Lots of love going on

Hannah Hooper met Christian Zucconi late one evening on the lower east side of Manhattan. They had both been living in New York for years and had never crossed paths before. But from that night forward the two could hardly be pulled apart. Soon after their connection Hooper was invited to an art residency in Greece on the island of Crete and Hooper insists “without any hesitation” she invited Zucconi to join her on this journey.

On Crete, in a small remote mountain village, Hooper and Zucconi met the members of their future band “GROUPLOVE” a year before it was officially formed.

Like all good things, the summer and the residency came to an end and the five friends scattered back to their homes all over the globe. With Sean in London, Christian and Hannah in Brooklyn and Ryan and Andrew in Los Angeles GROUPLOVE was faced with the challenge of what to do now.

This is what happened:

Grouplove (2011)
Tracklist
01. Itchin' On A Photograph 4:19
02. Tongue Tied 3:38
03. Lovely Cup 4:17
04. Colours 4:17
05. Slow 3:38
06. Naked Kids 3:30
07. Spun 3:25
08. Betty's Bomb Shell 3:34
09. Chloe 3:18
10. Love Will Save Your Soul 3:47
11. Cruel And Beautiful World 4:03
12. Close Your Eyes And Count To Ten 4:48

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The Ship Song Project

Three Drunk Monkeys has unveiled its long awaited long form content piece for the Sydney Opera House which features a raft of Australasian artists performing Nick Cave’s The Ship Song.
The video was launched last night and includes Neil Finn, Kev Carmody, Sarah Blasko, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly, Temper Trap, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan and Daniel Johns performing in different areas of the building.

It also features the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Teddy Tahu-Rhodes with Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Company, Bell Shakespeare founder and director John Bell, Richard Tognetti and The Australian Chamber Orchestra.

The agency was appointed the Opera House account a year ago with The Ship Song Project being shot over a 10-month period by director Paul Goldman.

Noah Regan, Three Drunk Monkeys Creative Director said: “This project has been a true labour of love. Throughout the process two things drove everybody involved; their deep love of The House and everything it stands for and a passion for the beautiful Nick Cave song and how fitting it is for this concept. We feel we’ve created something every Australian can be proud of and share and the world can appreciate.”

The piece will be distributed online via YouTube and social media channels with the campaign also featuring TV, radio and print activity. The song is available to download on iTunes.
A 30-minute behind the scenes documentary on the making of the video, named The Ship Song Project, will screen on Foxtel later this month.