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Australia Day at The Hotel Cafe – January 26, 2009 – was the sneak-preview gig for the first full-length release from singer-songwriter Ian Hopkinson. An early demo version of the record, Strangers to Ourselves, won first place in Hollywood’s DIY Festival, where judges called Hopkinson’s “dreamy, sophisticated sound” a “compelling blend of influences that’s uniquely Hopkinson.” In addition to winning DIY Album of the Year, Hopkinson’s album single (Take Away) The Drama topped the American Idol Underground Rock Chart, while Angel (Wanted You To Be There) was nominated for best alternative song in the LA Music Awards. And news just in...'Trampoline' has been nominated best pop song at the Hollywood Music Awards! The album is co-written and produced with George Merrill, best known for writing Whitney Houston’s hit songs I Wanna Dance With Somebody and How Will I know. “Hopkinson has a lovely knack for the memorable lyric and melody,” says Merrill. “(Life After) No. 5 is a stand-out.