Singer/songwriter/speaker. A blend of Brene Brown and Bruce Springsteen. 

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Angie Nussey has released 7 original albums, acted as an advocate for mental health, and is an active supporter of Citizen’s Climate Lobby, Voices for Women, and the YWCA. Her self-produced newest CD is aptly called “I have no idea what I’m doing.” The album represents her life and musical style: poetic, curious, and sometimes hilarious.

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Angie Nussey is a seasoned artist with a diverse portfolio that includes 7 original albums and the celebrated book “I Have No Idea What I’m Doing.” She began her musical journey in Sudbury, Ontario, studying opera and piano while also delving into biochemistry and performing with a rock band for 3 years. In 2001, she relocated to Toronto, Ontario, where she embarked on a 15-year musical touring journey. Angie now resides in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, and continues to evolve and enrich her musical career.

Her musical prowess has earned her numerous accolades, including Best Female Performer at the Toronto Independent Music Awards and recognition for Best Country Song in the Great American Songwriting Contest.

In the winter and spring, Angie tours Ontario’s soft-seat theatres with her trio, “Boreal” (Katherine Wheatley and  Tannis Slimmon).” Between tours, she focuses on music production. Come summer, Angie delights in returning to her cherished solo performances, skillfully weaving guitar, keyboard, and a looper pedal into her sets. Angie’s performances are a blend of innovative, yet familiar covers songs and finely crafted original compositions.

For more information on Angie Nussey and her music, visit www.angienussey.com.

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Angie Nussey, hailing from Lively, Ontario, discovered her musical talent at age 6 with piano, progressing swiftly to songwriting and recording. Her career took flight in 1999 with “Here’s My Demo,” followed by acclaimed albums like “Paint and Turpentine,” “Silly Songs,” and “Little Tragedies,” garnering awards such as Ontario Female Artist of the Year by 2007.

Relocating to Toronto in 2001 sparked a 15-year musical journey highlighting her diverse talents. Her 2012 album, “Still Hope,” resonated globally with themes of optimism, notably featuring “Warm Hands,” winning Best Country Song at the Great American Song Contest. Its title track became a global anthem performed by choirs and adopted as the theme for Citizens’ Climate Lobby in 2017.

Angie’s passion extends beyond music; she advocates for mental health awareness and integrates multimedia to spread messages of love and compassion. As a TEDx speaker and member of the trio Boreal, alongside Katherine Wheatley and Tannis Slimmon, Angie continues to innovate and inspire.

Her latest solo project, an album and accompanying book entitled “I Have No Idea What I’m Doing” (2021), features 13 poignant songs and stories and showcases her observational wit and heartfelt humor. 

In the winter and spring, Angie tours Ontario’s soft-seat theatres with Boreal. Between tours, she focuses on music production. Come summer, Angie delights in returning to her cherished solo performances, skillfully weaving guitar, keyboard, and a looper pedal into her sets. Angie’s performances are a blend of innovative, yet familiar covers songs and finely crafted original compositions.

For more on Angie Nussey’s musical journey, visit www.angienussey.com.

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Angie Nussey’s songs speak like a Brene Brown talk. She has the musicality of Bruce Springsteen mixed with the compassion of Xavier Rudd and the authentic depth of Sarah McLachlin. Her stage humour has similar qualities to Jann Arden and she performs with the comfort and freedom of an artist who has nothing to lose. A multi-instrumentalist and producer, Nussey oscillates from guitar to keyboard to looper pedal with the skill and ease of a 21-year music veteran. 

Angie grew up in a small town in Northern Ontario where she learned to play piano at the age of 6. Not long after she began writing and recording her own songs. Although best known for her emotional, philosophical and at times autobiographical ballads, Nussey doesn’t miss an opportunity to poke fun at everyday situations, the human condition, not to mention herself. 

In 1999, Nussey’s demo CD caught the attention of movie producer, Albert Botha, who helped launch her music career with a studio album called Circumstantial Overload released in 2001. Nussey independently released her second album, Paint and Turpentine, in 2004 followed by Silly Songs and Little Tragedies, both released in 2007. 

After the release of Little Tragedies, Angie experienced an emotional breakdown which started a commitment to mental health and, consequently changed her life and writing style. Her new music was now being influenced by thought leaders such as Eckhart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Nelson Mandella, and Marianne Williamson. 

Her 2012 album, Still Hope, brims with the essence of optimism and global change. Over the next 8 years, songs from Still Hope have found their way into numerous climate change, self-actualization, business, and sporting events. Four choir groups from around the world have covered the title track “Still Hope” and her song, “Warm Hands” won for Best Country Song in the Great American Song Contest. Her Still Hope album marked a new beginning for Nussey’s career and sent her deeper into songwriting and storytelling. She began speaking publicly about mental health and she developed a hybrid way of performing using multimedia promoting key messages of love and compassion while integrating songs and stories. In 2014 Nussey presented at TEDx Nickel City Think in 3D and in 2018, Still Hope became the theme of the Global Citizens’ Climate Lobby International Conference held in Ottawa where she spoke and performed throughout the weekend. She presented again in 2020 with her song “All Your Courage.”

In 2012, as Still Hope was being released, Nussey noticed her balance of spiritual well-being was being challenged again. After 15 years of living in Toronto, she and her partner decided to move to Oro-Medonte, a small township North of Toronto, Ontario where they began a more simple life in a cozy cottage on a lake.

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing was an album that began in 2017. The original title was “Wisdom and Foolishness” named after a chapter out of Richard Rohr’s “Falling Upward.” But as time passed, Nussey saw a pattern emerging around her new album. “The combination of songs seemed like perfectly orchestrated chaos,” says Nussey “I didn’t want to question or interfere with the process so I just kept on saying ‘I have no idea what I’m doing’…and the name eventually stuck.” While writing and recording songs in her home studio, Nussey began journaling. Many parts of her journal revealed deeper explanations of her songs, so she began to refine some of the stories. This led to an album and book combination where each storied chapter corresponds to a song. 

It would take over 2.5 years for the project to be completed. Nussey worked tirelessly in her home studio ensuring every part of every song was meticulously crafted. “It is the album that turned me into an engineer,” laughs Nussey. All the while collecting her concepts at night and in the early morning through journal writing. “I’ve always loved hearing the stories behind the songs, so it wasn’t a big leap for me to actually put it to paper. It made it easier to remember the emotion behind each song…which was helpful when recording.” 

In 2019, Nussey joined the songwriting trio, Boreal, with Canadian folk stars Tannis Slimmon and Katherine Wheatley. The trio tours once a year in December and Angie was thrilled to pick up the third spot as singer/keyboardist/songwriter.

Nussey’s most recent release, I Have No Idea What I’m Doing accompanied by a book of the same name, is a collection of songs and stories from 2014 – 2020 and represents some of her finest and most honest work to date.