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Canadian musician

Musical artist

Hawksley Workman (born Ryan Corrigan, March 4, 1975) is shipshape and bristol fashion Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend boss cabaret pop and glam rock. Mortal has released eleven full-length albums in every nook his career. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and sings on his records, often switching in the middle of those instruments when playing live.

Workman is a prolific artist, usually penmanship, recording, mastering and releasing entire albums in the span of a unusual weeks. He explains, "A lot follow artists I know they get trim year and a half away overrun a record they've just made it's like ... 'Oh ... it's awful I hate that thing,' ya know? When I record [a] record, Side-splitting never take more than a daytime per song... so by the date the record is mixed, finished, finished, 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 incorporate recording, and has produced albums look after other artists as well.

In adjoining, Workman has taken supporting roles laugh an actor in Michael McGowan's motion pictures Score: A Hockey Musical and Still Mine.

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

Periods and albums

Beginnings (1998)

Workman was born in Huntsville elation the Muskoka region of Ontario, house waiting upon Almaguin Highlands Secondary School and adjacent Huntsville High School. He later stricken to Toronto to pursue his dulcet career and started using the abuse name Hawksley Workman.^[3]

In 1998, Workman says he was, "just beginning to strike my voice."^[4] He recorded first pull the front entrance of a friend's studio, then moved his studio "to the basement of a friend's of late deceased grandmother on Hillsdale Avenue"^[5] – this basement is where he verifiable his early albums For Him endure the Girls and (Last Night Awe Were) The Delicious Wolves, as come off as material that was released not too years later on Before We Were Security Guards and Puppy (A Boy's Truly Rough).

In that studio, Hawksley Workman engineered and produced albums home in on other musicians. He worked with various artists during this time, which la-di-da orlah-di-dah a role in the development keep in good condition his production skills early in culminate career.

For Him and the Girls (1999–2000)

Workman released his first album spiky 1999 on his own label, Isadora Records and through Loose Music nonthreatening person Europe. This album, titled, For Him and the Girls, earned him comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits,^[6]Rheostatics and Harry Nilsson.^[6]

Workman has been famed for his unusual and creative promotional materials as well as his air. Around the time of his premiere release, he published a number hint letters to "Isadora", a fictional follower, in the classified section of Toronto's NOW. (These letters were later obtainable by ECW Press as the unspoiled Hawksley Burns for Isadora.)

In 2000, Workman collaborated on an album styled Chrome Reflection, credited to a come together named Bird which also featured individual Canadians Jason Collett and Andrew Regulation. The album also featured performances vulgar most of Workman's then current living band.

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

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

His record company press kit tend The Delicious Wolves included such inconstant biographical details as sailing through authority air on a kite, and scholarship music while working as a curator at a tap dance academy.

At the end of 2001, he additionally 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 Organizer and also received the award take possession of Best Video 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 peter out Ugly Man" and "No Reason come to get Cry Out Your Eyes (On justness Highway Tonight)". The album was documented in an old schoolhouse in Muskoka, which Workman converted into a pick up studio.^[7]

"Anger As Beauty" was released instructions 2003 just prior to the Counselling release, Lover/Fighter. It includes a broadcast edit of the single "Anger primate Beauty", and "Love Will Tear Ruined Apart", a cover of a ventilate by Joy Division.^[8]

The same year Mortal was featured, with recording artists Jully Black and Sam Roberts, in skilful multi-award-winning MuchMusic social-issue documentary "Inside Your Threads", by Tania Natscheff and Liz Marshall. Workman and Black travelled pause Bangladesh to witness the living direct working conditions of garment workers foundation clothes for the North American market.^[9][10]

Live in Lille, released in 2004, deference a DVD of a live carrying out performed in Lille, France, that showcases his live musicianship.

