Shanti Wintergate
| Shanti Wintergate | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hollywood, California |
| Genres | Rock, kindie rock, etc. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, actor and author |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Labels | Fun Fun Records |
| Associated acts | Play Date, The Bouncing Souls, Greg Attonito |
| Website | ShantiWintergate.com |
Shanti Wintergate is a Canadian/American singer, songwriter, musician, actor and author. She has released two solo albums, and performed nationally at venues such as the Vans Warped Tour. In 2007, Wintergate co-authored a children's book titled I Went for a Walk. She continues to collaborate with other artists and is a founding member of the children's music project Play Date. In 2014 her book I Went for a Walk won the Creative Child's 2014 Preferred Choice Award.
Born in Hollywood, CA to artist/musician parents from Victoria, B.C. and raised in the mountains of Idaho. She attended the University of Victoria, and studied acting. Wintergate started writing music and playing guitar as a teenager, performing at local folk festivals and other venues. As a teenager she traveled through India with a guitar, performing her own material at small venues. Further influenced by genres such as punk rock and rock during her travels, she later moved to Los Angeles.
Wintergate's debut solo album This Moment was self-released on her own imprint Allone Records in 2003. This led to performances at the Vans Warped Tour from 2006 to 2008, and in 2007 memorabilia related to Wintergate was included in the Warped: 12 Years of Music, Mayhem and More exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She also embarked on a number of US and European tours such the Caballeros Akustika tour and the Vroom Vroom Vespa acoustic tour in 2010 with Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghouli, and Attonito.
After a couple of years of hiatus and traveling on tour with her husband Greg Attonito, Shanti partnered with Canadian producer Chris Wardman (Blue Peter) and engineer Brad Haehnel to create what would become Stranger Days (2007) and the acoustic version Stranger Days Stripped (2008).
She has appeared as an actress in shows such as CSI:NY, where she played a roller derby girl and suspected killer.
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