2021 AWARD NOMINEE
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Jerry Sereda
Don’t Mind If I Do
Jerry’s style of singing, and performing has been compared to country rockers “Garth Brooks, and Tim McGraw” (Grassroots News), as he continues to “expand his fan base with his upbeat rhythms and commanding stage presence” (Winnipeg Sun). Growing up in Manitoba, Jerry embraced his Indigenous roots and learned how to hunt, fish, trap and live off the land. Jerry also learned the importance of hard work, dedication and family. Under the guidance of his grandmother, he picked up the guitar and learned to play. Jerry’s first single “Time”, was recorded, and released through the support of Manitoba’s Indigenous music programs, which gave Jerry a solid start to his musical journey.
Jerry has three studio albums, several nominations at the WCMAs, IMAs (where he won Best New Artist), and several charting singles (including several #1’s on the Indigenous Music Charts). After the success of his second album, Jerry went back to continue his other passion of teaching and counselling, finishing off his Master’s Degree in Education, and completing coursework in special education, guidance counseling, and school administration. He continued to write songs and connected with Indigenous producer/songwriter Troy Kokol in 2018, Deciding to leave his teaching gig, Jerry released his third project “Don’t Mind If I Do” in September 2019. This project saw two singles, “Don’t mind if I do”, and “Undamnwindit” perform well across Canada with adds to many prominent radio stations including SiriusXM. “Undamnwindit” also went on to climb the Nationwide Indigenous music charts and spent 3 weeks at #2 before finally reaching #1 after 20 weeks on the countdown. Jerry has now completed his first single, and music video “Trailer’s Rockin” for his 4th Studio Album.
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