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“He’s like Hank Williams and Link Wray on peyote…”
Jim Jarmusch

Guitarist and singer/ songwriter Derek Miller is a journeyman musician with eclectic taste and a knack for roots inflected rock. Born on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Mohawk Territory, in Canada, Miller became interested in music in his early teens, and by the late '90s had not only toured with iconic Canadian vocalist Buffy Sainte-Marie but was also garnered a Juno for both his debut album, ‘Music Is the Medicine’ and sophomore album ‘The Dirty Looks’ in 2008.

Derek's next album ‘Derek Miller with Double Trouble’ takes us to the heart of Native Americana romanticism. It uses vintage tones and aesthetics of 50’s rock and roll with a modern twist, telling the story of a mythical man who has a blind moment of insanity and the events that got him to that point. The development in his newest recordings describe in a metaphoric way, the trials and tribulations of the artist.

The first single ‘Damned If You Do’ features Willie Nelson singing a duet with Derek, which has a ‘Rez Dub’-like backing track complete with horns to add some sizzle.

    “The album is my attempt to create the feeling I got from soul, blues and country records I have listened to. Hillbilly Soul with some Mohawk swagger."

Derek Miller is a dynamic performer, whether you catch him live or are listening to his studio albums, you can get a real sense of an artist striving for the pursuit of perfection in his work and life.

ACCOLADES

•	WINNER 1999/2007 CANADIAN ABORIGINAL 
MUSIC AWARD
•	WINNER 2003 JUNO AWARD
•	WINNER 2003 FIRST AMERICAN IN THE ARTS AWARD
•	WINNER 2003 NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD 
•	2003 NCI FM ALBUM OF THE YEAR
•	2003 IMAGINE NATIVE FILM FESTIVAL BEST MUSIC VIDEO
•	WINNER 2004 INDIAN SUMMER MUSIC AWARD
•	NOMINATED 2006 GEMINI AWARD
•	NOMINATED GOLDEN SHEAF AWARD
•	WINNER 2007 ABORIGINAL PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD
•	WINNER 2008 JUNO AWARD 

DISCOGRAPHY

•	1993 CHILDREN OF THE SUN – GENTLE BEGINNINGS
•	1998 DEREK MILLER – SKETCHES
•	1999 DEREK MILLER WITH MOONTEE SINQUAH - UNIVERSAL LIGHT
•	2000 KEITH SECOLA – FINGERMONKEY (CO-PRODUCER)
•	2002 DEREK MILLER - MUSIC IS THE MEDICINE
•	2005 JACQUES AND THE SHAKEY BOYS - LINES, BUMPS AND RAILS (PRODUCER)
•	2006 DEREK MILLER - THE DIRTY LOOKS
•	2008 DEREK MILLER – LIVE
•	2008 PURA FE - LOVE LIKE MINE (PRODUCER)
•	2008 DEREK MILLER WITH DOUBLE TROUBLE – TBD 
 
TV – MUSIC

•	MOCCASIN FLATS SEASON 1 AND 3
•	BUFFALO TRACKS HOUSE BAND – THE CHICKEN SHACK RAMBLERS
•	CBC SUNDAY 
•	CANADIAN WALK OF FAME 
•	TORONTO JAMS
•	FILM - MUSIC
•	OLDER THAN AMERICA
•	MOCCASIN FLATS REDEMPTION
•	133 SKYWAY
•	CITY OF DREAMS

ACTING – PERFORMANCES

•	133 SKYWAY SHORT FILM DIRECTED BY RANDY REDROAD STARRING DEREK MILLER
•	ROADMUSIC WITH DEREK MILLER PRODUCED BY BIG SOUL PRODUCTIONS
•	NATIONAL ABORIGINAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS GALA AT THE SONY CENTRE IN TORONTO
•	WITH THE NEW ALBUM, DEREK WILL BE MAKING A DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTING THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS.
•	DEREK IS ALSO APPEARING IN THE MOVIE MOCCASIN FLATS: REDEMPTION, WHICH AIRS LATER THIS YEAR.  
•	CANADA WALK OF FAME 



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