Interview with Bruin

Ever since he was young, it was clear that Bruin was destined to be a part of the country music world. 

As a baby, he would easily be mesmerized by the upbeat sound of Marty Stuart's song Hey Baby along with the tunes other popular Country music artists played on the television at the time. It was his strong connection with the music of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, though, that truly had him hooked on Country music, and ultimately inspired him to start playing. By the time he attended his first concert (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) at the age of three, Bruin had already mastered air­strumming on the flyswatter and belting out his favourite tunes. At the age of nine, after showing rhythmic ability, Bruin received his first drumset; passed down from his uncle. He started drumming regularly at his church services, playing alongside his mother, the church's organist. 

Fast forward to present: the Saskatchewan native has performed across western Canada and even into the United States, sharing the stage with award winning country music artists such as Hey Romeo, Codie Prevost, George Canyon, Lorrie Morgan, Pam Tillis and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. 

Releasing his debut album Dirt Junkie in May of 2015, Bruin was honoured to embark on a 20 ­day ‘Dirt Junkie Down Under’ Australian tour in January and February 2016 (thanks to the support of Creative Saskatchewan) that would see him headline the Main Stage of the Tamworth Country Music Festival - the second largest country music festival in the world! 

Following this tour, Bruin was also excited and humbled to be recognized by the Saskatchewan Country Music Association who nominated him for three 2016 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards for Emerging Artist, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for Dirt Junkie.