Success never arrives overnight but Canadian singer/songwriter Nick Hedden, out of Windsor, Ontario, has been garnering the attention of the music industry lately with his soulful version of pop country with straight from the heart songs and vocal delivery culminating in Hedden being named the CMAO (Country Music Association of Ontario) Country Artist of the Month in October 2024.
The new EP is a best of Nick Hedden that is completely revisited, remixed and remastered by veteran Producer/Manager, Dan McConomy and his engineer/mixer, Mohammad “MOMO” Reza Sadeghin during the fall of 2025. “We basically kept his vocals, a guitar, and had everything else redone to bring it up to industry standard to get I SEE YOU and IS THAT SO WRONG? on the radio as we thought it deserved. The other two songs are some standout songs from his prior recordings.”
Shortly after his appearance at a Festival in Sweden in 2024, his career was sidelined by two tragic events in the same month. First, Hedden was forced to have major surgery for a nagging injury that was unforeseen to take him out of the game for all of 2025. Secondly, his newlywed wife that suffered a head-on near fatal car accident with a drunk driver which resulted in him having to take care of her through multiple surgeries and recovery.
All this tragedy overshadowed the recent victories that had Nick had just accumulated by signing with Bigger Management, winning an inaugural Canadian Music Competition which spotlighted the best up and coming artists. Hedden was scheduled to record his new album “Everyday” at Halo Studios in Hamilton with a star-studded band with Bill King (Keyboards), Ricky Phillips (Bass), Kenny Aaronoff (drums) and other elite players but it had to be delayed until he was fully recovered. Hedden sighs, “I could not even pickup an acoustic guitar or sing properly the entire time. It was deeply frustrating, but I did manage to write some wonderful songs for the upcoming album nevertheless.”
The title song kicks off the EP with an outlaw country rock anthem that leads it all off with a feel-good vibe. Nick declares “Is That So Wrong?” is a song about letting loose, cracking a beer with your friends, and just living life. It has that feeling you get in a small-town bar where everybody knows everybody, the music’s loud, and the worries of the day are forgotten. Life gets busy and responsibilities pile up, and this song is a reminder that it’s okay to crank the tunes, stay up late, and enjoy the simple things.”
IS THAT SO WRONG? EP showcases his best songs to date and revisited by Veteran Producer Dan McConomy and mastered by Randy Merril (Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift) at Sterling Sound.
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His trademark voice and excellence in songwriting, playing and recording is the key to his successful future. Nick journeyed into music from playing drums from a young age then fronting bands in High School impressing audiences with his versions of such tunes as Bon Jovi “Living on a Prayer” and the Journey classic “Don’t Stop Believing “. Nick then went to University to get his master’s in Criminology prior to recording his first album in Nashville. Tennessee with John Smith in 2021.
At the prompting of Bigger Management, Nick was encouraged to set up his own imprint and branding, Hedden Up Music, allowing him to immediately facilitate his move from TuneCore to Sony/The Orchard for distribution of his catalogue and future recordings. The operation of the label is run under the direction of Bigger Management.
Pre-Production for the new album has been underway since January of this year. Hedden has been writing and collaborating with songwriters in Canada and all over the world at the prompting of Canadian Producer, Dan McConomy who is curating song submissions on Nick Hedden’s behalf, allowing for a plethora of songs up for choice on the new album.
For more on Nick Hedden visit:
https://www.nickheddenmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/nickheddenmusic
https://www.instagram.com/nickheddenmusic
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nick-hedden/1463334826
Editor’s Note: Nick Hedden is a Canadian Artist, with his manager and producer working both in Paris, France and Toronto, Canada. Dan McConomy is a Canadian with an iconic career in Canada, the USA and Europe. His history is decades long, with a string of chart topper hits to his name. With a roster of Nick Hedden and other artists
Dan McConomy is one to watch in the upcoming future.
For further info contact: Dan McConomy
