2021 AWARD NOMINEE
RISING STAR
Logan Staats
Logan Staats
Once in a red moon, an artist emerges on the scene as if fully formed. Born on the Six Nations Reserve and raised in the small ghost town of Brantford, Ontario, Logan Staats started writing and performing music in his early teens. From a young age, Logan’s haunting and distinct voice has won him multiple opportunities to share the stage with acts like Buffy Sainte-Marie, Keith Secola and Mumford and Sons, to name a few. Still a young man, Logan is regarded as an accomplished, multi-nominated and award-winning artist. Forever a student of great music – Staats enjoys jamming, collaborating and learning from his contemporaries and other recording artists. A great example is a powerful late night live off the floor version of Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice” in collaboration with peer Terra Lightfoot. In 2018 and in 2019, Logan achieved mainstream success off of his win on the first episode of the first season of CTV’s “The Launch”. He is best known for his single, “The Lucky Ones” which hit number one on the Canadian iTunes chart right after its release. Logan’s live performances are juxtaposed by a level of self possession and control that wildly careen through emotions of sadness, hope, longing and joy. A product of passion, compulsion and tireless musical commitment – Logan’s songs are his own. Armed with his guitar, he has transitioned from running the weekend bar circuit to playing sold out venues across Canada including his favourite venue, The Sanderson Centre, in his hometown.
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