Artist description Neil Diamond on acid; Keith Moon as a girl; George Clinton as an East Coast jewish kid.

Music Style New Rock

Musical Influences Zeppelin; Dead Can Dance; Pink Floyd; Creedence Clearwater Revival; King's X; Moby; Joan Jett; George Clinton; October Project; Cranberries; U2; REM; Neil Young; Cyndi Lauper; Neil Diamond

Similar Artists Tragically Hip; Radiohead; Dave Matthews; Matchbox 20; U2; Live: Pixies; Matthew Sweet; Jane's Addiction; Smashing Pumpkins; Verve Pipe; The Cure;The Who; The Bogmen;

Artist History Alan Winter, WB's lead singer/12-string guitarist/songwriter, started performing solo on the streets of Boston, MA, in 1996. Wanting something bigger, he formed an acoustic-rock 5-piece band in '98, but got so bored with that sound that he fell asleep for 100 years. Upon awakening, in December of 1999, he connected with drummer Mora; the two began writing together in a completely different style. Shortly afterwards they stumbled over bassman Stu (asleep, himself, in a fiield of poppies). The trio recorded a 15-song pre-production CD in June 2000, in preparation of their upcoming major recording project at the world-famous Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA.

Group Members Alan Winter, writer/singer/guitarist; Mora Precarious, drums and aggression; Stu Jaffe, bass and alien sounds.

Instruments Fender 12-string electric; Epiphone Casino 6-string electric: G & L and Squire basses; Tama drums; lots of effects pedals; congas; percusion sounds.

Albums 15-song pre-production Demo- "Zulu-Roundeye"; Winterboy solo, "Volcano".

Press Reviews "Exceptional! Superb! Supreme! Excellent! Best N’tl Entry nominee…” AL BOWMAN, Executive Producer, LA MUSIC AWARDS; "Remember the days when artists could galvanize an entire generation...as big as the season they take their name from." JULIAN B, MUSICIAN'S TRADE JOURNAL; ”If you like killer guitar work and an offbeat sense of humor... Winter is your season.” MIXX MAGAZINE; "A songwriter worth paying attention to...a crafty rockwordsmith..." STEVE MORSE, BOSTON GLOBE; "Fantastic, the harmonic left-turns are great; really serious songwriting." N.E. PERFORMER; "Only the gifted and the lucky reach this level, this fast." SOUNDCHECK MAGAZINE; "Alan (of Winterboy) sounds remarkably like a young Cat Stevens; his lyrical prowess and guitar playing shine." METRONOME; "'Winterboy' has got to be the worst band name in Boston!” NICK CARTER, WBCN; “Winterboy is fantastic! I love them!” CARMELITA, WAAF

Location Boston, MA - USA

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