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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.[2]
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.[3] Sherman attended the Winnipeg Business College where he studied broadcasting before starting his career at CBC Radio in Thunder Bay.[4]
Nick Sherman was featured by Voyage North and Superior Morning on the CBC Thunder Bay's 40th anniversary broadcast,[5][6][7] and also featured in the live performance for the anniversary.[7] Sherman also participated in CBC's Unreserved[8] Indigenous Music Mentorship Program.[9][10]
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.[2][11]
In 2015, Sherman released a promotional single, "Ghost Town"[12] from his upcoming sophomore album Knives & Wildrice.[13] The album and its creation was discussed and deconstructed in a podcast of the same name on the Indian & Cowboy Podcast Network.[2] Knives & Wildrice received the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards best folk album.[14][15]
Sherman released his third full length album Made Of in 2019.[2][3] 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.[16]
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.[17]
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.[13][4]