Braided Waves biography
Braided Waves
Braided Waves is an Indigenous blood brother duo currently residing in Treaty 6 Territory of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The brothers are originally from The Key First Nation in the Treaty 4 Territory. Braided Waves brothers both now share 10 years of sobriety each!! they've had the pleasure to travel all over Canada & the US, in 2024 the brothers hope share their stories of sobriety & struggles with addictions. Along with others topics such as: Suicide, Bullying, Self-doubt, Grief & Loss & Mental Health. The brothers have had the pleasure to showcase and share their music to thousands of people across Turtle Island in previous years. With the new year of 2024 Braided Waves hopes to pair their love of music with motivational speakings & storytelling a long with workshops. The Braided Waves brothers have trademarked their brand and sound, and plan to be a recognizable name all across the globe.
The brothers have had the pleasure to work in direct contact with people with Mental Health, Addictions & Homelessness over the past 3+ years. Along their journey they have been able to acquire Mental Health & First Aid, CPR & ASIST training.
Braided Waves has a large catalog of music and content to share with the world in the beginning months of 2024. Braided Waves has began to release music every 3 weeks for the whole year! Music for people to witness and enjoy, Motivation to keep our children and peers alike on a positive path, Vision to see and chase our goals no matter the obstacles, what you believe in and hope to be, is worth fighting for!
4VM WAVES
Lawrence Brass a.k.a 4VM WAVES
Is a proud Indigenous man with Ojibway decent. A father of 2 beautiful girls Lynnaya & Layla. Lawrence was raised by his grandparents Fred & Rita in the small town of Sturgis, Sask. Music wasn’t always his go to, the early years of his life he found sports as a way to keep busy focusing more on the sport of hockey where he got many opportunities to play with multiple teams. At a young age 4VM vowed to never bother with drugs and alcohol due to living with a close family member suffering from alcoholism. Music became a powerful way to express himself moving to Saskatoon at the age of 16, he began writing stories of all the things he seen and witnessed. Alcohol did become a part of his life, which he struggled with for sometime. “it felt like it was something I could never escape, but I knew I had to keep trying”. On February 21, 2014 he made the decision to become sober for good and since then he is now celebrating over 10 years of sobriety.! “The evolution in my sobriety and music is the main driving force of my songs now, Something about music sets me free and shows me I can accomplish anything I set my mind to”. 4VM has found a passion for sharing his story and the creativity his music has evolved into. My Family, Sobriety & Music are my greatest happiness! I can’t wait to share it with the world!
DG WAVES
Dwayne Brass a.k.a DwayneGerous/ DG WAVES
Based out of Treaty Six Territory, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Dwayne Brass better known as Dwayne Gerous is a talented singer-Songwriter and Audio Engineer. Whose music is best described as Hip-Hop with a flavour of dance.
Dwayne Gerous started making music at the age of 16 to get out of the negative lifestyle as an inner city youth, Dwayne Gerous grew up struggling against prejudice mindsets. He overcame all the biases against Indigenous people by becoming sober New Years Day in 2013! He now celebrates 10 years of sobriety. Dwayne Gerous is the patience and perseverance behind the groups music, so he decided to enrol in schooling to become an Audio Engineer to help advance his craft at Recording Arts Institute of Saskatoon in which he successfully received his Diploma early 2019.
Dwayne Gerous is constantly working on releasing music with his group Braided Waves.