Gin Wigmore

Gin Wigmore
Background information
Birth name Virginia Claire Wigmore[1]
Also known as Gin
Born (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986
Auckland, New Zealand
Genres Folk rock, alternative rock, pop, pop rock, soul, blues, blues rock, jazz
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, ukulele
Years active 2008–present
Labels Island
Associated acts Smashproof
The Cardinals
Letlive.
Website ginwigmore.com.au

Virginia Claire "Gin" Wigmore (born 6 June 1986)[2] is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Featuring on the Smashproof single "Brother" in 2009, Wigmore went on to release her debut album Holy Smoke, in 2009, and her second, Gravel & Wine, in 2011. Her third album, Blood to Bone, was released on June 26, 2015. She is known for her high and raspy voice.[3][4][5]

Career

International Songwriting Competition

Inspired by David Gray’s album White Ladder, Wigmore wrote her first song, "Angelfire", at the age of 14. Two years later her father died of cancer and Wigmore stopped writing and playing music. She went to Argentina on an exchange program to teach at a kindergarten. On her return to New Zealand, she wrote "Hallelujah", a tribute to her father.[6] Her sister entered the song in the US-based International Songwriting Competition in 2004,[7] and Wigmore beat 11,000 songwriting aspirants from 77 countries to become the youngest and only unsigned Grand Prize winner in the history of the competition.[6] She also won the Teen category with "Angelfire".[7]

Hallelujah was my way of telling my family I had dealt with dad's passing and honestly, I didn't want to share these feelings with anyone else. I wanted the moment for myself and my family.

— Gin Wigmore[8]

Extended Play

Extended Play was Wigmore's first EP. It was produced by Tony Buchen (Blue King Brown, The Whitlams, Macromantics, Kid Confucius) and contains the tracks "Hallelujah", "These Roses", "SOS", "Under My Skin", and "Easy Come Easy Go". Australian musician John Butler played ukulele on song "SOS".[8] Released in 2008, the EP peaked at number ten in the New Zealand charts. It was certified Platinum in New Zealand on 2 May 2010, selling over 15,000 copies.[9]

Extended Play was released in Australia on 2 August 2008 by Island Records. Wigmore was the first artist signed with Island Records, a partner company with Universal Music Group, Australia.[8] She toured with Australian artist Pete Murray on his national tour in August/September 2008. Wigmore toured in 2008, including at the Cross Town Revue in Auckland, and in December 2008, toured with musicians John Mellencamp and Sheryl Crow in New Zealand. Her hit single "Under My Skin" was featured on an Air New Zealand advertising campaign, Nothing to Hide.

Wigmore featured in the 2009 song and video of "Brother" by new group Smashproof, also from Auckland.

Holy Smoke

In 2009, Wigmore released her debut full-length album Holy Smoke, recorded with The Cardinals of Ryan Adams & the Cardinals fame.[10] The first single from the album, "Oh My", debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number twenty-one on 24 August 2009, moving to number seven the following week. It peaked at number four.

Three other singles were released during 2010, "I Do" charted at no. 14 on the Official New Zealand Singles Chart, while third single "Hey Ho" missed out on a top 20 position by charting just outside at no. 21. The fourth single taken from Holy Smoke was "Too Late For Lovers", and despite hitting no. 3 on the NZ40 Airplay chart, the single failed to crack the national Top 40. During the week of 30 May 2010, all four of Wigmore's singles from Holy Smoke appeared on the NZ40 Airplay Chart[11] 'Too Late For Lovers' #7, 'Oh My' #23, 'Hey Ho' #24, 'I Do' #37

The single "Oh My" is the theme track for the series The Almighty Johnsons. Wigmore's single "Hey Ho" appeared during the closing scenes of the Weeds Season 6 Finale. In September 2011, Home Improvement Retailer Lowe's began a new brand campaign featuring Wigmore's single "Don't Stop".[12] Her song "Stealing Happiness" appeared in the TV movie "Tangiwai".

Gravel & Wine

Main article: Gravel & Wine

In September 2011, Wigmore revealed the title and release of her new album Gravel & Wine on her official Facebook page.[13] The first single was slated to be "Black Sheep"; it was released 26 September 2011 and peaked so far at #13. The album was released on 7 November 2011. It debuted at #29 on the Australian Albums Chart. Wigmore released music videos for "Man Like That" and "If Only".

