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Born | 1987 |
Origin | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | http://www.nicksherman.ca/ |
Nicholas Jowin Sherman known professionally as Nick Sherman is an Oji-Cree singer-songwriter from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Nick Sherman was born in 1987 and raised in Sioux Lookout, Ontario where he became involved with the small punk scene at a young age, which has informed his music. [1]
Sherman's music is inspired by his trips up to North Caribou Lake First Nation where his grandfather would take him trapping, play his guitar, and sing. [2] Sherman attended the Winnipeg Business College where he studied broadcasting before starting his career at CBC Radio in Thunder Bay. [3]
Nick Sherman was featured by Voyage North and Superior Morning on the CBC Thunder Bay's 40th anniversary broadcast, [4] [5] [6] and also featured in the live performance for the anniversary. [6] Sherman also participated in CBC's Unreserved [7] Indigenous Music Mentorship Program. [8] [9]
In 2012, Sherman released his debut album Drag Your Words Through, which had been preceded by "Winterdark", a single from the album. The album was supported with funding from the Ontario Arts Council. [1] [10]
In 2015, Sherman released a promotional single, "Ghost Town" [11] from his upcoming sophomore album Knives & Wildrice. [12] The album and its creation was discussed and deconstructed in a podcast of the same name on the Indian & Cowboy Podcast Network. [1] Knives & Wildrice received the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards best folk album. [13] [14]
Sherman released his third full length album Made Of in 2019. [1] [2] Due to COVID-19, he has been unable to go on tour.
Next, he released a single entitled "Unbreakable" in 2020, accompanied by a music video, sponsored by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, in a series entitled Amplify. [15]
The play, The Mush Hole, produced by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, featured Nick Sherman's song “Find My Way” as part of the music score. [16]
Nick Sherman is married to Ukrainian-Ojibwa artist Candace Twance. They have two children. He also has two brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law. [12] [3]