Local group in running for top music award

Local group in the running for top children’s music award.

The latest music video “Let’s Go!” from New Zealand’s very own children’s entertainment group, ThePlops, is proving such a hit with kids and kids alike. After receiving hundreds of YouTube views everyday, the video has become one the finalists for the What Now APRA music video awards!

Four colourful energetic characters - Captain Spacey Sue, Wonder Wertle, Fiona Fairy and Carey Cowboy – scramble across the screen, encouraging kids to get up, get outside and get active. By working with SPARC, Active Movement is at the forefront of “Let’s Go!”; this means easy to learn dance moves that are specifically designed to help young minds develop motor function skills.

This is the second year the APRA Children’s Awards have been hosted by the national children’s show What Now - the three finalist can be view at the What Now website, where voting will run until the 5th of July.

Written by Jamie Burgess – one of the songwriters for multi-award winning Parachute Band - and produced by Tui award winner Geoff Duncan, “Let’s Go!” encourages kids to jump on to their feet, dance and sing. With only a limited budget, fantastic team of Wellington filmmakers and an enthusiastic group of kids – ThePlops were able to create this nominated video.

“This music video has been designed to help young minds understand musicality, composition and expand their ideas about song,” says Creative Director of ThePlops, Raquel Sims. “But over all of this, what is assured is that “Let’s Go!” is just great to watch, listen to and share with children, and children-at-heart.”

But don’t just take our word for it - visit www.theplops.co.nz and see what all the fuss is about!

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