"Black Sheep" appeared in episode 12, season 8 of television series Grey's Anatomy, in episode 2, season 2 of Teen Wolf, and in episode 5, season 5 of The Good Wife. She appeared singing it on Gift of Revenge, a segment of ABC's television show Revenge (TV series) season 2, episode 7. The song was also used in a television commercial for Guinness Black Lager in the United States.

"Kill of the Night" was also featured during season 2 of Teen Wolf, along with the series Pretty Little Liars and 666 Park Avenue, and AMC during its annual airing of Halloween movies and shows titled FearFest. Commercials with the song include Alfa Romeo in Australia, Nationwide Insurance in the United States, and a worldwide short by Johnnie Walker.[14]

Wigmore was featured in a Skyfall tie-in commercial from Heineken performing the song "Man Like That", which also featured James Bond portrayer Daniel Craig and Bond girl Bérénice Marlohe.[15]

Gravel & Wine was released in the U.S. on 2 April 2013, and Wigmore appeared on the entire 2013 Vans Warped Tour.[16][17]

Blood to Bone

On 14 August 2014, Wigmore had confirmed she had begun studio production on her third LP. Throughout 15 to 22 August, Wigmore had worked in West Hollywood. But on 25 August 2014, Wigmore posted a picture of the beginning of her thirteen-day studio work at Blakeslee Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California. Stephen Rusch is engineering the album. On 29 January 2015, Wigmore posted the album cover and title of her the third LP, Blood to Bone, which was scheduled for release by Island Records on 26 June 2015 (30 June 2015 in the United States).[18] Her song "New Rush" was featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 16. On the 6th of June, 2015, she released a new promotional single entitled "Willing To Die" featuring the American rapper Logic & the Australian rapper Suffa of The Hilltop Hoods. The song samples the Alan Lomax recording "Rosie", which David Guetta also sampled on his track "Hey Mama", released in March 2015. As of 16 June 2015, the US release date for Blood to Bone has been pushed back to 14 August 2015.

Personal life

Virginia Wigmore, more commonly known as Gin Wigmore, was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Peter and Adrienne Wigmore. Wigmore has two older siblings: brother Olly and sister Lucy Wigmore, a professional actress known for starring as Justine Jones in the long-running New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and a role in Underbelly: Razor. She married Jason Butler, lead singer of the band Letlive. during a private ceremony in Hawaii in September 2014. She is vegetarian and in 2015 was shortlisted for SAFE's "New Zealand's Hottest Vegetarians" award. [19] [20]

Tours

Discography

Gin Wigmore discography
Studio albums 3
Music videos 8
EPs 3
Singles 6
Commercials 1

Studio albums

Year Title NZ
[21]		 AUS
[22]		 AUT
[23]		 SWI
[24]		 USA
[25]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2009 Holy Smoke 1 — — — — NZ: 4× Platinum[26]
2011 Gravel & Wine 1 29 65 60 84 NZ: 2× Platinum[26]
2015 Blood to Bone 1 13 — — — NZ: —

Extended plays

Year Title NZ
[27]		 US Heat
[28]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2008 Extended Play 10 — NZ: Platinum[26]
2010 iTunes Session
  • Released: 19 March
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download
 — — —
2012 Man Like That
  • Released 30 October (US)
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: Digital download
 — 8 —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title NZ
[27]		 AUS
[29]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
2008 "Under My Skin" 10 — Extended Play
2009 "Oh My"[30] 4 — NZ: Platinum[26] Holy Smoke
"I Do" 14 — NZ: Gold[31]
2010 "Hey Ho" 21 —
"Too Late for Lovers" — —
2011 "Black Sheep" 13 — NZ: Platinum[32] Gravel & Wine
2012 "Man Like That" — —
2015 "New Rush" 39 — Blood to Bone
"Willing to Die"
(featuring Logic and Suffa)		 88 Non-album single

As featured artist

Year Title NZ
[27]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
2009 "Brother" (with Smashproof) 1 NZ: 2× Platinum[26] The Weekend
2015 "Team, Ball, Player, Thing"
(#KiwisCureBatten featuring Lorde, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser, et al.)		 2 Non-album single

