Megan Washington

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Megan Alexanda Washington (born 7 January 1988, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) is an Australian-based musician and songwriter, who works mononymously as Washington.

Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. Megan sings, plays keyboards, piano and guitar and in December 2009 Washington won the inaugural Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition for "How to Tame Lions".

She released her debut album, I Believe You Liar (July 2010), which peaked at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart and by end of 2011 received a platinum certificate from ARIA for shipment of 70,000 copies.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 she won the Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist – Release for I Believe You Liar.

Washington's second album, There There, was released in September 2014, which reached number five. A new single Saint Lo was released in 2016 and received high rotation on Triple J and she has just released her latest single Dirty Churches in May 2019, her music has been described by I-D as sexy synth-laden pop

Personal life

Washington moved from Brisbane to Sydney and followed with a relocation to Melbourne later in 2007. She explained, "I knew I had to move out of home, move to Melbourne and grow up."

Washington had a brief domestic relationship with Tim Rogers (of You Am I). However, "[it] ended before they made The Boy Castaways." She described how, "He's a great performer and I guess whatever history we share I've never been able to see him work, so it was amazing to see how good he is." She also reflected on her acting aspirations, "I had always acted through high school and at uni, and there was a time when I thought that was what I wanted to do, but then I got bitten by the jazz bug and here we are."

After the release of her debut album, Washington relocated to Brooklyn, New York City, in August 2011, which fulfilled a long-held goal. However, she recounted in 2014 that she was "dreadfully unhappy there", as she was unable to find any "meaning" in the constant "partying and drinking" that she engaged in and conceded "I would have been dreadfully unhappy" regardless of location at that time. She explained that she no longer sought therapy through her music, due to a relationship with a "good therapist": "My art doesn't have to play that role any more and probably my next record will be a disco record about trying to find a car park."

In 2017 Washington announced her marriage to Nick Waterman, and the couple have a child.

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Life and career

Megan Alexanda Washington was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to Australian parents on January 7th. She grew up with her father, Rick Washington, as a part-time DJ for "weddings, dances, and balls"; her mother, Karen Amos, and an older sibling. In 1996, the artist began primary school in Port Moresby, and the family later moved to Brisbane, where she completed her secondary education at Moreton Bay College.

"The way that I speak is idiosyncratic because it's based on 20 years of 'loopholing', with the intention of avoiding words that trip me up. Sustained syllables, like s's and ts and fs, are the only thing I have (she has a moment) have trouble with. Sheldon College and its Australian School of the Arts later in life, where she maintained her interest in music. She completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the Queensland University of Technology and then became a jazz vocalist at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

In April 2006, Washington, jazz guitarist Sean Foran, released her six-track debut, Nightlight, on her first extended play for the Newmarket Music record label. Pickering produced and mixed the songs, with Foran on piano, John Parker on drums, Chris Pickering on guitar, and Sam Vincent on double bass; Foran provided lead vocals, Foran on piano, John Parker on drums, John Parker on drums, Sam Vincent on double bass. It was re-released in June 2009 and ranked No. 96 on the ARIA Albums Chart in May 2009. That year, the year was 53 in October. The EP received the 2008 Australian Jazz Bell Award for 'Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album,' according to the EP'.

Bennetts Lane, a recording with pianist Paul Grabowsky that appeared in 2007, was followed by her on her second EP, Bennetts Lane. "It wasn't a good or glamorous time" in January that year. And the irony is that across from the shop counter there were two massive plasma televisions playing Australian film clips, so I'd be able to see all my friends' clips all day and I'd be going, 'Would you like more cream cheese on your f---ing bagel?'

Wahler's music style evolved from jazz to blues and roots as a keyboardist and harmony vocalist from 2006, including touring around the world in support of his debut album, Good Morning (March 2007). She has also served as a keyboardist and backing vocalist for indie pop artist Ben Lee. "Bed of Nails" (1989), Ross Wilson's acoustic cover version of "Bed of Nails" (1989), which was used as the theme tune for three seasons of ABC's TV drama Bed of Roses (2008, 2010–2011). Ruby Entertainment released the track as a single after Washington's commercial success in early 2011.

