Daniel Hopewell
Daniel Hopewell | |
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 Daniel Hopewell on tour in New Orleans, 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Adam Hopewell |
| Born | 17 September 1987 |
| Genres | Indie rock[1] |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Fierce Panda Records |
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| Website | www.danielhopewell.com |
Daniel Hopewell (born 17 September 1987) is an English musician and screenwriter. He is best known as the songwriter and lyricist for Sheffield band The Crookes. He is also known for modelling work with British clothes brand Burberry[2] and work as a screenwriter with the BBC.[3]
The Crookes
Hopewell formed rock band The Crookes in 2008 whilst studying at The University of Sheffield,[4] [5] naming the band after the Crookes area of Sheffield of the same name. Hopewell has written all the lyrics for the band's four studio albums, Chasing After Ghosts, Hold Fast, Soapbox and Lucky Ones.
Hopewell's lyrics achieved critical acclaim early on with Steve Lamacq proclaiming the songs sound like "Novels by Angry Young Men," whilst having them in for a session on his Radio One show[6] and reviewing them for the BBC. [7]. [8] Noel Gallagher has also praised Hopewell's lyrics saying "They've got good lyrics. All bands from Sheffield have good lyrics."[9] The BBC's review of Chasing After Ghosts compared Hopewell's lyrics to Morrissey but said "...rather than adopting a pained potency, he's a rather more traditionally sensitive figure." [10]
The lyrics to second album Hold Fast led to the Editor of music site There Goes The Fear dedicating an entire page to the poetry of the album.[11] Hopewell was inspired to title the album Hold Fast after a late night conversation the band had with friend Richard Hawley, in which Hawley explained to him that "...sailors used to tattoo 'HOLD FAST' across their knuckles...they couldn't hear each other speak because of all the gunshots, but they [had] tattooed 'HOLD FAST' [on their hands] and they'd grip onto their oars and keep going, and eventually all the blood would drain from their hands, but the message would still be there [visible] in ink. And I just thought it was such a fantastic metaphor for being in a band, for sticking it out and keeping going that it seemed the most perfect song choice and title choice for this album." [12] Hopewell met Hawley at a 6music radio session to celebrate a one-off special return of 'The Evening Session'with Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, where they collaborated live in session.[13] [14] [15]
Fourth album "Lucky Ones," with all lyrics written by Hopewell, was previewed by Nylon (magazine) and described as "What happens when your favourite indie band goes POP"[16] [17]. As well as guitar, Hopewell began playing synth[18] on the Lucky Ones tour. Following this tour their show in New York was reviewed positively by The New York Times, with the review picking up on the "guitar reverb of the Smiths and the British Invasion era." [19]
The website One Week One Band set a section of their review of The Crookes to Hopewell's writing, independent of the band and compared to the literature of a Fitzgerald Novel.[20]
Hopewell has also spoken about the importance of mental health and been an advocate for campaigns dealing with this issue. In an interview prior to The Crookes' final tour he said "It’s incredibly important to look at mental health in all aspects of life. I won’t go too deep into my own experiences here, but one thing that can be done is just listening to the words. Musicians often express themselves in this way. I was always amazed that no one ever read my lyrics and said “Are you okay?” I saw an interesting Tweet asking why Chester Bennington didn’t write a suicide letter. Someone responded saying “He did. Listen back to his songs and think of them not as entertainment but as a cry for help.”"[21]
In 2016 Hopewell co-founded record label Anywhere Records, saying "We always liked having control over everything, and Fierce Panda were good for that, but now it’s just down to us, you know? We’re just a very independent band, so it seemed like the logical thing to do, and it was a bit of an adventure as well, so we’re going to give it a go."[18] [22]
In 2017 iconic Sheffield venue The Leadmill replaced its old dance floor after twenty years. They sold off the old dance floor with lyrics from Sheffield musicians including Alex Turner (musician) and Jarvis Cocker. Hopewell's lyrics from hit "Afterglow" were also included in this.[23]
Screenwriting
After The Crookes disbanded in July, 2017[24] Hopewell announced he would be moving into screenwriting. On July 19th, 2017, he was announced as a winner of the BBC Writersroom Drama Room[25]. [26]
Speaking of his new role, Hopewell wrote a blog for the BBC in which he described his work as "Heavy Metal Television," based on an adaption of a quotation from football manager Jurgen Klopp.[27] Speaking of his intention before submitting his winning script he said "I resolved to write Heavy Metal Television. They might not like my voice, but they would at least listen to it this time. I resolved to make it louder, to scream at them."
