Nik Winnitowy
Session Musician | Producer | Tech | Songwriter
Drums | Pedal Steel | Bass | Guitar | Harmonies
Nik is a Calgary-based session musician, sound tech, producer, band leader, instructor, and songwriter. 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.
Bands he has accompanied include Noeline Hofmann, Shred Kelly, Amy Nelson, Jordan Klassen, Gunner & Smith, Red Hot Hayseeds, and many others.
His solo project The Porch Hounds released an album and toured in spring 2024. All instruments written, performed, recorded, and mixed by him.
He has shared a stage as direct support for acts including The New Pornographers, Mt. Joy, July Talk, Elliot Brood, and Yukon Blonde, and will be direct support for Zach Bryan, The Turnpike Troubadours, and Colter Wall this summer. He has appeared with bands at Ottawa Blues Fest, Rolling Stone Beach Festival, Northern Lights Boreal Festival, Ness Creek Music Festival, Shambhala, Reeperbahn Festival, and countless others.
While living in Revelstoke BC, he programmed two summer-long concert series in 2020 and 2021, coordinating and producing limited-capacity live music concerts in remote locations (pictured). When the concert series returned to a single location in 2023, he was one of two lead sound technicians for the 56-show series. He has also worked as a technician in partnership with New Horizon Productions during the multi-media weekend festival Luna Revelstoke.
Associated Acts
Noeline Hofmann - Live drums, harmonies (2024 - present)
The Porch Hounds - Live guitar/vocals, band leading, recording (2023 - present)
Shred Kelly - Live bass, vocals, touring (2022 - present)
Amy Nelson - Live drums, touring (2025 - present)
Boots Graham - Live drums, dobro (2025 - present)
Chance Lovett - Live drums, vocals (2025 - present)
Tyson Ray Borsboom - Live pedal steel, touring (2025 - present)
Alissa Arnason - Live pedal steel, touring, recording (2024 - present)
Gunner & Smith - Live drums/vocals, touring, recording (2015 - present)
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, vocals (2024 - present)
Elise Leblanc - Live pedal steel (2025)
Tommy Charles - Live pedal steel (2025)
Jacquie Daniels - Live drums (2024)
Fish In A Birdcage - Recorded pedal steel, bass (2024)
Stone Faced Kid - Live pedal steel guitar (2024)
Denver Venoit - Live pedal steel guitar (2024 - present)
Okay Mann - Live bass (2024)
Marin Patenaude - Live guitar, pedal steel guitar, vocals (2024, 2025)
The Lucky Ones - Live dobro (2024)
Peter Reed - Live pedal steel guitar, recorded pedal steel, banjo (2024 - present)
Gabbie Cournoyer - Live guitar, pedal steel (2024 - present)
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)
Upcoming Dates
Oct 12 - Noeline Hofmann / Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton
Oct 11 - Noeline Hofmann / Grey Eagle Casino, Calgary
Oct 10 - Noeline Hofmann / Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat
Oct 8 - Noeline Hofmann / TCU Place, Saskatoon
Oct 6 - Noeline Hofmann / Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg
Sept 5 - Denver Venoit / Ironwood, Calgary
Aug 30 - Tyson Ray Borsboom / Waynestock, Wayne
Aug 30 - Red Hot Hayseeds / Waynestock, Wayne
Aug 29 - Denver Venoit / Waynestock, Wayne
Aug 16 - Noeline Hofmann / Lasso Festival, Montreal
Aug 9 - Noeline Hofmann / Boots and Hearts Festival, Oro Station
Aug 2 - Ellorie McKnight / Canmore Folk Festival, Canmore
Aug 1 - Denver Venoit / Canmore Folk Festival, Canmore
July 31 - Gabby Cournoyer / Grizzly Plaza @ 6:00pm, Revelstoke
July 30 - Porch Hounds / Grizzly Plaza @ 6:00pm, Revelstoke
July 29 - Shoestring Necktie / Grizzly Plaza @ 6:00pm, Revelstoke
July 27 - Marin Patenaude / Shambhala, Salmo
July 19 - Shred Kelly / Golden Skybridge, Golden
July 11 - Noeline Hofmann / Winnipeg Folk Fest, Winnipeg
July 6 - Noeline Hofmann / Calgary Stampede: Big Four Roadhouse @ 5:30pm, Calgary
June 29 - Noeline Hofmann / Hyde Park, London
June 28 - Noeline Hofmann / Hyde Park, London
June 27 - Noeline Hofmann / Islington Assembly Hall, London
June 26 - Noeline Hofmann / O2 Institute, Birmingham
June 25 - Noeline Hofmann / New Century, Manchester
June 22 - Noeline Hofmann / Phoenix Park, Dublin
June 21 - Noeline Hofmann / Phoenix Park, Dublin
June 20 - Noeline Hofmann / Phoenix Park, Dublin
June 13 - Denver Venoit / Lielow Music Festival, Milo
June 6 - Nik Winnitowy / Calgary Zoo @ 7:00pm, Calgary
May 31 - Elise Leblanc / Tiny Lights Festival, Ymir
May 30 - Ellorie McKnight / Tiny Lights Festival, Ymir
May 24 - Boots Graham / Flint Rock Ranch
May 16 - Amy Nelson / Kettle River Brewing, Kelowna
May 15 - Amy Nelson / The Royal, Nelson
May 14 - Denver Venoit / Last Chance Saloon @ 5:00pm, Wayne
May 10 - Noeline Hofmann / Road to Boots & Hearts - Lee’s Place, Toronto
May 3 - CFCW House Band / Heartstrings & Honkytonks @ 7:00pm, Bonnyville
April 26 - Denver Venoit / Ship & Anchor @ 2:00pm, Calgary