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Winner of the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, Grand prize winner of Toronto's IndieWeek, and nominated as the Emerging Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, recording artist Peter Katz captivates listeners with his unique brand of contemporary folk music. Playing 150+ dates a year all over the world, Katz’s remarkable grassroots efforts have resulted in him selling over 15,000 copies of his discs and sharing the stage with such notable artists as The Swell Season, Lucky Fonz III, Bedouin Soundclash, Dan Mangan, The Good Lovelies, Melissa McClelland and the legendary Garth Hudson from The Band.

Peter’s 2010 studio record ‘First of the Last to Know’ debuted at #1 on the iTunes singer-songwriter charts and features a guest appearance by Academy Award Winner Glen Hansard (The Swell Season, ‘Once’). 2011 saw Peter release a live CD/DVD entitled “Peter Katz and Friends: Live at the Music Gallery”, an intimate snapshot of Peter doing what he does best, playing for a room full of people. The concert was recorded in front of a sold-out crowd and reveals an artist at home on the stage, connecting with an audience like few performers can. “There is something about this singer-songwriter that tells me we'll be be hearing his name much more often in the near future. One of one of my favourite albums of 2011” Corrie Peters – Un Nom De Guerre

Not one to waste any time, Peter has just finished a brand new studio album called ‘Still Mind Still’ which will be first released on January 9th, 2012 in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. This new collection of songs is Katz’s best writing to date, recorded mostly live off the floor at a cabin in the woods and surrounded by a stunning atmospheric production thanks to producer Rob Szabo.