Biography
(b.1976) is a Filmmaker & Sound Artist based in Staffordshire, UK.
Originally from the Southwest of England. Hopkins started his career as a filmmaker graduating from Newport Film School in 1998. During his time as a student he started to experiment with sound during his student films. This led to use of computer to compose and lead to Hopkins moving into sound editing as a career choice.
This sound editing experimentation led to creation of sound pieces, which stood alone as works apart from the films. Though Hopkins professional career has always been based around filmmaking. The music/sound he has created has always played an equal part.
In the last 15 years Hopkins has made a broad variety of films and music. These films have been made as commissions for the Arts Council of England, Channel Four, Various Local County Councils and many many musicians.
His work has defied genre over the years but has fitted well into the avant-garde and experimental sections the arts.
Hopkins work has been shown at many film festivals, art galleries, cinemas, radio stations, locally and internationally.
Hopkins has collaborated with a broad selection of artists and musicians including The Telescopes, Füxa, Mountain Men Anonymous, Epic 45, Soulo, Arcade, Herzoga, and Spectrum Fires.
Hopkins performs music/sound under the name of Hurra caine Landcrash, what can be seen as an odd name for one to choose but one that has stuck. Most of Hopkins musical releases are under this name or abbreviated to HL or Landcrash.
As well making films and music Hopkins worked along side others in a variety of creative collectives.
No Ground Processes who formed to create innovative music and film events in South Wales, in 1998. No Ground Processes evolved other the years into a gig visuals troop and eventually into a record label called noground-r, which has released a number of Hurra caine Landcrash releases.
Throughout these creative endeavours Hopkins has held full time positions as a Sound Editor, Technical demonstrator of film & video technology and currently a lecturer in film at Staffordshire University.
