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Pete Ewing (born Peter Ewing, August 4, 1986) is an Australian singer/songwriter, musician, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California.

Early Life
Pete Ewing is the 9th born son of Marie Lillian Ewing (nee McKinnon), a folk singer-songwriter, music teacher, and performing artist, and Peter Willoughby Ewing, a primary producer & sheep farmer. He has 4 brothers and 5 older sisters. Raised on the farm named "Tangmere" in South-West Victoria, Australia 5km outside the township of Mortlake,  Pete started singing, writing, and performing music from an early age with his mother at weddings, funerals and various community events. Farm life involved tending to the animals on the farm, raising lambs, sheering sheep amongst many tasks. Pete attended high school at Monivae College in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. His studies included Drama, public speaking, and school choir. Pete also did ballet at Hamilton Dance Studio as well as playing Australian Rules Football for Penshurst FC, Kokoda FC & Terang-Mortlake FC. He pursued a Social Science degree, majoring in sociology at  ACU in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Music
What You Wanted (2018) is the 2nd album release by Australian recording artist Pete Ewing, following the 2017 debut album, "None Of My Friends Are Happy".

In March 2015, while in the United States, Pete played solo shows at SXSW in Austin, Texas. On returning to Los Angeles he handed some demos into PAX AM in Hollywood. Producer & Ryan Adams guitarist, Mike Viola & Adams himself were so impressed with the material, they contacted Ewing, who had, by this time returned to Australia. Ewing was later invited to record an album at the famed "Ardent Studios", planned for September 2015 & by then, owned by Jody Stephens (drummer of seminal 70's band Big Star, in Memphis. This was all at the invitation of Mike Viola, himself a "Big Star" fan. Ewing formed a band to record on the album in Tennessee. The members of "Pete Ewing & His Killer New Band" were Melbourne's alternative garage rock-n-roll  scene, Tim McCormack, Jeb Cardwell, Gus Agars and Joe Cope.

In September, 2015, Ewing was denied entry to the US. due to VISA problems. Ewing had to cancel performances at Americana fest and recording sessions at Ardent studios. The band broke up, however, Ewing, with the help of Producer Mike Viola, was able to re-enter the United States 18 months later in June, 2017. Ewing recorded his second album "What You Wanted" (2018) "at Barebones Studios in Los Angeles, CA with producer Mike Viola on keys, guitars & backing vocals & Co Producer Jason Boesel on drums, Ukulele, and backing vocals.

Discography

 * S/T is the first EP released by Pete Ewing in 2009. Recorded in Australia on Public Records at Hothouse Studios
 * None OF My Friends Are Happy (2017) was recorded at 161 Johnston, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. Produced by Pete Ewing & Darcy Grigg
 * What You Wanted (2018) is debut album recorded in Barebones Studios, Los Angeles. Produced by Ryan Adams. All songs except Hello Heartbreak were recorded in 2017 at Barebones Studios, Los Angeles.