Derek Miller (Canadian musician)

Derek Miller
Miller in 2007
Background information
Born1974
Six Nations, Ontario, Canada
GenresBlues
Occupation(s)Guitarist
singer-songwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2002–present
LabelsArbor Records
Curve Music
Websitederekmiller.ca

Derek Miller (born 29 October 1974) is an Aboriginal Canadian singer-songwriter. He has received two Juno Awards. He performed at the Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics with Eva Avila and Nikki Yanofsky.

History

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Miller was born in the community of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] Miller became interested in music in his teens and by the late 1990s began touring with Buffy Sainte-Marie.[3]

In 2002, Miller released his debut album Music is the Medicine on Winnipeg's Arbor Records.[4] He received a 2003 Juno Award in the category Aboriginal Recording of the Year for "Lovesick Blues" from his album Music is the Medicine.[5][6]

In 2006, Miller released his second album The Dirty Looks.[7][8] Miller was honoured with a 2007 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award, in the category Best Rock Album, for his The Dirty Looks album.[9] The album went on to win Miller a 2008 Juno in the category Aboriginal Recording of the Year.[6][10]

He performed at the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics with Eva Avila and Nikki Yanofsky.[11]

In 2010, Miller released his third album Derek Miller with Double Trouble.[12]

Miller has also appeared in supporting acting roles in film and television, including the films Moccasin Flats: Redemption, Fire Song and Point Traverse, and the television series Hard Rock Medical.

In 2015, he compiled an album titled "Rumble: A Tribute to Native Music Icons".[13] Since 2015, he has also been the host of Guilt Free Zone, a variety and sketch comedy series on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network.[14]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Music is the Medicine (2002)
  • The Dirty Looks (2006)
  • Derek Miller with Double Trouble (2010)
  • Rumble (2015)

'Blues Vol. 1'

Compilations

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  • Derek Miller Live (DVD) (2008)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Derek Miller Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Derek Miller Bio". derekmiller.ca. Derek Miller Enterprises. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "Derek Miller Biography". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  4. ^ ""Music is the medicine" (sound recording) / Derek Miller", Collections Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 53977636, AMICUS No. 28408726, retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Juno nominee Cheechoo born with music". Wawatay News. Vol. 30, no. 8. Wawatay Native Communications Society. wawataynews.ca. 1 May 2003. ISSN 0703-9387. OCLC 3951241. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Juno Awards Database". junoawards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  7. ^ ""The dirty looks" (sound recording)", Collections Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 219734593, AMICUS No. 32835138, retrieved 1 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Derek Miller Channels Hunter Thompson For His Dirty Looks | Chart Attack". Chart Attack. 9 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "2007 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Winners". canab.com. Indian Art-I-Crafts of Ontario. 2007. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  10. ^ CanWest News Service (6 April 2008). "Feist an early Juno winner » Hometown girl Feist began what could be a Juno sweep Saturday, when she took home two top prizes at the non-televised Juno Awards in Calgary". The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. vancouversun.com. ISSN 0832-1299. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  11. ^ Ditzian, Eric (1 March 2010). "Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Features Neil Young, Michael Buble". mtv.com. MTV. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  12. ^ ""Derek Miller with Double Trouble" (sound recording)", Collections Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, AMICUS No. 38936251, retrieved 1 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Books & Products | National Museum of the American Indian". www.nmai.si.edu. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  14. ^ Lindsay Monture, "Derek Miller challenges the Canadian entertainment industry with TV show". Two Row Times, June 15, 2016.
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