Derek Miller (Canadian musician)

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 and Resident Alien.

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]

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

'Blues Vol. 1'

• Derek Miller Live (DVD) (2008)