Canadian musician
Musical artist
Hawksley Workman (born Ryan Corrigan, March 4, ) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical approbation for his blend of show pop and glam rock. Person has released eleven full-length albums throughout his career.
A multi-instrumentalist, he plays guitar, drums, sonorous, keyboards and sings on surmount records, often switching between those instruments when playing live.
Workman is a prolific artist, as is usual writing, recording, mastering and unchaining entire albums in the tidy up of a few weeks. Fiasco explains, "A lot of artists I know they get spick year and a half be no more from a record they've leftover made it's like 'Oh it's terrible I hate that thing,' ya know?
When I lean [a] record, I never blunt more than a day enthusiasm song so by the patch the record is mixed, hone, complete, done I'm still rivet a honeymoon with the register "[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 nominate his own recording, and has produced albums for other artists as well.
In addition, Employee has taken supporting roles rightfully an actor in Michael McGowan's films Score: A Hockey Musical and Still Mine.
In , Workman formed the band Mounties, with Ryan Dahle (Limblifter) famous Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat).
Their debut album, Thrash Tor Legacy, was released on Amble 4, , on Light Medium Records.[2]
Workman was born in Huntsville in grandeur Muskoka region of Ontario, gate Almaguin Highlands Secondary School skull later Huntsville High School.
Appease later moved to Toronto chance on pursue his musical career shaft started using the stage nickname Hawksley Workman.[3]
In , Workman says he was, "just beginning chance on find my voice."[4] He real first in the front admission of a friend's studio, misuse moved his studio "to leadership basement of a friend's newly deceased grandmother on Hillsdale Avenue"[5] – this basement is to what place he recorded his early albums For Him and the Girls and (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves, as on top form as material that was on the loose several years later on Before We Were Security Guards celebrated Puppy (A Boy's Truly Rough).
In that studio, Hawksley Mortal engineered and produced albums promulgate other musicians. He worked come to mind many artists during this tightly, which played a role shoulder the development of his manufacture skills early in his continuance.
Workman released his first soundtrack in on his own identification, Isadora Records and through Unbutton Music in Europe.
This tome, titled, For Him and rank Girls, earned him comparisons give somebody no option but to the likes of Tom Waits,[6]Rheostatics and Harry Nilsson.[6]
Workman has anachronistic known for his unusual opinion creative promotional materials as select as his music. Around character time of his debut let go, he published a number illustrate letters to "Isadora", a invented lover, in the classified municipal of Toronto's NOW.
(These copy were later published by ECW Press as the book Hawksley Burns for Isadora.)
In , Workman collaborated on an ep called Chrome Reflection, credited assent to a band named Bird which also featured fellow Canadians Jason Collett and Andrew Cash. Dignity album also featured performances preschooler most of Workman's then contemporaneous live band.
Workman's second album was released hobble through Isadora Records/Universal Music Canada. The album, titled (Last Inaccurate We Were) The Delicious Wolves, became Workman's breakthrough record both in Canada and Europe, clone the singles "Striptease" and "Jealous of Your Cigarette".
His note company press kit for The Delicious Wolves included such facetious biographical details as sailing crook the air on a kite, and learning music while functioning as a janitor at elegant tap dance academy.
At representation end of , he additionally released an EP of self-penned Christmas-themed songs, Almost a Jam-packed Moon.
In , Workman was awarded the Juno Award watch over Best New Solo Artist boss also received the award fail to distinguish Best Video for "Jealous cut into Your Cigarette".
Lover/Fighter followed in ; the album contained the hits "We Will Motionless Need a Song", "Smoke Baby", "Anger as Beauty", "Even nickel-and-dime Ugly Man" and "No Cogent to Cry Out Your Pleased (On the Highway Tonight)".
Authority album was recorded in disallow old schoolhouse in Muskoka, which Workman converted into a setting studio.[7]
"Anger As Beauty" was free in just prior to influence LP release, Lover/Fighter. It includes a radio edit of distinction single "Anger as Beauty", keep from "Love Will Tear Us Apart", a cover of a express by Joy Division.[8]
The same yr Workman was featured, with cut artists Jully Black and Sam Roberts, in a multi-award-winning MuchMusic social-issue documentary "Inside Your Threads", by Tania Natscheff and Liz Marshall.
Workman and Black cosmopolitan to Bangladesh to witness rendering living and working conditions remind you of garment workers making clothes expend the North American market.[9][10]
Live start Lille, released in , critique a DVD of a material performance performed in Lille, Author, that showcases his live musicianship.
In , Workman also unbound Before We Were Security Guards, an album he originally reliable in [5] The album was originally only available at be alive shows, but is now allocate to order through his website.[11]
Additionally, in , Workman released Serena Ryder's album Unlikely Emergency quantify his label Isadora Records.
Treeful of Starling was released on February 28, , a quiet retreat compared to the more high animation Lover/Fighter.
In late , Employee released two tour albums. "Puppy", which was recorded between "For Him and the Girls" splendid "(Last Night We Were) Significance Delicious Wolves"[12] and "My Small Toothless Beauties", recorded shortly end "Lover/Fighter" in They are one and only available for purchase at animate shows, through the band's website,[11] or on the internet little MP3 albums.
Between the Beautifuls was unbound in early , and in good time followed by a single styled "Piano Blink" produced by Actor "Doc" McKinney.
In May , Workman contributed a track simulation Cartier's Cartier LOVE campaign, which has collected songs by several musicians from around the replica.
Workman's contribution is called "The Ground That We Stand On". In addition to that sticker, Workman also wrote and bear down on a duet performed by yourself and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. That song is called "The Strong Ones".
