FindMy Music
“As an indie artist, I'm proud that my chart topping hit "Bad 4 U", which peaked at #27 on BILLBOARD’s Urban A/C Airplay, was the lead single from my debut project, Lifeology 101.”
— WW
Singer / Songwriter
Everyone gets burned. Sometimes so badly that it cripples you; leaves you unable to move past the pain and incapable of seeing beyond the fog. The sting that always lingers can leave you in limbo, lacking vision and wondering where to go next. It can make you forgetful, losing sight of what it was you were trying to accomplish in the first place. Or it can inspire you and provide the exact motivation needed to push you into overdrive. It can propel you forward to that place where you begin to pursue your goal with reckless abandon. This is precisely Winston Warrior’s story.
Though a perfectionist in his quest to learn from Music, Winston Warrior is by no means a newcomer to her instruction. Warrior, like his signature emblem the Phoenix suggests, is reborn and will keep rising through the lessons and ranks. Atlanta born and truly Southern raised, Winston Warrior painfully lost his virginity to the music industry in the ‘90s. Once a member of the all male breakout group, Lo’ Profile, Winston tasted stardom, to only have his hopes crushed under the pressures of industry realities. Dreams deferred he became a successful corporate marketing executive, but learned how unfulfilling life in limbo truly was and changed course to chase this dream once again.
While the collaborative dream did not make it to fruition, the ever-present longing for Winston to create and fulfill his artistic goals never dissipated. He was now armed with a undergrad and graduate business degree from the University of Miami and had plenty of production and performance experience under his belt to pursue a path in marketing. Although not in the spotlight as before, success in Winston’s corporate endeavors soon followed and he was able to make new as well as retain the strong industry connections he had from his showman days. Hesitant, however, to reemerge as a musician because he had been away from the game for so long, Winston’s insecurities overshadowed his desire to sing. Fortunately, the support system he was surrounded by was instrumental in encouraging Winston to reconnect with his music once again.
The Phoenix rises again!
Winston returned to music with a vengeance as his debut album, Lifeology 101, released Spring 2011 garnered much industry acclaim for its skilled storytelling and musicality. Featuring Winston’s classic soulfulness and refreshing songwriting abilities coupled with powerhouse production and writing by Sean Pen (August Alsina, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, and others), Lifeology 101 earned regular radio and television rotation (Music Choice, Centric and VH1 Soul); nominations for the GA Music Awards and SoulTracks Reader’s Choice Awards; features in several national and international industry magazines, blogs and websites; performances in festivals, clubs and theaters across the country (V103’s For Sister’s Only, KISS 104 FM The Art of Wine & Dine, Apache Café Soul Lounge); as well as the lead single “Bad 4 U” landing the #27 spot on Billboard’s Urban/AC chart.
Two years into Winston Warrior’s transition from the “Boardroom to Billboard”, the phoenix continued to rise. With the success of Lifeology 101, he became a charming musical and social media force. And the Phoenix soared as he mastered life lessons through re-experience. Reflecting on his path to date, Winston Warrior exposed more Self and took us back into the classroom in his sequel effort, Lifeology 101…Back 2 School released in the Fall of 2012. “When I look back at where I was versus where I am now I definitely feel like I am blessed. I am living the dream and I don’t want to wake up.”
Now Winston is poised for a meteoric return with his new modeling career, recent performance in Fukuoka, Japan and a new single that he’s dropping soon from Sean “The Pen” McMillian.
