Nik is a Calgary-based auxiliary session musician, recording engineer, sound technician, songwriter, and instructor.

He specializes in pedal steel and drums, but is versed in percussion, lap steel, dobro, banjo, bass, harmonica, acoustic and electric guitars. He is also an experienced vocal arranger and harmonizer.

His solo project The Porch Hounds released an album and tour in spring 2024. All instruments written, performed, recorded, and mixed by him.

Nik has backed bands across Canada and overseas over the last decade. Notable recent shows and tours include:

  • Ottawa Blues Fest - Ottawa, ON (Shred Kelly, direct support for Mt. Joy - 2024)

  • Nothern Lights Boreal Festival - Sudbury, ON (Shred Kelly, direct support for July Talk - 2024)

  • Rolling Stone Beach Festival - Strand, DE (Shred Kelly - 2024)

  • Shred Kelly Western Canada tour 2023 - 10 shows in support of Elliot Brood

  • Jordan Klassen Western Canada tour 2022 - 9 shows in support of Yukon Blonde

Shows, tours, and recording
in-person or remote

  • Noeline Hofmann - Live drums, harmonies (2024 - present)

    The Porch Hounds - Live guitar/vocals, band leading (2023 - present)

    Shred Kelly - Live bass, touring (2022 - present)

    Chance Lovett - Live drums, vocals (2025 - present)

    Tyson Ray Borsboom - Live pedal steel (2025 - present)

    Alissa Arnason - Live pedal steel, touring (2024 - present)

    Gunner & Smith - Live drums/vocals, touring, recording (2015 - present)

    Tommy Charles - Live pedal steel (2025)

    Corduroy Jones and Tom Linen - Live guitar/banjo/dobro/vocals, arranging (2020 - present)

    Shoestring Necktie - Live pedal steel guitar/vocals (2019 - present)

    Ellorie McKnight - Live pedal steel, banjo, vocals (2024 - present)

    Red Hot Hayseeds - Live pedal steel (2024 - present)

    Dustin Farr - Live drums (2024 - present)

    Jacquie Daniels - Live drums (2024 - present)

    Fish In A Birdcage - Recorded pedal steel, bass (2024)

    Stone Faced Kid - Live pedal steel guitar (2024)

    Denver Venoit - Live pedal steel guitar (2024)

    Okay Mann - Live bass (2024)

    Marin Patenaude - Live guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals (2024)

    The Lucky Ones - Live dobro (2024)

    Peter Reed - Live pedal steel guitar, recorded pedal steel, banjo (2024)

    Gabbie Cournoyer - Live guitar, pedal steel (2024)

    Beef Dip - Live bass (2024)

    Sweetgrass Caribou - Live lap steel/vox/drums, recording (2022 - 2024)

    Catnado - Live electric guitar, lead vocals, backup vocals (2019 - 2024)

    The Heavy Lighters - Live bass, dobro (2023 - 2024)

    Maddie Storvold - Live pedal steel, banjo, guitar, harmonies (2023)

    Steve Brockley - Live pedal steel, banjo (2023)

    Dirt Floor - Live pedal steel guitar (2022 - 2023)

    Ellen Froese - Live guitar/vocals, touring (2022, 2024)

    Jordan Klassen - Live drums, touring (2022)

    May Davis - Live pedal steel (2021 - 2023)

    The Groovineers - Live drums/vocals (2021)

    Catherwood - Live drums/vocals, live guitar, songwriting, arranging (2019)

    Skye Wallace - Live drums (2018)

    The Dirt Rich Band - Live drums (2018)

    Majesty - Live percussion (2017 - 2020)

    The Law and The Prophets - Live drums/vocals, songwriting, arranging (2015 - 2018)

    Aces Wyld - Live drums/vocals, touring (2015 - 2017)

    Anna Haverstock - Live drums (2016)

    Economics - Live drums, touring (2014 - 2017)

    Family Affair - Live guitar/vocals, songwriting, arranging (2011 - 2017)

    Dream Country - Live drums/vocals, touring, arranging (2011 - 2016)

    Sarah Farthing Band - Live drums, touring (2015)

    University of Saskatchewan Percussion Ensemble - Percussion, teaching (2010 - 2015)

    Friends of Foes - Live drums (2014)

    University of Saskatchewan Wind Orchestra - Percussion, touring (2013 - 2014)

    Decisions Made - Live drums/vocals, touring, songwriting, arranging (2010 - 2013)

    Rippit Rippit - Live guitar/vocals, keyboard, songwriting, arrangements (2009 - 2010)

  • Aug 16 - Noeline Hofmann / Lasso Festival, Montreal

    Aug 9 - Noeline Hofmann / Boots and Hearts Festival, Oro Station

    July 11 - Noeline Hofmann / Winnipeg Folk Fest, Winnipeg

    July 6 - Noeline Hofmann / Calgary Stampede: Big Four Roadhouse @ 5:30pm, Calgary

    June 28 - Noeline Hofmann / Hyde Park, London

    June 27 - Noeline Hofmann / Hyde Park, London

    June 22 - Noeline Hofmann / Phoenix Park, Dublin

    June 21 - Noeline Hofmann / Phoenix Park, Dublin

    June 20 - Noeline Hofmann / Phoenix Park, Dublin

    May 10 - Noeline Hofmann / Lee’s Place, Toronto

    May 3 - Shred Kelly / The Blue Room @ 7:00pm, Bellingham

    May 2 - Shred Kelly / High Dive @ 8:00pm, Seattle

    May 1 - Shred Kelly / The Showdown @ 7:00pm. Portland

    April 26 - Denver Venoit / Ship & Anchor, Calgary

    April 19 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Stronghold Brewing Co. @ 4:00pm, Fort Macleod

    April 18 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Radium Brewing @ 6:00pm, Radium Hot Springs

    April 17 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Wild North Brewing Company @ 6:00pm, Creston

    April 16 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Barking Parrot @ 5:30pm, Penticton

    April 13 - Shred Kelly / World Ski & Snowboard Festival, Whistler

    April 12 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Twin Cities Brewing @ 7:00pm, Port Alberni

    April 11 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Pagliacci’s @ 9:00pm, Victoria

    April 10 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / The Heatly @ 7:30pm, Vancouver

    April 9 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / The Vic Downtown @ 5:30pm, Kamloops

    April 5 - Shoestring Necktie / River City Pub @ 9:00pm, Revelstoke

    April 4 - Shoestring Necktie / River City Pub @ 9:00pm, Revelstoke

    April 3 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / The Attic @ 8:00pm, Calgary

    April 2 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Piston Broke Brewing @ 7:00pm, Brooks

    Mar 29 - Shred Kelly / Treefort Music Festival @ 7:00pm, Boise

    Mar 28 - Shred Kelly / Treefort Music Festival @ 4:00pm, Boise

    Mar 21 - Tommy Charles / Red Bricks Art Centre @ 7:00pm, Edson

    Mar 15 - Dustin Farr / Lions Club, Pigeon Lake