Derek Miller

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.

For the American novelist and academic, see Derek B. Miller. For the Michigan politician, see Derek E. Miller. For the British Olympic hockey player, see Derek Miller (field hockey).
Derek Miller
Miller in 2007
Background information
Born1974
Six Nations, Ontario, Canada
GenresBlues
Occupation(s)Guitarist
singer-songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active2002–present
LabelsArbor Records
Curve Music
Websitederekmiller.ca

History

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 Vancouver 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]

Discography

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

Compilations
  • Derek Miller Live (DVD) (2008)

See also

References
  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. 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. 30 (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. "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. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  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. 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.

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