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Wil was born to parents who were both musically proficient. On Friday nights he would sit and listen while his parents played and sung along to the old crooners and guitar legends such as Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins and Hank Williams.

By the age of 13 he was seriously refining and defining his playing style unknowingly blending his love of “old school country” with new diverse punk and alternative rock influences. He subsequently landed his first paying gig in 1992 and spent a number of years honing his musicianship while finding his true voice.

In 2001, Wil wrote his first album “Both Hands” selling over 6000 copies off stage subsequently allowing him to tour with artists such as Colin James, Matthew Good, Joel Plaskett Emergency and Xavier Rudd among others as well earning him 4 nominations at the 2005 WCMA’s including producer and “entertainer of the Year”. The CD has since gone on to sell over 16,000 copies.

For Wil’s sophomore release titled By December he collaborated melodically with some of Canada’s most respected musicians; producer and multi-instrumentalist Dave MacKinnon (FemBots), ” 54-40’s Neil Osborne and Broken Social Scene’s Jason Collett among others. In October 2008, Big Life a beautiful track from Wil’s last studio album, By December was featured in a pivotal hospital scene in the ABC TV series, Eli Stone (Johnny Lee Miller).

Wil was recently featured in a White Iron Films, Rosie Award-winning documentary entitled, Music Is The Message: Wil, which detailed Wils ongoing journey within music. The doc was aired on MuchMoreMusic in September 2010 and scooped three awards at the recent ‘Rosies’, including best Best Music or Variety Show.
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  • Spitfire92a

    Прекрасный исполнитель,помогает расслабиться вечерком после трудного дня this is fine!

    February 2011
  • cool_ethan

    not only a fantastic musician...but a phenomenal person. and wil plays music for the love of it...kudos wil!

    February 2011
  • heyamossy

    You have to see this guy live. Seriously, he is absolutely amazing in person. Spare no effort to catch one of his shows. His studio work is exceptional, but live Wil is phenomenal.

    October 2010
  • purifiedd

    wil is also a rap artist from finland

    May 2010
  • bwyn

    Wil is coming to Vancouver - Railway Club in late May

    May 2009
  • safetyinlying

    i've seen him a couple times in bc. i love wil! he's fantastic.

    December 2008
  • elevatorsheep

    i saw him open up for feist at the masonic center in san francisco. one of the best performances i've seen yet.

    November 2007
  • Hayves

    I'm really surprised there aren't more people listening to this, especially considering how hard HMV pushed December

    November 2007
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Wil in Coombs on 22/Jul/12

22 Jul 2012 | from www.ibreakstrings.com/tour-dates

Artist: Wil Date: Sunday, July 22nd 2012 Time: 3:00pm City: Coombs Venue: Kulth Music Festival Address: Coombs Rodeo Grounds Country: CA Admission: $65 Age restrictions: All Ages …

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