Winston (band)

Winston
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Indie pop
Years active c. 2002 – present
Labels Aquarius
Website winstonmusic.com
Members Ryan Hauschild
Past members Lanny Hussey
Robbie Watkins
Tony Kerr

Winston is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver. In recent years it has been a solo project of singer-songwriter Ryan Hauschild.[1]

History

Winston was founded in 2002 by Hausfield. At the time the band previously comprised Hauschild on vocals, guitars and piano; guitarist Lanny Hussey; drummer Robbie Watkins; and bass guitarist Tony Kerr. The band won CFOX Radio's Vancouver Seeds band contest of 2003. That year, The Province [2] named them as one of the top-ten local acts of the year. They toured Canada in 2004 to promote their full-length release, Passengers.[3]

Hauschild, as Winston, signed to Aquarius Records. His solo debut, Limited, released in 2007, was made without the use of digital devices.[4] He toured Western Canada as opening act for Emm Gryner in June 2007.[5]

Hauschild has also worked as record producer for bands such as Vancouver group Jake Jasmine, and licensed his music for use on television shows.

The band took their name from the main character of George Orwell's classic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Discography

  • 2001: My Fix (EP)
  • 2003: Passengers

As Hauschild's solo project

  • 2007: Limited (EP)

References

  1. ↑ "Recordings: Limited by Winston" The Georgia Straight, 8 November 2007.
  2. ↑ The Province, 28 December 2003
  3. ↑ "Music scene", See magazine, 26 August 2004. Archived at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Bryson, Scott (5 June 2007). "CD reviews: Winston Limited". Chart. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  5. ↑ Vest, Daniel (15 May 2007). "Winston Goes Solo On New EP". Chart. Retrieved 20 March 2009.


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