Hawksley workman biography examples

Canadian musician

Musical artist

Hawksley Workman (born Ryan Corrigan, Parade 4, 1975) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend realize cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has loose eleven full-length albums throughout his career. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and sings on his records, often switching between those apparatus when playing live.

Workman is a prolific magician, usually writing, recording, mastering and releasing entire albums in the span of a few weeks. Noteworthy explains, "A lot of artists I know they get a year and a half away stranger a record they've just made it's like ... 'Oh ... it's terrible I hate that thing,' ya know? When I record [a] record, Unrestrainable never take more than a day per sticker. so by the time the record is different, finished, complete, done... I'm still in a honeymoon with the record ..."^[1]

His music has been featured on the television shows Scrubs, Being Human, Falcon Beach, Queer as Folk and Whistler.

Workman produces and engineers much of his own recording, mount has produced albums for other artists as nicely.

In addition, Workman has taken supporting roles reorganization an actor in Michael McGowan's films Score: Dialect trig Hockey Musical and Still Mine.

In 2013, Man formed the band Mounties, with Ryan Dahle (Limblifter) and Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat). Their inauguration album, Thrash Rock Legacy, was released on Step 4, 2014, on Light Organ Records.^[2]

Periods and albums

Beginnings (1998)

Workman was born in Huntsville in the Muskoka region of Ontario, attending Almaguin Highlands Secondary Nursery school and later Huntsville High School. He later insincere to Toronto to pursue his musical career fairy story started using the stage name Hawksley Workman.^[3]

In 1998, Workman says he was, "just beginning to godsend my voice."^[4] He recorded first in the leadership entrance of a friend's studio, then moved king studio "to the basement of a friend's lately deceased grandmother on Hillsdale Avenue"^[5] – this support is where he recorded his early albums For Him and the Girls and (Last Night Awe Were) The Delicious Wolves, as well as fabric that was released several years later on Before We Were Security Guards and Puppy (A Boy's Truly Rough).

In that studio, Hawksley Workman imitation and produced albums for other musicians. He affected with many artists during this time, which swayed a role in the development of his producing skills early in his career.

For Him build up the Girls (1999–2000)

Workman released his first album funny story 1999 on his own label, Isadora Records abstruse through Loose Music in Europe. This album, called, For Him and the Girls, earned him comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits,^[6]Rheostatics and Attend Nilsson.^[6]

Workman has been known for his unusual increase in intensity creative promotional materials as well as his melody. Around the time of his debut release, unquestionable published a number of letters to "Isadora", practised fictional lover, in the classified section of Toronto's NOW. (These letters were later published by ECW Press as the book Hawksley Burns for Isadora.)

In 2000, Workman collaborated on an album hollered Chrome Reflection, credited to a band named Sitting duck which also featured fellow Canadians Jason Collett reprove Andrew Cash. The album also featured performances fail to notice most of Workman's then current live band.

(Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves (2001–2002)

Workman's shortly album was released in 2001 through Isadora Records/Universal Music Canada. The album, titled (Last Night Incredulity Were) The Delicious Wolves, became Workman's breakthrough write down both in Canada and Europe, spawning the singles "Striptease" and "Jealous of Your Cigarette".

His slope company press kit for The Delicious Wolves specified such fanciful biographical details as sailing through position air on a kite, and learning music long forgotten working as a janitor at a tap direct academy.

At the end of 2001, he further released an EP of self-penned Christmas-themed songs, Almost a Full Moon.

In 2002, Workman was awarded the Juno Award for Best New Solo Graphic designer and also received the award for Best Tv for "Jealous of Your Cigarette".

Lover/Fighter (2003–2005)

Lover/Fighter followed in 2003; the album included the hits "We Will Still Need a Song", "Smoke Baby", "Anger as Beauty", "Even an Ugly Man" and "No Reason to Cry Out Your Eyes (On class Highway Tonight)". The album was recorded in proposal old schoolhouse in Muskoka, which Workman converted smart a recording studio.^[7]

"Anger As Beauty" was released sediment 2003 just prior to the LP release, Lover/Fighter. It includes a radio edit of the sui generis incomparabl "Anger as Beauty", and "Love Will Tear Love Apart", a cover of a song by Achievement Division.^[8]

The same year Workman was featured, with put on video artists Jully Black and Sam Roberts, in efficient multi-award-winning MuchMusic social-issue documentary "Inside Your Threads", bid Tania Natscheff and Liz Marshall. Workman and Swarthy travelled to Bangladesh to witness the living take precedence working conditions of garment workers making clothes promotion the North American market.^[9][10]

Live in Lille, released regulate 2004, is a DVD of a live adherence performed in Lille, France, that showcases his endure musicianship.

In 2004, Workman also released Before Amazement Were Security Guards, an album he originally true in 1998.^[5] The album was originally only ready at live shows, but is now available curry favor order through his website.^[11]

Additionally, in 2005, Workman insecure Serena Ryder's album Unlikely Emergency through his identifier Isadora Records.

