1. Hawksley Workman was born on Ryan Corrigan, March 4,1975 and is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock.
23 Facts About Hawksley Workman
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Hawksley Workman's music has been featured on the television shows Scrubs, Being Human, Falcon Beach, Queer as Folk and Whistler.
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Hawksley Workman produces and engineers much of his own recording, and has produced albums for other artists as well.
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In 2013, Hawksley Workman formed the band Mounties, with Ryan Dahle and Steve Bays.
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Hawksley Workman was born in Huntsville in the Muskoka region of Ontario, attending Almaguin Highlands Secondary School and later Huntsville High School.
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Hawksley Workman later moved to Toronto to pursue his musical career and started using the stage name Hawksley Workman.
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In that studio, Hawksley Workman engineered and produced albums for other musicians.
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Hawksley Workman worked with many artists during this time, which played a role in the development of his production skills early in his career.
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Hawksley Workman released his first album in 1999 on his own label, Isadora Records and through Loose Music in Europe.
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Hawksley Workman has been known for his unusual and creative promotional materials as well as his music.
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In 2000, Hawksley Workman collaborated on an album called Chrome Reflection, credited to a band named Bird which featured fellow Canadians Jason Collett and Andrew Cash.
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In 2002, Hawksley Workman was awarded the Juno Award for Best New Solo Artist and received the award for Best Video for "Jealous of Your Cigarette".
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The album was recorded in an old schoolhouse in Muskoka, which Hawksley Workman converted into a recording studio.
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In 2004, Hawksley Workman released Before We Were Security Guards, an album he originally recorded in 1998.
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Additionally, in 2005, Hawksley Workman released Serena Ryder's album Unlikely Emergency through his label Isadora Records.
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In May 2008, Hawksley Workman contributed a track to Cartier's Cartier LOVE campaign, which has collected songs by many musicians from around the world.
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Hawksley Workman's contribution is called "The Ground That We Stand On".
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The record was recorded in the same sessions as Between the Beautifuls and Hawksley Workman intended to release it first, but Universal Music preferred to release the mellower album first.
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Hawksley Workman released two albums in 2010: Meat was released on January 19,2010, and Milk was released in Canada on August 10,2010 after being released digitally over the course of five months.
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In 2013, Hawksley Workman released Songs from the god that comes.
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Hawksley Workman released his latest album titled Median Age Wasteland, a blend of folk and country.
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Hawksley Workman revealed his choices for guitars and equipment in an interview with Australian Guitar Magazine in January 2006.
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Hawksley Workman has stated that he uses no pedals with the exception of an MXR "Micro Amp" pedal used with the Vox AC-30.