He also has writing credits on TV shows Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)[28] and How To Get Away With Murder [29]
Modelling Work
The Crookes initially began working with British clothing brand Burberry in 2010 with a performance for their Burberry Acoustic site.[30] This was followed by the band playing live shows at a Vogue Fashion Night Out event in Tokyo. [31] [32] [33]
This led to Christopher Bailey asking Hopewell to model for Burberry's Art Of The Trench Campaign.[2] where he was photographed by Jon Cardwell on Regent Street with the images from the campaign used on billboards around London. Hopewell spoke about being invited to Tokyo and also a party with Elton John following his working relationship with the brand.[34]
He has also featured in a campaign for Ben Sherman, shot in New York,[35] Fred Perry [36] and Boys By Girls. [37]
Dance In Colour (Short Film)
Hopewell wrote a short film in 2011 entitled "Dance In Colour," starring Ferdinand Kingsley who he met through mutual friend Louise Brealey. The film was reviewed by There Goes The Fear with editor Mary Chang saying " After several listens, and then turning down the sound to read the words, there’s actually a striking sync between the song and the dialogue between the two actors."[38] The dialogue was also positively reviewed on Hooting and Howling shortly after its release. [39]
Other writing
Hopewell has spoken about the influence of Jack Kerouac on his writing in many interviews.[40] He began posting extracts from notebooks on The Crookes' website, documenting his travels across America, [41] with his first extract released on diffuser.fm in 2015. [42] Hopewell has worked with Kerouac's nephew Jim Sampas, producer of Jack Kerouac Reads On The Road [43] on this project having met in Boston following the release of the album Lovecats: A Tribute To The Cure, [44] organised by Sampas. Extracts from this memoir, known as "The Tour Diaries" are currently only available on Hopewell's website but will be released in 2018.[45] Following this encounter Hopewell wrote song "Roman Candle" based on a famous Kerouac quotation. When premiered on Clash (magazine) Hopewell said "Most of the ideas were collected when we were away living out adventures and just having the most fun we’ve ever had." [46] The video for the song went on to be directed by Bertie Gilbert. [47]. [48] Hopewell discussed his American travels and the inspiration for writing in an interview for BBC Breakfast in 2014. [49]
Hopewell also began other writing work alongside his work with The Crookes. This included work writing with Howard Marks where Marks read Hopewell's monologues.[50] This occurred following a chance encounter between Hopewell and Marks at a studio in Leeds.[51] Following Marks' death in 2016, Hopewell posted online "So sad to hear about Howard Marks. I once worked with him and he was a true gentleman." [52]
References
- ↑ "Daniel Hopewell - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Art of the Trench". artofthetrench.burberry.com.
- ↑ "BBC Blogs - BBC Writersroom - Daniel Hopewell". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Sheffield, University of. "The Crookes - News - Alumni - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ "daniel hopewell - Forge Press - Get the scoop". forgetoday.com.
- ↑ "The Crookes in session at Maida Vale, 16/03/2011, Steve Lamacq - BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC.
- ↑ BBC. "BBC - 6 music - Steve Lamacq". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Lester, Paul (18 September 2009). "The Crookes (No 631)" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ Aina. "Band Recommendation: Indie Pop Band, The Crookes - Spin or Bin Music". www.spinorbinmusic.com.
- ↑ Moffatt, Iain. "BBC - Music - Review of The Crookes - Chasing After Ghosts".
