| Hawksley Workman | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ryan Corrigan |
| Born | March 4, 1975 Huntsville, Ontario |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Cabaret, pop rock, glam rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Website | www.hawksleyworkman.com |
Hawksley Workman (born March 4, 1975) is the stage name of Ryan Corrigan, a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his quirky yet accessible blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huntsville (2006 population 18280 is a Town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by
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Biography
Corrigan was born in Huntsville in the Muskoka region of Ontario, attending Almaguin Highlands Secondary School and later Huntsville High School. Huntsville (2006 population 18280 is a Town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. The District Municipality of Muskoka more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka or simply Muskoka is a Regional Municipality located in Central Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec He later moved south, to Toronto, to pursue his musical career. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
His first album, 1999's For Him and the Girls earned him comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits, Rheostatics and Harry Nilsson. For Him and the Girls is an album by Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 1999 Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Rheostatics were a Canadian Indie rock band active from 1980 to 2007 Harry Edward Nilsson III ( June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American Songwriter, singer Pianist, and
In 2000, Workman collaborated on an album called Chrome Reflection, credited to a band named Bird which also featured fellow Canadians Jason Collett and Andrew Cash. Chrome Reflection is an album released in 2000 by Bird, a one-off band consisting of Jason Collett, Andrew Cash and Hawksley Jason Collett is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, born in Bramalea Ontario and attended St Andrew Cash (born 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. The album also featured performances by most of Workman's then current live band.
(Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves, released in 2001, became Workman's breakthrough record both in Canada and Europe, spawning the hit singles "Striptease" and "Jealous of Your Cigarette". At the end of 2001, he also released an EP of self-penned Christmas-themed songs, Almost a Full Moon. Almost a Full Moon is a Christmas album by the Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, originally released in 2001
Workman has been known for his unusual and creative promotional materials as well as his music. Around the time of his debut release, he published a number of letters to "Isadora", a fictional lover, in the classified section of Toronto's NOW. NOW is an Alternative newsweekly in Toronto, Canada published by Now Communications Inc. (These letters were later published as the book Hawksley Burns for Isadora. ) As well, his record company press kit for The Delicious Wolves included such fanciful biographical details as sailing through the air on a kite, and learning music while working as a janitor at a tap dance academy. Tap dance was developed in the United States during the nineteenth century and is popular nowadays in many parts of the world
In 2002, Workman was awarded the Juno Award for Best New Solo Artist and also received the award for Best Video for "Jealous of Your Cigarette". The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music
Lover/Fighter followed in 2003; the album included the hits "We Will Still Need a Song", "Anger as Beauty", "Even an Ugly Man" and "No Reason to Cry Out Your Eyes (On the Highway Tonight)". Lover/Fighter is an album by Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 2003 The same year Workman was featured, with recording artists Jully Black and Sam Roberts, in a multi- award-winning MuchMusic social-issue documentary "Inside Your Threads", by Tania Natscheff and Liz Marshall. Jully Black (ˈdʒuːliː or " Julie " (born Jully Ann Inderia Gordon on November 8, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario) Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock Singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release The Workman and Black travelled to Bangladesh to witness the living and working conditions of garment workers making clothes for the North American market.
Live in Lille, released in 2004, is a DVD of a live performance performed in Lille, France, showcases his live musicianship. Live In Lille is a DVD release by Hawksley Workman featuring a live performance at Le Splendid in Lille France on November 28 2003 Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country
Treeful of Starling was released on February 28, 2006, a quiet retreat compared to the more high energy Lover/Fighter. Treeful of Starling is the 2006 release by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman.
In later 2006 Puppy (a boy's truly rough) and My Little Toothless Beauties (which displays a picture of a rotting carcass on the front), were completed but never released to the general public. Puppy (A Boy's Truly Rough is an album by Hawksley Workman. The album was recorded between For Him and the Girls and (Last Night My Little Toothless Beauties is a tour album by Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 2006 They are only available for purchase at live shows, through the band's website [1], or on the internet as MP3 albums.
Workman's second most recent album, Between the Beautifuls, was released in early 2008, and soon followed by a single titled "Piano Blink". Between the Beautifuls is a studio album by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released on 29 January 2008.
Following on the heels of Between the Beautifuls is an initially Europe exclusive(excluding the UK) release titled Los Manlicious, which was released in May 2008. Between the Beautifuls is a studio album by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released on 29 January 2008. Los Manlicious is a studio album by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released in May 2008 in Europe and on August 26 2008 in Canada
Workman is a prolific artist, usually writing, recording, mastering and releasing entire albums in the span of a few weeks. He explains, "A lot of artists I know they get a year and a half away from a record they've just made it's like. . . 'Oh. . . it's terrible I hate that thing,' ya know? When I record [a] record, I never take more than a day per song. . . so by the time the record is mixed, finished, complete, done. . . I'm still in a honeymoon with the record. . . "[2]
His music has been featured on the television shows Scrubs ("Stop Joking Around" featured in "My Cake" Season 4/Episode 6), Falcon Beach, Queer as Folk and Whistler. Scrubs is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning American Comedy-drama that premiered on October 2 2001 on NBC. Falcon Beach is a Canadian Television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada, and produced in Canada for the Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian Television series co-production produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions Whistler is a Canadian Television drama centering on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend
Workman has also produced records for a number of other artists, including Serena Ryder, John Southworth, Tegan and Sara, Paul Macleod, Sarah Slean, Jeremy Fisher and The Cash Brothers. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Serena Ryder (born 8 December John Southworth is a Canadian pop Singer-songwriter. His style which draws on diverse influences ranging from Cabaret pop to New Wave Tegan and Sara (tiːɡɨn ænd sɛɹə is an Indie rock / Indie pop Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19, Sarah Hope Slean (born on 21 June 1977) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, painter, and Photographer from Pickering Jeremy Fisher (born December 151976 is a Canadian Singer-songwriter. The Cash Brothers are a Canadian Alternative country / Folk rock duo consisting of brothers Andrew and Peter Cash.
