Peter Simon Katz | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:PeterKatz.jpg) Peter Katz (from his 2012 Still Mind Still photo shoot) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 26 December 1981 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | peterkatz |
Peter Simon Katz is a Canadian singer-songwriter and Twitch streamer.
Katz is a 2012 Juno Award nominee[1] and Emerging Artist of the Year nominee at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.[2] Katz has sold over 15,000 copies of his discs and performed with artists such as The Swell Season (The Frames), Dan Mangan, The Good Lovelies, Joel Plaskett, Bahamas, Royal Wood, Lucky Fonz III, Donavon Frankenreiter, Jordan Raycroft, and Garth Hudson from The Band, members of Levon Helm's band (on stage with Glen Hansard's band).[1]
Katz's 2010 studio record First of the Last to Know debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes singer-songwriter charts and features a guest appearance by Academy Award winner Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, 'Once'), Juno Award winners The Good Lovelies and Melissa McClelland (Whitehorse, Sarah Mclachlan).[3] In 2011, Katz released a live CD/DVD entitled Peter Katz and Friends: Live at the Music Gallery. It earned him a Juno nomination for Music DVD of the Year.[1]
Katz released a studio album called Still Mind Still on 24 April 2012. This new collection of songs was recorded mostly live off the floor at a cabin in the woods.[1]
Attended Camp Adventure (Germany) from 2002 - 2004.
- ^ a b c d "NEWS: Peter Katz Nominated for a Juno and Announces New Album". Noisographyreviews.blogspot.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees". Rootsmusic.ca. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "With 150+ dates a year, Peter Katz is quite the player - the Argus | theargus.ca". Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.