- ↑ "Album Review: The Crookes – Hold Fast". www.theregoesthefear.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ The Crookes (3 June 2012). "The Crookes - Hold Fast Interviews - Daniel" – via YouTube.
- ↑ BBC. "Evening Session Returns".
- ↑ "Lost Myself - 6 Music Session 02/04/2010 - The Crookes with Richard Hawley & The Crookes & Richard Hawley Song - BBC Music". BBC.
- ↑ "BBC 6 Music Evening Session: Richard Hawley Performs In London".
- ↑ "It's A Fresh New Start For The Crookes". 24 January 2016.
- ↑ NYLON. "This is what happens when your favorite indie band goes pop: http://nylon.cm/1ZKdUCt pic.twitter.com/kZJjZtChEX". External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Interview: Daniel Hopewell of The Crookes (Part 1)". www.theregoesthefear.com.
- ↑ Pareles, Jon. "CMJ 2014: The Out-of-Town Advantage for Happyness, the Crookes and Money".
- ↑ "The Crookes Q&A 3/5: Daniel Hopewell".
- ↑ "'Favourite thing about Sheffield? The people': An Interview with The Crookes". 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "The Crookes Launch Their Own Label".
- ↑ "Ooops - Content - The Leadmill". leadmill.co.uk.
- ↑ "The Crookes To Split".
- ↑ "Introducing the 2017 BBC Writersroom Drama Room". BBC Writersroom. 19 July 2017.
- ↑ "Daniel Hopewell". IMDb.
- ↑ "Drama Room - My journey & advice for writers..." BBC Writersroom. 31 July 2017.
- ↑ ""Teen Wolf" Illuminated (TV Episode 2014)" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ ""How to Get Away with Murder" Best Christmas Ever (TV Episode 2015)" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ Burberry (23 December 2010). "'Yes, Yes, We're Magicians' by The Crookes - Burberry Acoustic" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Fashion's Night Out Japan". www.vogue.co.uk.
- ↑ "Burberry boss at Vogue Fashion's Night Out in Tokyo".
- ↑ "Burberry Plays Host To VFNO In Tokyo - GlamAsia". 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "Crookes: Don't let the looks fool you". www.thestar.co.uk.
- ↑ "FIVE MINUTES WITH : THE CROOKES". www.bensherman.co.uk.
- ↑ "The Crookes". www.fredperry.com.
- ↑ "The Crookes by India Hobson / The Crookes / News / Boys by Girls". www.boysbygirls.co.uk.
- ↑ "Single / Film Review: The Crookes – Dance in Colour". www.theregoesthefear.com.
- ↑ "Account Suspended". hootingandhowling.com.
- ↑ magazine, HERO. "Pen to paper, voice to mic: The Crookes' lyricist Daniel Hopewell talks Kerouac, Ginsberg and living in pursuit of the Beat Gen soul".
- ↑ "Tour Diary : The Crookes".
- ↑ "U.K. Rockers Crookes Visit Coney Island". Diffuser.fm.
- ↑ "Q&A with Jim Sampas: Film, next frontier for Jack Kerouac".
- ↑ Trendell, Andrew. "Premiere: The Crookes cover The Cure's 'Boys Don't Cry' - Gigwise". gigwise.com.
- ↑ "The Tour Diaries". 25 September 2017.
- ↑ "Premiere: The Crookes - 'Roman Candle'".
- ↑ "WATCH: Bertie Gilbert Directed A Music Video And It's A Freaky '80s Dream".
- ↑ "The Crookes: Roman Candle". 31 October 2016 – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "The band with government backing". BBC News.
- ↑ Okomilo, Osh (30 July 2012). "The Crookes: Northern Soul for the 21st Century".
- ↑ "The Crookes - interview - Louder Than War". 10 June 2012.
- ↑ Hopewell, Daniel. "So sad to hear about Howard Marks. I once worked with him and he was a true gentleman".
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