page_title: Chickens in Love
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Chickens in Love / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: The Submarines performing at Sunset Junction in Los Angeles on August 22, 2009
context_page_description: Chickens in Love: An Album to Benefit 826LA is a compilation album by various artists, released in April 2010.
context_section_description: The album was part of a collaborative project with 826LA, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students with their creative writing skills. The album features songs by local artists, written by 826LA students ages seven to thirteen during a workshop led by The Submarines called "Songwriting with The Submarines". Band members John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, with support from other "musically-inclined" tutors, helped students create their own bands, write original songs and record performances to showcase their work. Band names included The Gummy Bears, Hot Fudge, and Jennifer Lopez. Videos of the students' performances were made available to view online. Viewers could pledge money to benefit 826LA; participants associated with the highest-earning video won the 826LA Gold Record and an ice cream party. The concept originated from 826LA's prior "Battle of the Bands" fundraiser, in which local bands competed against one another and raised money for the organization. For the songwriting workshop and recording, 826LA partnered with Origami and its owner Neil Schield.
  Related to the album, 826LA hosted a "MINI Music Festival" at The Echoplex in March 2010 featuring live performances by students, The Growlers, The Happy Hollows, The Submarines, and Summer Darling. Chickens in Love was released on April 20.
caption: Blake Hazard of The Submarines performing in Los Angeles in 2009
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