David began playing guitar at age 11 and was in several bands throughout high school. After that, he attended Eli Kassner’s Guitar Academy where Liona Boyd also studied. Hazel studied classical voice for 3 years and sang in folk festivals and clubs, placing second in an Ontario-wide contest. David first saw Hazel performing with a trio on City TV. They went on to gain public acclaim in Toronto performing with cover band, The Decades. ….so began the collaboration called Wipperworks.

Recording

David has a solid background in recording and concert performance winning the AD MUSIC AWARD for “Best Performance By A Studio Musician”. You can hear his distinctive style on the GRAMMY AWARD-winning hit song, “Black Velvet” and many others… Alannah Myles, Amanda Marshall, Dan Hill, Rita Coolidge, Lulu, Christopher Ward, Robert Priest, Roman Riccio, Eilynn, Karina Wipper and Sarah Smith. He has worked with producers, Dave Tyson, Terry Brown, Kevin Doyle and John Boylan. David and Hazel co-wrote and produced an album for Family Media entitled, “Canadian Heroes & History” which included “Canada By Canoe”, a collaboration with Professor Kirk Wipper, (founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum).

Television

David and Hazel co-wrote and produced music for 66 episodes of TVOntario’s Pro-Literacy series, BOOKMICE (Won First – Gabriel Awards, Unda USA, Won Silver – New York Film Festival, Won Gold – Cairo International Film Festival, Special Achievement – Alliance For Children & Television Award Canada.

Film

Won Silver HUGO AWARD & Runner up for ACADEMY AWARD SHORT FILMS Pen Densham / John Watson, “Life Times Nine”. Won GOLDEN SHEAF AWARD Wolf Ruck Productions, “Winning”.

Music Projects

Wipper

David Wipper (guitars/mandolin/kantele/bass/drums)

Hazel Wipper (vocals/percussion)

Guest Artists:

Karina Boswell (harmony vocals), John Boswell (bass/harmony vocals), Roman Riccio (bass/mastering), Mike McDonald (conga/harmony vocals), Sherri Jackson-Hoag (harmony vocals), Susan Connolly (violin), Peter Bevan Baker (trumpet), Oliver Schroer (Violin-Wounds of Love)

VoiceStrings

David Wipper (guitars/mandolin/kantele/charango/bass/banjo/drums)

Hazel Wipper (vocals/percussion)

Helen Wilding (violin/viola)

Guest Artists:

Roman Riccio (mastering), Rick Skol (multi-percussion), Ron Fathers (bass), Karina Boswell (vocals/hand drum), Klaus Mumm (hand drum), Susan Connolly (violin), John Haines (string bass) John Mossop (guitar) Paul Daiter (bass) Peter Bevan Baker (flugel horn/trumpet Nancy Robinson (bg Vocals)

Artwork Credits: Ann Ziegler “The Colour of Your Dream”, John Haines “Lady in the Garden” and “Stillpoint, Kirk Wipper “Highland Dream” and “Lonely Lake”

Photo Credits: Curt Flaro “Luminous”, Lorne Kelly “Goodnight Moon”, William Hawthorne “High Flight”, Don Alonzo “Rocky Point”, Jeff Williams “Looking Glass”, Joanna Alonzo “We Travel On”, David Wipper “Argyle Shore”, “Spring Peeper”, “Sunshower”, ‘Forever Now”, “The Sacred Path”, “The Path in the Woods”. “Autumn Song”, ‘Birches”, “Cloud Parade”, “No One Knows”, “Loss”, “Fern Hill”, “Kicking the Clouds”, “Friends to the End”, “Lightstream”, Jordi Segers “Mandolin Moon”