Re: New Acadia - NSC 58 - ?
NSC WORLD: MEET HAWKSLEY WORKMAN
As I said, this edition, we will be returning to the kind of music that can truly be defined as 'New Acadian,' since middle-of-the-road pop music just didn't work out for us last edition. Thus, I welcome Hawksley Workman to the NSC world! Workman is a talented singer-songwriter who does not only that, but also plays guitar, drums, bass, and keyboard, often switching between instruments during live shows.
Hawksley Workman is well-known for the speed at which he releases his music. He has already released 11 albums, of which he has recorded and produced on his own. Oftentimes, these albums are written, recorded, and mastered in the span of a few weeks. When he gets into a project, he works at it continuously until it's completed to his liking. He also has an extremely creative mind, never spending more than an entire day writing a completed song. His music has been featured on popular US and Canadian television shows, including
Scrubs,
Queer as Folk, and
Whistler.
Hawksley has also been recognized in the Canadian music industry for his work. In 2002, he received two Juno Awards (The Canadian equivalent of the Grammies) for Best New Solo Artist and Best Music Video for "Jealous of Your Cigarette." He has listed the biggest musical influence on him as Bruce Cockburn, who has released 29 albums in his career spannining 40 years, and whose hit 'Wondering Where The Lions Are' was listed as the 29th greatest Canadian song in the 2005 CBC Radio series
50 Tracks: The Canadian Vision.
We hope you enjoy our entrant in this month's NSC!
As a teaser, here is the music video for which he won a Juno Award, Jealous of Your Cigarette
This is NOT the song that Hawksley will be representing us with.
