting part of the project was discovering how naturally the group worked together. 

“We are all really happy with how well we worked together and how naturally everything came together,” he says. “It is special to find people who share the same vision and who want to create things together. Because of that I have no doubt that we will keep working on more projects in the future.”

And in many ways, that’s already happening.

While the Singularity film continues to circulate through premieres and online releases, members of the crew are already working on new ideas and filming new projects around the world. Matty and Luke recently spent time filming in Thailand, while Pedro, Luiz, and Beni wrapped up another project in Brazil.

“This project moved a lot for us already and only strengthened our love and passion for the sport. We truly try to make a difference with each project, so keep your eyes peeled for what’s to come,” says Luiz.

“Right now the focus is on sharing the film and enjoying the process around it — premieres, sessions, connecting with people. But knowing this group, there will definitely be more creative projects in the future,” Detty adds.

For now, though, the goal is simple: keep riding, keep creating, and keep pushing the sport forward together. With the film now out in the world, the crew has already moved on to new sessions and new projects – the same gear still traveling with them along the way. 

Beni Bodoki and his Monster Truck. Photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

As the Singularity Project wrapped up, the crew reflected on the experience – and the support that helped bring the film to life. 

“Supporting a wakeboarding film project takes a bit of faith, and we are very grateful for that trust. On top of that I have been genuinely impressed with the quality and functionality of the bags. Since the project I have been using mine constantly for traveling and it has been amazing,” Pedro says. “I also hope the wakeboarding community continues supporting the brands that choose to support our sport and the projects we create. Thank you to TOM BIHN for helping make Singularity possible and for the gear you sent us.”

For Luke, the project was first and foremost about the people involved.

“I would just like to thank everyone who supported the film and everyone involved in the making of it.”

Beni echoed this sentiment – while also noting how his bag has stuck with him long after filming ended. 

“I have never been more proud and for that I am very thankful for everyone included, all the sponsors supporting us! Also been rocking my TOM BIHN bag everyday for picnics, other shoots and groceries because it is just super cool and I feel happy supporting a brand that I find cool/ hyped that these brands also support us!”

Nicole added, “Thank you for the spirit and company culture that TOM BIHN embodies. You can not only feel the dedication and passion to create a special bag from the bag itself but also from the members and the team involved.” 

“THANK YOU!” - Detty

 

Nomad 16, Photo by Bernadette Niemeyer, @dettymarie

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Singularity is a reminder that the best projects often start with a simple idea between friends and grow into something much bigger through dedication, creativity, and a lot of time on the water.

We’re grateful to the Singularity crew for bringing us along for the journey and proud we could support the project along the way.

 

Watch the Singularity Project here.