Interview with Deric Ruttan

Two-time CCMA award-winner Deric Ruttan has been nominated for a 2016 CCMA for Songwriter of the Year for co-writing the Blake Shelton #1 hit Came Here To Forget (with Craig Wiseman) and for Record Producer of the Year for his work on Jason Blaine’s album Country Side. 

In November 2013, Deric celebrated another #1 Blake Shelton song when Mine Would Be You - a song he co-wrote - was a three-week #1 U.S. Billboard Country Airplay hit, and was nominated for both a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and an ACM Award for Song of the Year.

Deric is a six-time ASCAP award-winner, ten-time SOCAN award-winner and a five-time CMAO award-winner.

 Born & raised in Bracebridge, Ontario and now based in Nashville, Deric has also climbed the charts many times  over with songs from his own albums. These well-loved hits include "When You Come Around", "That's How I  Wanna Go Out", "First Time In A Long Time", "Take The Week Off" and "Main Street, 1979".