DEE DEE AUSTIN with THELAND KICKNOSWAY

DeeDee Austin is a 17-year-old Indigenous singer/songwriter and member of the Abegweit First Nation. DeeDee’s infectious energy and authentic songwriting is bringing her recognition across the Maritimes.

Nominated for Music Nova Scotia’s Indigenous Artist of the Year in 2021 and 2022, along with Nominations for New Artist Recording, SOCAN songwriter of the year 2022 along with nominations for the Chief Noel Doucette Youth Achievement Award, Women in Music Canada Honours 2023 and The Young Canadian Socan Songwriter of the Year 2022. Austin garnered Indigenous Artist of the Year and New Artist Recording 2022 for her debut EP Stepping Stones along with garnering the Chief Noel Doucette Youth Achievement Award and the Young Canadian Socan Songwriter Award Honourable Mention. All songs were written and arranged by DeeDee herself.  She has followed up with the newest release of her single Natural Born Original, 16 and the sequel to her single Buried Truth – Buried Truth Part 2 and 3. DeeDee is currently working on new songs for a second EP to be released in the spring / summer of 2023.