Good deed of the day, down under.

Brazilian art director Lucas Jatoba moved to Sydney at age 29 and has loved every minute of his time spent Down Under.

When he turned 30, Jatoba decided to celebrate by returning the favor, so he went around town giving 30 gifts to 30 strangers and filming their reactions.

[booooooom]


30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney from Lucas Jatoba on Vimeo.

Spooky!

19 year old singer-songwriter Marcus Gordon, AKA Spookyland, seems to have achieved a lot for his relatively young age – regular spots on national festivals, a solo tour of the east coast and critical acclaim pouring in from around the country. And it looks as though he’s at somewhat of a crossroads, having made the decision to flesh out Spookyland into a full band and let the bigger sound and collaboration guide the project into the next stage of its life.

But before he leaves the solo thing behind for good Spookyland has produced one more video for the track “Failures” from last year’s EP Killin’ One Bird With Two Stones. “Failures” was filmed entirely in Gordon’s bedroom and can be watched below:




SPOOKYLAND Failures from SPOOKYLAND on Vimeo.

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.