What Bird
Band Story
What Bird is Julia Harrison and Winston Harrison. The Nashville, TN duo describe their music as “late-night driving music,” inspired by the dark, kinetic, peaceful, yet slightly unsettling feeling of a nighttime drive. Musically, this translates to a blend of acoustic and electronic elements combined with a dynamic rhythmic pulse to create a mesmerizing sound.
Winston and Julia met as students at the University of Miami, where Winston studied jazz bass and Julia studied classical flute. After college, Winston toured with the Gabe Dixon Band while Julia attended graduate school at CalArts in Valencia, California. The 30-mile daily drive from Los Angeles to CalArts and back became the backdrop for Julia’s songwriting. Her late-night drives through winding mountain freeways inspired her collaboration with Winston, who had begun writing and recording ambient and IDM music under the name Fuzzmuzz. Realizing they shared a similar musical sensibility, Julia and Winston formed What Bird.
The duo recently released their debut album, Good Night, Good Riddance, to rave regional reviews. Listen Nashville wrote: "Good Night, Good Riddance is yet another brilliant project to emerge virtually out of nowhere from Nashville-based artists. The forthcoming full-length debut will no doubt catapult What Bird to the top of the indie class. These songs contain subtle hooks that are addictive without being annoying. The result is an outstanding high-pop record that will be well received by even the most discriminating audiences.
Winston and Julia met as students at the University of Miami, where Winston studied jazz bass and Julia studied classical flute. After college, Winston toured with the Gabe Dixon Band while Julia attended graduate school at CalArts in Valencia, California. The 30-mile daily drive from Los Angeles to CalArts and back became the backdrop for Julia’s songwriting. Her late-night drives through winding mountain freeways inspired her collaboration with Winston, who had begun writing and recording ambient and IDM music under the name Fuzzmuzz. Realizing they shared a similar musical sensibility, Julia and Winston formed What Bird.
The duo recently released their debut album, Good Night, Good Riddance, to rave regional reviews. Listen Nashville wrote: "Good Night, Good Riddance is yet another brilliant project to emerge virtually out of nowhere from Nashville-based artists. The forthcoming full-length debut will no doubt catapult What Bird to the top of the indie class. These songs contain subtle hooks that are addictive without being annoying. The result is an outstanding high-pop record that will be well received by even the most discriminating audiences.
Band Members
Julia Harrison, Winston Harrison
Julia Harrison, Winston Harrison
Location: AMERICA NORTH: USA: Tennessee (TN)
Genre: Alternative Rock