Derek Miller
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1974 Six Nations, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupations | Guitarist Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Arbor Records Curve Music |
| Website | derekmiller.ca |
Derek Miller (29 October 1974 Six Nations) 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.
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[edit] History
Miller was born in 1974 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 Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics with Eva Avila and Nikki Yanofsky.[11]
In 2010 Miller released his third album Derek Miller with Double Trouble.[12]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Music is the Medicine (2002)
- The Dirty Looks (2006)
- Derek Miller with Double Trouble (2010)
[edit] Compilations
- Derek Miller Live (DVD) (2008)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Derek Miller Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Derek-Miller. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Derek Miller Bio". derekmiller.ca. Derek Miller Enterprises. http://derekmiller.ca/?page_id=2. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Derek Miller Biography". www.allmusic.com. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/derek-miller-p449488/biography. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ ""Music is the medicine" (sound recording) / Derek Miller", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), OCLC 53977636, AMICUS No. 28408726, http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2011-12-02T00%3A43%3A48Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=28408726&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus&lang=eng, retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Juno nominee Cheechoo born with music". Wawatay News. wawataynews.ca (Wawatay Native Communications Society) 30 (8). 1 May 2003. ISSN 0703-9387. OCLC 3951241. http://www.wawataynews.ca/node/10961. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Juno Awards Database". junoawards.ca/database/. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://junoawards.ca/database/artist-summary/?artist_name=Derek+Miller&show_details=1. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ ""The dirty looks" (sound recording)", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), OCLC 219734593, AMICUS No. 32835138, http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2011-12-02T02%3A04%3A54Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=32835138&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus&lang=eng, retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Bryson, Scott (9 November 2006). "http://www.chartattack.com/news/42388/derek-miller-channels-hunter-thompson-for-his-dirty-looks". Chart. chartattack.com (Toronto: Chart Communications). ISSN 1198-7235. http://www.chartattack.com/news/43009/joel-plaskett-and-in-flight-safety-win-three-east-coast-music-awards. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "2007 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Winners". canab.com. Indian Art-I-Crafts of Ontario. 2007. http://www.canab.com/mainpages/events/archive_files/music_awards/2007winners.html. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "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. vancouversun.com (Postmedia Network Inc.). 6 April 2008. ISSN 0832-1299. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1a776d61-4dc5-407e-b26d-93559f09de7a&k=26296. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Ditzian, Eric (1 March 2010). "Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Features Neil Young, Michael Buble". mtv.com. MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632835/20100228/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ ""Derek Miller with Double Trouble" (sound recording)", www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), AMICUS No. 38936251, http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2011-12-02T02%3A14%3A52Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=38936251&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus&lang=eng, retrieved 1 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- DerekMiller.ca - Official Website
- Derek Miller on Myspace
