Winston Giles (born January 26, 1974) is an Australian musician (Singer, Songwriter, guitarist and producer).
Winston Giles was educated in Melbourne, Australia, and lived there as a child. His musical aspirations began as a young teenager when he took up guitar and piano, and his first bands included his brother on drums. Inspired by bands such as the cult, the velvet underground and the cure he spent most of his teens writing recording and perf...
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Winston Giles (born January 26, 1974) is an Australian musician (Singer, Songwriter, guitarist and producer).
Winston Giles was educated in Melbourne, Australia, and lived there as a child. His musical aspirations began as a young teenager when he took up guitar and piano, and his first bands included his brother on drums. Inspired by bands such as the cult, the velvet underground and the cure he spent most of his teens writing recording and performing.
He eventually formed FLOOR 13, an art punk rock band and released an EP titled "the world", that received much airplay on Australia's Triple J radio station. Floor 13 would tour extensively throughout Australia before Giles at the age of 18 took the band to the United States, residing in there for 8 years touring and recording.
Winston eventually returned and immersed himself in Australia's emerging dance music scene in the late 1990s, working with many local D.J’s and producers and culminating in a project called - Atari Baby -...
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