Awards and nominations

Year Type Award Result
2009[33] New Zealand Music Awards Vodafone Single of the Year ("Brother") (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) Nominated
Highest Selling Single ("Brother") (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) Won
2010 New Zealand Music Awards Vodafone's People's Choice Award[34] Nominated
Mazda Best Female Solo Artist[35] Nominated
Vodafone Single of the Year ("Oh My")[36] Nominated
Best Pop Album[37] Won
Vodafone Album of The Year ("Holy Smoke")[38] Won
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year[39] Won
Highest Selling Album Holy Smoke[40] Won
2012 New Zealand Music Awards Vodafone's Single of the Year ("Black Sheep") Nominated
Best Female Solo Artist Nominated
Best Pop Album (Gravel & Wine) Nominated
Vodafone's People's Choice Award Nominated

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2008 "These Roses" Special Problems[41]
"Under My Skin" Special Problems[42]
"S.O.S." Dan Reisinger[43]
2009 "Brother" Chris Graham[44]
"Oh My" Stuart Gosling[45]
"I Do" Gemma Lee
2010 "Hey Ho" Moh Azima[46][47][48]
"Too Late for Lovers"
2011 "Black Sheep" Sean Gilligan
2012 "Man Like That" Sean Gilligan
2015 "New Rush" Zachariah de Cairo

References

  1. ↑ Amplifier NZ - Gin Wigmore
  2. ↑ Hunkin, Joanna (10 October 2009). "Gin Wigmore: A free spirit". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "You Oughta Know Artist Gin Wigmore Kicks Up Grit, Excitement And Gravel & Wine In U.S.". VH1 News. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gin Wigmore: The Culture Brats Interview -- Culture Brats". culturebrats.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Whisky, Wine & Gin". Inked. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Gin Wigmore". Max Foundation for New Zealand Women. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 "International Songwriting Competition - Winners 2004". Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
  8. 1 2 3 "GIN WIGMORE". ginwigmore.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Radioscope: New Zealand Platinum Certification
  10. ↑ Lindsay, Andrew (27 July 2009). "Gin Wigmore and the Cardinals". Stereokill.net. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "Lowe's Never Stop Improving Brand Spot". TheStreet.com. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Gin Wigmore". Facebook. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Gin Wigmore". nativetongue.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Gin Wigmore sings for 007". Stuff. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Gin Wigmore Announces April 2nd 2013 For 'Gravel & Wine' Us Album Release". Contactmusic.com. 8 December 1980. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  17. ↑ "The 2013 Vans Warped Tour Lineup". Punkmusic.about.com. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  18. ↑ Weiner, Natalie. "Exclusive: Watch New Zealander Gin Wigmore Get a 'New Rush' on Latest Video". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  19. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11521499
  20. ↑ http://www.safe.org.nz/articles/011112/vegetarian-new-black
  21. ↑ New Zealand Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  22. ↑ Australian Music Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  23. ↑ Acharts.us World Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  24. ↑ Swiss Music Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
  25. ↑ "Billboard 200".
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  27. 1 2 3 "Gin in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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  29. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (21 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Stays at No 1 For 4th Week". Noise11. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  30. ↑ Gin - Oh My: New Zealand Peak
  31. ↑ Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  32. ↑ Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  33. ↑ "WINNERS FOR THE VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS 2009 " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  34. ↑ "Vodafone People’s Choice Award " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  35. ↑ "Best Female Solo Artist " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  36. ↑ "Vodafone Single of the Year " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  37. ↑ "THE EDGE Best Pop Album " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  38. ↑ "Russian Standard Vodka Album Of The Year " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  39. ↑ "Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of the Year " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  40. ↑ "Highest Selling NZ Album " Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  41. ↑ "Music Videos: These Roses - Gin Wigmore". Special Problems. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  42. ↑ "Music Videos: Under My Skin - Gin Wigmore". Special Problems. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  43. ↑ "Music Videos: SOS - Gin Wigmore". The Physical TV Company. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  44. ↑ "Brother". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  45. ↑ "Gin Wigmore - Oh My". Vimeo. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
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  48. ↑ Gottlieb, Steven (25 January 2010). "BOOKED: Gin Wigmore - Moh Azima, director". Video Static. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

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