Jesse Hooper
{{Short description|Australian musician, singer, songwriter and producer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jesse Hooper
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Australia
| nationality = Australian
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
| years_active = 1996-present
| known_for = Killing Heidi
| relatives = Ella Hooper (sister)
}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=February 2020}}
Jesse Hooper is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter,1 "[https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch# Australasian Performing Right Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020448/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |date=2015-11-17 }}". APRA. Retrieved 18 May 2015. producer and community developer. Hooper founded the band Killing Heidi together with his sister Ella Hooper in 1996. The band received critical acclaim and had hits with singles "Mascara" (no. 1 on Australian charts), "Live Without It" (no. 5) and "Weir" (no. 6)."[http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Killing+Heidi Killing Heidi discography]". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015. Killing Heidi broke up in 2006 but Jesse and Ella continued to make music together with new band The Verses, formed in 2009.
Today Hooper works as a music teacher, producer and community arts developer in Melbourne."[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/from-killing-heidi-to-youth-work/story-e6frfn09-1226285987600 Killing Heidi star Jesse Hooper mentors troubled youths]" (1 March 2012). News.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
Early history
Hooper grew up in Violet Town, a small town 175 km north of Melbourne,"[http://www.violettown.org.au/ Violet Town tourism website]". Violet Town Action Group. Retrieved 15 May 2015. where his parents worked as English and drama teachers. They encouraged Hooper and his sister to develop their musical skills at an early age. The siblings' breakthrough came with the song "Kettle" that they wrote and performed for a 1996 Triple J competition. Soon afterwards they moved to Melbourne and signed a recording deal with Wah Wah Music's Paul Kosky and Chris Robinson.Murfett, Andrew (4 July 2004). "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/21/1090089208436.html Heidi reborn]". The Age. Retrieved 15 May 2015. They released their first single, "Weir" in August 1999.{{fact|date=February 2020}}
Killing Heidi
Killing Heidi was founded by Jesse and his sister Ella in 1996 and had great commercial success in Australia and internationally between 1996-2006.
Hooper won four ARIA Awards with the band in 2000, in the categories: "Album of the Year" for Reflector, "Best Group", "Breakthrough Artist – Album" and "Best Rock Group".{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 |title=2000: 14th Annual ARIA Awards |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA |access-date=6 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235639/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2000 |archive-date=26 September 2007 }} Hooper also received the APRA 2001 Songwriter of the Year award.{{cite web|url=http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/winners2001.asp |title=APRA Music Awards - Winners 2001 |publisher=APRA |access-date=6 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071701/http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/winners2001.asp |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.thesongcomp.com.au/Judges.aspx|title=The Judges|publisher=The Song Comp|year=2013|access-date=8 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213024706/http://www.thesongcomp.com.au/Judges.aspx|archive-date=13 December 2013}}
After the band broke up Jesse and Ella went on to form the band The Verses and performed acoustic gigs at smaller venues across Australia.{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travelsponsor1/spotted-by-locals-ella-hoopers-high-country-20130531-2ngif.html |title=Spotted by locals: Ella Hooper's High Country |last1=Jackson |first1=Belinda |date=31 May 2013 |website=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |accessdate=11 May 2014}}
Community projects
Since 2011 Hooper has worked as a community cultural development artist at The Artful Dodgers Studios, mentoring disadvantaged teens in song-writing and music production.Dwyer, Michael (20 July 2012). "[http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/from-killing-heidi-to-fulfilling-dreams-20120719-22csg.html From Killing Heidi to fulfilling dreams]". The Age. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
Hooper also works as the Music Program Leader at The Australian College of the Arts (Collarts) in Melbourne.{{cite web | url=https://www.collarts.edu.au/faculty#leadership | title=Faculty – Collarts }}
References
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Category:Australian male singers
Category:Australian songwriters
Category:Australian rock singers
Category:Australian record producers
Category:Australian music educators