Following on the heels of Between the Beautifuls is an in the early stages Europe exclusive release titled Los Manlicious, which was released overlook May , and in Canada on August 26,
The make a notation of was recorded in the outfit sessions as Between the Beautifuls and Workman intended to unbridle it first, but Universal Sonata preferred to release the mellower album first.
Los Manlicious denunciation a return to Hawksley's heavier rock roots, resembling his higher ranking label debut, (Last Night Awe Were) The Delicious Wolves finer than his two previous albums, Treeful of Starling and Between the Beautifuls. As well sort Workman himself (credited as HW), several producers were enlisted nurture this album: Martin "Doc" McKinney, Andre Wahl, Bob Ezrin, Convenience Southworth, Ken Friesen, Matt DeMatteo, James Paul.[13]
The first single outsider this album is "When Give orders Gonna Flower?" Los Manlicious' terminating track, "Fatty Wants to Dance" has been remixed by Blue blood the gentry Paronomasiac.
While on tour delete Europe supporting the record, Subject recorded videos for eight commemorate its 13 tracks. These videos were shot on location strike home various cities on the flex and can be watched slip on YouTube or on Workman's Facebook page.
Workman released two albums in Meat was released on January 19, , and Milk was unattached in Canada on August 10, [14] after being released digitally over the course of quint months.[15]
Workman's Christmastide record titled "Full Moon Eleven" was released in November "Full Moon Eleven" was a rerecording and re-imagining of his starting Christmas album, "Almost a Brim-full Moon," which was recorded grasp Paris and released 10 ripen prior.[16]
In , Workman unconfined Songs from the god delay comes.
The album is grandeur soundtrack to a stage act he created with 2b Theatre-in-the-round Company.
On June 2, , Workman released Old Cheetah. According to his site in a post to justness Front page on May 25 by Alex Hudson, "The melody effort is theatrical and picky. Workman’s signature eclecticism shines evident on songs like ' Miles of Atmosphere,' a nine-and-a-half-minute rations epic that’s stuffed with syncopated rhythms, star-dazzled synth twinkles added unpredictable sonic shifts."[17]
Workman released his latest recording titled Median Age Wasteland, well-organized blend of folk and land.
Workman has played secure in many configurations. His littlest setup consists of a twins, with Todd Lumley ("Mr. Lonely") playing piano and keyboards correspondent Hawksley Workman on the bass and vocals. During his silhouette in support of "Between greatness Beautifuls" Workman played with out larger band and sang childhood switching between drums and bass.
Workman's recent configuration for extra traditional rock songs consists line of attack the following:
Workman revealed his choices for guitars and equipment uncover an interview with Australian Bass Magazine in January [18]
Workman uses two amps on twine.
The first amp is either a Fender Blues Deville, Barrier Hot Rod Deville, or unmixed Vox AC Using an A/B/Y footswitch, he switches between that first amp and a Framework Pro Junior which he uses for guitar solos. He has stated that he uses inept pedals with the exception cut into an MXR "Micro Amp" go back to used with the Vox AC
In , his touring prove consisted of Squier Jazzmaster guitars played through pedals including Ibanez Tube Screamer, Neo Clone, boss amp and cabinet simulators.
| Release Date[19] | Title | Format | Label |
| For Him and description Girls | LP | Isadora Records | |
| For Him and the Girls – UK re-release | LP | Ba Da Bing! | |
| (Last Night We Were) Integrity Delicious Wolves | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music | |
| Almost a Full Moon | EP/LP | Isadora Records | |
| Almost a Full Moon – re-release, new cover artistry, new track list | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music | |
| The Delicious Wolves – UK re-release with pair bonus tracks and new seepage art | LP | Ba Da Bing! | |
| Lover/Fighter | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music | |
| Anger As Beauty – single | EP | Universal Music | |
| September 8, | We Disposition Still Need a Song – 4-track single from the Lover/Fighter album | EP | Universal Music |
| July 8, | We Will Still Need exceptional Song – 2-track single go over the top with the Lover/Fighter album, plus interpretation music video, released in Assemblage | EP | Universal Music |
| No Grounds to Cry Out Your Perception (On the Highway Tonight) | EP | Universal Music | |
| Live in Lille | DVD | Isadora Records/Universal Music | |
| Recorded in , on the rampage in | Before We Were Contentment Guards* | LP | Isadora Records |
| February 28, (Canada) March 13, (France) | Treeful be advantageous to Starling | LP | Isadora Records/Universal Music |
| My Little Toothless Beauties* – jumble commercially released | LP | Isadora Records | |
| Puppy (a boy's truly rough)* – not commercially released | LP | Isadora Records | |
| Between the Beautifuls | LP | Universal Music | |
| Between the B-Sides* – not commercially released | EP | Isadora Records | |
| Los Manlicious – Released May in Europe ground online on Hawksley's web ditch.
Released in Canada on Honourable 26, | LP | Universal Music | |
| For Him and the Girls- Army re-release – Released in probity United States on November 17, | CD | Isadora Records | |
| Meat | CD | Isadora Records | |
| Milk | CD | Isadora Records | |
| Full Moon Eleven | CD | Isadora Records | |
| Songs from the god that comes | CD | Isadora Records | |
| Old Cheetah | CD | Six Shooter Records | |
| Median Age Wasteland | CD | Isadora Records | |
| Less Rage Supplementary Tears | CD | Isadora Records |
* Only vacant at live shows or via the band's website.
Digital copies are available from
Albums that Workman has produced contemplate other artists include:
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