Lance Ferguson (the Bamboos), John Castle, Des White, Ross Irwin, and Ryan Monro (the Cat Empire and Jackson Jackson Jackson) on bass guitar formed her mononymous band in late 2008. In January, the band's fourth EP, Clementine, was released. They were crowned Triple J's Unearthed winners in November and appeared at the Big Day Out in Melbourne.

In September 2009, Washington premiered How to Tame Lions, its lead track "Cement" and championship track received high rotation on youth radio Triple J. She performed vocals, piano, glockenspiel, synthesiser, and guitar, and Castle was joined by Castle on guitar, bass guitar, drums, loops, tambo, and autoharp. The castle engineered and mixed the pieces, as well as co-producing it with Washington. Washington attracted the attention of a wider audience after appearances on Spicks and Specks in October and November this year. "You might believe that most people get their information from the charts or something similar, but I received so much feedback after being on those shows." The EP debuted in the top 100 on the ARIA Charts.

Washington won the inaugural Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition for the track "How to Tame Lions" in December 2009; it is funded by the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Sia on guitar at the Palace Theatre in October that month, and a few days later, she and Keith Urban performed a duet during his Rod Laver Arena concert in Melbourne. On the Triple J Hottest 100, 2009, "Cement" was ranked.

I Believe You Liar on Universal Music Australia, Washington's debut album on July 30, 2010; by the end of 2011, Washington received platinum recognition from ARIA for shipment of 70,000 copies. "Rich Kids" (May 2010, also the title track of an EP), "Sunday Best" (October) and "The Hardest Part" (October), three of the company's best-selling songs, were described by Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane "They] were unstoppable and infectious, and when mixed with her flamboyant, eccentric stage presentation, heralded a major performer." On the Triple J Hottest 100's 2010, all three tracks were included.

In October 2010, Washington appeared live on YouTube Play, curated in collaboration with YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum. I Believe You Liar was a nominee for the Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Artist at the ARIA Music Awards in 2010. I Believe You Liar and the Single of the Year award for "How to Tame Lions" earned further nominations for Album of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, and Engineer of the Year (John Castle).

In October 2011, Washington launched Insomnia, an eight-track EP that peaked at No. 1 on Mercury. On the ARIA Albums Chart, 24 artists appear on the ARIA Albums Chart. "It's a change of pace from upbeat pop-oriented songs to more mellow and enchanting melodies that could be pulled from the soundtrack to her deepest, darkest dreams," Emma Green of Beat Magazine said. If the singer's insomnia inspired this album, she should drink the caffeine because whatever she's doing is definitely working." Corey Tonkin, a VSounds reviewer, said, "it" includes some of [her] most popular songs to date. Her songs, from 'Skeleton Keys' to 'Skeleton Key', are hauntingly beautiful, with a mood you didn't quite get from I Believe You, Liar... Accompanied by her songs about difficult personal experiences, it brings this raw emotion that is very powerful."

Tanya Ali of the Australian Review unveiled the album in January of the following year; "Seeing [her] perform these songs made you realize how emotionally draining they could be to sing." [she] told her stories in a sarcastic and heartbreaking way, and it was moving to watch." Washington was a mentor for members of Keith Urban's staff in the inaugural season of Australia's version of TV talent show The Voice. In 2012, the show aired from April to June.

The Boy Castaways, a musical-thriller film starring Washington and Tim Rogers (of You Am I), appeared in January 2013. The shooting schedule spanned three weeks, and it premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in October of that year.

From June to London, the Washington native and producer from Adelaide, Australia, recorded her second album, There There (September 2014). The two musicians met while she was on tour in favor of Sia and Dixon, who was in that artist's backing band. Shirley Bassey's album featured a "late-60s, early-70s, gold lame, and James Bond-y melodies. In late 2012, writing was complete. It was recorded in a "spirit of honesty," she said.

On Kate Miller-Heidke's fourth studio album, O Vertigo, Washington performed a duet, "Ghosts" by the artist. (March 2014) In 2012, she appeared with Miller-Heidke at the Darwin Festival. Washington spoke at a TEDxSydney event in May of this year, describing how her stuttering hinders communication in meetings or speeches, but not when she sings. "To or not Let Go" was her debut at the festival.

