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Hawksley Workman | |
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 Hawksley Workman, 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 4, 1975 Huntsville, Ontario |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Cabaret, pop rock, glam rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Website | hawksleyworkman |
Hawksley Workman (born Ryan Corrigan, March 4, 1975) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released 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 instruments when playing live.
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 ..."[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, and has produced albums for other artists as well.
In addition, Workman has taken supporting roles as an actor in Michael McGowan's films Score: A Hockey Musical and Still Mine.
In 2013, Workman formed the 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]
- ^ Workman, Hawksley interviews (audio, mp3, video) Archived February 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mounties Officially Announce 'Thrash Rock Legacy'". Exclaim. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.