Lana Winterhalt

About

Lana Winterhalt is a Recovering Theatre Kid–dramatic, emotional, charismatic, sparkly, larger than life–all fuelled by caffeine and Zoloft. As an introverted extrovert, Lana is chaotically balanced between a life on the stage as a performer and life as a hermited music producer, composer, and songwriter (High Priestess Publishing), crafting a sonic universe for listeners to walk around and get lost in. In 2024 alone, Lana released a full-length album, 2 remixes, 2 original songs, 1 cover, and 1 short film score (Ojichaag by Rachel Beaulieu of Can Dream Productions). Lana was also the proud loser of Producer of the Year at the 2024 Western Canadian Music Awards. Oh, and in the midst of all this she also had a baby. It’s been a wild year. 

Lana’s production style mixes dusty guitars and grandiose harmonies in an attempt to leave you feeling sparkly and weightless. All of this drama comes to life on her full-length album, Recovering Theatre Kid (March 23, 2024), which charted on the !earshot national Top 50 and was listed in Exclaim! magazine's "8 new artists you have to hear" in April 2024. The album was also listed in Exclaim’s end of the year wrap up article, “22 Great Canadian Albums You Might Have Missed in 2024”. 

In addition to her work as an artist, Lana is the founder and director of the non-profit organization, the Good + Plenty Arts Collective, and their subgroup, the Good + Plenty Producer's Club. This collective seeks to diversify the Manitoba arts scene by providing more opportunities and resources for women, 2Spirit, non-binary, and gender diverse individuals interested in music production and audio engineering. The Good + Plenty Arts Collective won the Rising Leader award at the Women in Music Canada Honours 2024, and was nominated two years in a row for Community Excellence at the Western Canadian Music Awards.