Hawksley's band
- Hawksley Workman – vocals, guitar
- Todd Lumley ("Mr. Lonely") – piano, organ, keyboards
- Derrick Brady – bass guitar
- Wyatt Burton – guitar
- Stephan Szczesniak – drums
Guitar equipment
Hawksley revealed his choices for guitars and equipment in an interview with Australian Guitar Magazine in January 2006. [3]
Guitars
- Squier 1952 Telecaster reissue – early 1980s model, JV series, made in Japan
- Gibson Les Paul Standard – early 1970s model, ebony finish, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
- Gibson Les Paul Standard – early 1970s model, wine red finish, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
Amplifiers
Hawksley uses two amps on tour. The 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 this first amp and a Fender Pro Junior which he uses for guitar solos. He has stated that he uses no pedals with the exception of an MXR "Micro Amp" pedal used with the Vox AC-30.
Discography
| Release Date[4] | Title | Format | Label |
| 1999 | For Him and the Girls | LP | Isadora Records |
| 2001 | For Him and the Girls – UK re-release | LP | Ba Da Bing! |
| 2001 | (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music |
| 2001 | Almost a Full Moon | EP/LP | Isadora Records |
| 2002 | Almost a Full Moon – re-release, new cover art, new track list | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music |
| 2003 | The Delicious Wolves – UK re-release with two bonus tracks and new cover art | LP | Ba Da Bing! |
| 2003 | Lover/Fighter | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music |
| 2003 | Anger As Beauty – single | EP | Universal Music |
| September 8, 2003 | We Will Still Need a Song – 4-track single from the Lover/Fighter album | EP | Universal Music |
| July 8, 2004 | We Will Still Need a Song – 2-track single from the Lover/Fighter album, plus the music video, released in Europe | EP | Universal Music |
| 2004 | No Reason To Cry Out Your Eyes (On the Highway Tonight) | EP | Universal Music |
| 2004 | Live in Lille | DVD | Isadora Records/Universal Music |
| Recorded in 1998, released in 2004 | Before We Were Security Guards* | LP | Isadora Records |
| February 28, 2006 (Canada)
March 13, 2006 (France) |
Treeful of Starling | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music |
| 2006 | My Little Toothless Beauties* – not commercially released | LP | Isadora Records |
| 2006 | Puppy (a boy's truly rough)* – not commercially released | LP | Isadora Records |
| 2008 | Between the Beautifuls | LP | Universal Music |
| 2008 | Between the B-Sides* – not commercially released | EP | Isadora Records |
| 2008 | Los Manlicious – To be released May 2008 in Europe(excluding the UK) | LP | Universal Music |
* Only available at live shows or through the band's website. For Him and the Girls is an album by Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 1999 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. For Him and the Girls is an album by Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 1999 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Almost a Full Moon is a Christmas album by the Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, originally released in 2001 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Almost a Full Moon is a Christmas album by the Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, originally released in 2001 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Lover/Fighter is an album by Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 2003 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Live In Lille is a DVD release by Hawksley Workman featuring a live performance at Le Splendid in Lille France on November 28 2003 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Before We Were Security Guards is an album from Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released in 2004 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Treeful of Starling is the 2006 release by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman. Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. My Little Toothless Beauties is a tour album by Canadian artist Hawksley Workman, released in 2006 Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Puppy (A Boy's Truly Rough is an album by Hawksley Workman. The album was recorded between For Him and the Girls and (Last Night Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Between the Beautifuls is a studio album by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released on 29 January 2008. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Isadora Records is an Independent record label started and operated by Hawksley Workman. Los Manlicious is a studio album by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released in May 2008 in Europe and on August 26 2008 in Canada Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Digital copies are available from Zunior. Zuniorcom is a Canadian online Record label and music store started by Dave Ullrich, formerly of The Inbreds, in 2004. com.
References
- ^ Albums | HawksleyWorkman.com Store
- ^ Workman, Hawksley interviews (audio, mp3, video)
- ^ http://www.hawksleyworkman.com/press/20060101ag.html
- ^ Discography. Official Community of Hawksley Workman. Retrieved on 2008-05-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.
External links
- Hawksley Workman The official website of Hawksley Workman
- Hawksley Workman at MusicBrainz
- Hawksley Workman at Last.fm
- Hawksley Workman at MySpace
- High quality pictures of Hawksley Workman in concert at JesusWillSaveRockstarsToo.com
- Hawksley Workman fan message board
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