She reflected how the bold honesty that characterized the talk was carried over to the album's writing process. She revealed her participation in an art book by Iranian-New Zealand artist Nabil Sabio Azadi for You the Maker in May 2014. Rick Owens and Limi Yamamoto, two other contributors, will also be seen on Twitter. Universal Music launched her second full-length album under her stage name, which reached number five.

"Do you want it back?" Darren Levin, one of Rolling Stone's reviewer, rated it at four out of five actors and wrote, "Do you want it back?" Darren Levin, one of five out-of-five actors, rated it at four out of five stars. She begs the man she was supposed to marry before devoting an entire chapter to the awkward reality of an engagement gone sour. This guy is not metaphorical, and neither is the union. Each song on 'Begin Again', the open admission of infidelity on the raw ballad to 'Get Happi,' where she falls in love with Eighties New Wave textures.

"Who Are You" (February 2014), "Limitless" (May) and "My Heart Is a Wheel" (September) were among the singer's songs; a music video was made for the latter. "My Heart Is a Wheel" was inspired by Kanye West's "Runaway," she explained. Dixon, a co-producer, told the world that the album is her. "This happened and it's my fault." She's raising her hand and saying, "I stuffed up," as she praised the songwriter's courage. During the week of release, the singer-musician appeared in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney as a free "pop-up" show in support of There There. In February 2015, there was a national tour and then followed.

In November 2016, Washington released "Saint Lo," a single and music video. Triple J sponsored the song in September of this year. He appeared with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for the first time.

Calypso, the title character's primary school teacher, was the primary school teacher on ABC Kids' ABC cartoon series Bluey in 2018, and we also premiered "Claws" in November 2018. "It] is a delicate, yet robust return from [the singer] who, in all the years, hasn't lost her stride"; the single unites [the singer's] catchy melody with a restrained production that glides over the top of with ease." "American Spirit" was her next record, and she's set to release it in January 2019.

Dave Hammer (Lime Cordiale, Thundamentals), a producer of a single, "Dirty Churches") was released by three intimate gigs. Greta Thunberg, a climate change campaigner, was featured on an online song by Washington late this year, according to Junkee, she created a "Passionate and angry work of art."

"Dark Parts" by Washington in May 2020 was released as a single and lyric video. The music video is crafted by Washington, and it includes many animated characters from the track in a vertical format that Rolling Stone Australia's Tyler Jenke said "there's really nothing Megan Washington can't do." The video clip for "Dark Parts" and her third studio album Batflowers was due on August 28, according to NME. "Switches," the album's second single, features a visualiser that includes a title character from Batflowers' album artwork. "Kiss Me Like We're Gonna Die" the album's third single, "Kiss Me Like We're Gonna Die," appeared on ABC's TV talk show "Q&A." In July, the artist released "Achilles Heart," co-writer Rabitt (Andy Grammer, Charlotte Lawrence). On YouTube, she performed a live version of the track, coincident with the announcement of her participation in the 2020 Brisbane Festival.

In 2020, Washington appeared in CrossBread, a Christian Rock/Rap mockumentary that she co-wrote for ABC Listen radio with Declan Fay and Chris Ryan (from King Kong: The Musical). Washington and Ryan appear in a musical docucomedy as a brother-sister pair who appeared in Melbourne unsuccessfully in 2015, before finding some unexpected success on the Christian Music Scene. In this six-part series/podcast hosted in June 2020, Kate McLennan (from Get Krack!n), Aaron Chen, and John Waters (Play School and Rake) have roels.

The album Batflowers from Washington was released on August 28, 2020, and it debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart top 30. "It is a breathless album, like the entirety of Washington's career combined into one unified burst," Joseph Earp of Junkee wrote, "A magnum opus, torn from somewhere very valuable and important." It was also named for the 2020 Australian Music Prize and the Reader's Award at the 2021 Rolling Stone Australia Awards, and in the Top 40 Vanda & Young Global songwriting competition.

"That jaw-dropping instrument in her throat was enough to bring everyone off a high," Russh's magazine says.

As a marketing campaign for Brisbane, Australia, Washington released a front page of Powderfinger's "My Happiness" in early 2021. A decade on from her debut at the Sydney Festival in 2022, Meg performed her 2nd album Insomnia.

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