Education
Winant received his undergraduate degree from York University, then attended the California Institute of the Arts for a couple years, ultimately dropping out to go tour with Oingo Boingo.
(11 Tracks: The Valiant Ones, Legend of the Mountain, Drag...)
11 Tracks: The Valiant Ones, Legend of the Mountain, Dragon Gate Inn, Trouble at Spring Inn, Hsia Nu, A Touch of Zen, The Fate of Lee Khan, The Assassins, The Beauty of Yang Hui-Chen, Hidden Fortress, Raining in the Mountains.
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Winant received his undergraduate degree from York University, then attended the California Institute of the Arts for a couple years, ultimately dropping out to go tour with Oingo Boingo.
In addition to his work in contemporary classical music—notably performing Lou Harrison"s compositions—Winant has worked in a variety of genres, including noise rock, free improvisation and jazz. Notable collaborators include Glenn Spearman, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, Mr. (with whom he toured in support of their albums Disco Volante and California), Secret Chiefs 3, Mondo Cane and Oingo Boingo.
He currently is a faculty member at Mills College in Oakland, California.
He also gives percussion lessons and teaches the percussion ensemble at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
(11 Tracks: The Valiant Ones, Legend of the Mountain, Drag...)
A member of the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, he has also frequently collaborated with John Zorn. Tenney"s WAKE for Charles Ives on YouTube performed by members of the William Winant Percussion Group.