Interview with Brad Sims
Under a big Stetson, accompanied with a big smile, and based, under even bigger skies of Grande Prairie, Alberta, is Canada\u2019s newest gentleman of country music, Brad Sims.\n\nOf Metis heritage, Brad\u2019s call to immerse himself in all things country occurred when attending an annual Bud Country Fever Music Festival. After sneaking backstage to gain main stage access to watch the performers, Brad\u2019s realization of one day doing exactly the same thing resonated; he was 10 years old. Fast forward and a short 8 years later, Brad\u2019s musical journey commenced with a band called Nowhere Road. Competing in various and well known vocal competitions had Brad take center stage and be awarded the winning position for Duke\u2019s Entertainer of the Year (2010), the Alberta/BC Talent Contest (2013) as well as garnering an impressive third place win in The Next Nashville North Star, at the Calgary Stampede (2014).\n\nInspired by musical influences including Marty Stuart, George Strait, Mark Chesnutt, Dwight Yoakum and\xa0George Jones.\xa0Canadian country trailblazers.\xa0Terri Clark, George Canyon, Dean Brody and Bobby Wills, to name a few, also ignite Brad, whose songwriting process begins with creating the melody, followed by the lyrics.\n\nBrad is excited for his upcoming\xa0self-titled CD - featuring the just released single Blue Jeans -\xa0\xa0with special guest appearances including Chris Byrne, Bart McKay, Russell Broom and Chad Melchert with songwriting collaborations including George Canyon, Phil O\u2019Donnell, and Johnny Reid and produced by Johnny Gasparic and Graham Sharkey of 2-time CCMA Award winning studio, MCC Recordings (Calgary).