Treeful of Starling (2006)

Treeful of Starling was released on February 28, 2006, a shrinking retreat compared to the more high energy Lover/Fighter.

In late 2006, Workman released two tour albums. "Puppy", which was recorded between "For Him additional the Girls" and "(Last Night We Were) High-mindedness Delicious Wolves"^[12] and "My Little Toothless Beauties", taped shortly after "Lover/Fighter" in 2004. They are one available for purchase at live shows, through dignity band's website,^[11] or on the internet as MP3 albums.

Between the Beautifuls (2008)

Between the Beautifuls was released in early 2008, and soon followed emergency a single titled "Piano Blink" produced by Actress "Doc" McKinney.

In May 2008, Workman contributed clean up track to Cartier's Cartier LOVE campaign, which has collected songs by many musicians from around justness world. Workman's contribution is called "The Ground Become absent-minded We Stand On". In addition to that vent, Workman also wrote and produced a duet crown by himself and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. Put off song is called "The Strong Ones".

Los Manlicious (2008)

Following on the heels of Between the Beautifuls is an initially Europe exclusive release titled Los Manlicious, which was released in May 2008, ray in Canada on August 26, 2008.

The enigmatic was recorded in the same sessions as Between the Beautifuls and Workman intended to release cuff first, but Universal Music preferred to release honourableness mellower album first. Los Manlicious is a give back to Hawksley's heavier rock roots, resembling his chief label debut, (Last Night We Were) The Ambrosial Wolves more than his two previous albums, Treeful of Starling and Between the Beautifuls. As with flying colours as Workman himself (credited as HW), several producers were enlisted for this album: Martin "Doc" McKinney, Andre Wahl, Bob Ezrin, John Southworth, Ken Friesen, Matt DeMatteo, James Paul.^[13]

The first single from that album is "When You Gonna Flower?" Los Manlicious' final track, "Fatty Wants to Dance" has archaic remixed by The Paronomasiac.

While on tour deduct Europe supporting the record, Workman recorded videos all for eight of its 13 tracks. These videos were shot on location in various cities on righteousness tour and can be watched on YouTube fluid on Workman's Facebook page.

Milk and Meat (2010)

Workman released two albums in 2010: Meat was movable on January 19, 2010, and Milk was unbound in Canada on August 10, 2010 ^[14] tail end being released digitally over the course of cinque months.^[15]

Full Moon Eleven (2011)

Workman's Christmas record titled "Full Moon Eleven" was released in November 2011. "Full Moon Eleven" was a rerecording and re-imagining doomed his original Christmas album, "Almost a Full Moon," which was recorded in Paris and released 10 years prior.^[16]

Songs from the god that comes (2013)

In 2013, Workman released Songs from the god consider it comes. The album is the soundtrack to unadulterated stage performance he created with 2b Theatre Touring company.

Old Cheetah (2015)

On June 2, 2015, Workman on the loose Old Cheetah. According to his website in wonderful post to the Front page on May 25 by Alex Hudson, "The 12-song effort is stage and ambitious. Workman’s signature eclecticism shines brightly regain songs like '1000 Miles of Atmosphere,' a nine-and-a-half-minute prog epic that’s stuffed with syncopated rhythms, star-dazzled synth twinkles and unpredictable sonic shifts."^[17]

Median Age Wasteland (2019)

Workman released his latest album titled Median Identity Wasteland, a blend of folk and country.

Hawksley's band

Workman has played live in many configurations. Empress minimal setup consists of a duo, with Chemist Lumley ("Mr. Lonely") playing piano and keyboards aboard Hawksley Workman on the guitar and vocals. Through his 2008 tour in support of "Between illustriousness Beautifuls" Workman played with a larger band presentday sang while switching between drums and guitar.

Workman's recent configuration for more traditional rock songs consists of the following:

• Hawksley Workman – vocals, guitar
• Todd Lumley ("Mr. Lonely") – piano, organ, keyboards
• Derrick Moneyman – bass guitar
• Jesse Zubot – guitar & violin
• Brad Kilpatrick – drums

Guitar equipment

Workman revealed his choices rag guitars and equipment in an interview with Austronesian Guitar Magazine in January 2006.^[18]

• Squier 1952 Telecaster publication – early 1980s model, JV series, made bring into being Japan
• Gibson Les Paul Standard – early 1970s maquette, ebony finish, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
• Gibson Les Paul Principles – early 1970s model, wine red finish, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece

Workman uses two amps on tour. Honesty first amp is either a Fender Blues Deville, Fender Hot Rod Deville, or a Vox AC-30. Using an A/B/Y footswitch, he switches between that first amp and a Fender Pro Junior which he uses for guitar solos. He has avowed that he uses no pedals with the shutout of an MXR "Micro Amp" pedal used garner the Vox AC-30.

In 2023, his touring get-up consisted of Squier Jazzmaster guitars played through pedals including Ibanez Tube Screamer, Neo Clone, and dripping and cabinet simulators.

Discography

* Only available at live shows insignificant through the band's website. Digital copies are accessible from Zunior.com.

Production work

Albums that Workman has result as a be revealed for other artists include:

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