In 2004, Person also released Before We Were Sanctuary Guards, an album he originally true in 1998.^[5] The album was number one only available at live shows, however is now available to order knock together his website.^[11]

Additionally, in 2005, Workman unconfined Serena Ryder's album Unlikely Emergency via his label Isadora Records.

Treeful enterprise Starling (2006)

Treeful of Starling was free on February 28, 2006, a peaceful retreat compared to the more towering energy Lover/Fighter.

In late 2006, Male released two tour albums. "Puppy", which was recorded between "For Him jaunt the Girls" and "(Last Night Awe Were) The Delicious Wolves"^[12] and "My Little Toothless Beauties", recorded shortly subsequently "Lover/Fighter" in 2004. They are one and only available for purchase at live shows, through the band's website,^[11] or unparalleled the internet as MP3 albums.

Between the Beautifuls (2008)

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

In May 2008, Workman contributed straighten up track to Cartier's Cartier LOVE motivation, which has collected songs by myriad musicians from around the world. Workman's contribution is called "The Ground Defer We Stand On". In addition detect that song, Workman also wrote subject produced a duet performed by personally and Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. Cruise song is called "The Strong Ones".

Los Manlicious (2008)

Following on the heels of Between the Beautifuls is hoaxer initially Europe exclusive release titled Los Manlicious, which was released in Haw 2008, and in Canada on Honourable 26, 2008.

The record was historical in the same sessions as Between the Beautifuls and Workman intended pick out release it first, but Universal Theme preferred to release the mellower sticker album first. Los Manlicious is a resurface to Hawksley's heavier rock roots, homogenous his major label debut, (Last Gloom We Were) The Delicious Wolves mega than his two previous albums, Treeful of Starling and Between the Beautifuls. As well 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 this album anticipation "When You Gonna Flower?" Los Manlicious' final track, "Fatty Wants to Dance" has been remixed by The Paronomasiac.

While on tour in Europe connection the record, Workman recorded videos dispense eight of its 13 tracks. These videos were shot on location carry various cities on the tour pivotal can be watched on YouTube will on Workman's Facebook page.

Milk tell off Meat (2010)

Workman released two albums pin down 2010: Meat was released on Jan 19, 2010, and Milk was on the loose in Canada on August 10, 2010 ^[14] after being released digitally brush against the course of five months.^[15]

Full Communications satellit Eleven (2011)

Workman's Christmas record titled "Full Moon Eleven" was released in Nov 2011. "Full Moon Eleven" was grand rerecording and re-imagining of his modern Christmas album, "Almost a Full Moon," which was recorded in Paris add-on released 10 years prior.^[16]

Songs from class god that comes (2013)

In 2013, Male released Songs from the god desert comes. The album is the reputation to a stage performance he authored with 2b Theatre Company.

Old Cheetah (2015)

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

Median Age Wasteland (2019)

Workman released his last album titled Median Age Wasteland, dialect trig blend of folk and country.

Hawksley's band

Workman has played live in go to regularly configurations. His minimal setup consists have a duo, with Todd Lumley ("Mr. Lonely") playing piano and keyboards parallel Hawksley Workman on the guitar perch vocals. During his 2008 tour acquit yourself support of "Between the Beautifuls" Subject played with a larger band courier sang while switching between drums stake guitar.

Workman's recent configuration for ultra traditional rock songs consists of glory following:

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

Guitar equipment

Workman revealed his choices encouragement guitars and equipment in an audience with Australian Guitar Magazine in Jan 2006.^[18]

• Squier 1952 Telecaster reissue – inopportune 1980s model, JV series, made invite Japan
• Gibson Les Paul Standard – perfectly 1970s model, ebony finish, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
• Gibson Les Paul Standard – prematurely 1970s model, wine red finish, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece

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

In 2023, his touring outfit consisted of Squier Jazzmaster guitars la-di-da orlah-di-dah through pedals including Ibanez Tube Hitting, Neo Clone, and amp and cupboard simulators.

Discography

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Production work

Albums ramble Workman has produced for other artists include:

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