Justin Nace
Quick Facts
Biography
Justin Nace is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, mastering engineer, and multi-instrumentalist known for being a member of the bands The Two-Minute Miracles and Sidewalk Prophets, as well as a touring member of Pvris and Emarosa.
Sidewalk Prophet and The Two Minute Miracles (2005–2016)
Nace started his career with the band Hiccup Helen in 2005, and later joined Christian rock band Sidewalk Prophets as a drummer in 2007 when the band arrived in Nashville, Tennessee. Nace has also been a guitarist in the Canadian indie rock band The Two-Minute Miracles since 2007. In 2010, Nace was featured on Jenny Omnichord's album All Our Little Bones. Nace was the guitarist of the pop rock band JJ Ipsen and the Paper Crown, from Woodstock, Ontario, and also produced Paper Crown's 2011 album Entertainment Ordinaire.
On February 22, 2016 Sidewalk Prophets announced that Nace would be leaving the band, after nearly 9 years of performing with them to spend more time with his family.
Pvris and Emarosa (2014–present)
Nace became a touring drummer for American post-hardcore band Pvris in 2014, after being introduced to the band by Blake Harnage of Versa Emerge, a mutual friend. Nace has accompanied Pvris on all of their subsequent tours and festivals.
Nace has produced several albums with artists such as Jim Guthrie, Alvvays, and Tusks. Nace recorded drums on JW Sargent's 2016 EP In Retrograde, which was the first project that Sargent collaborated with other artists on. Nace also co-mixed Culture Reject's 2019 album Breaking With The World.
In 2019, it was announced that Nace would tour with alternative rock band Emarosa. On January 29, 2020, it was announced on his Instagram and Twitter that he will no longer be touring for PVRIS.
Personal life
Nace first began drumming at the age of eight, and was self-taught after a local teacher refused to work with him unless he changed his left-handed approach to a right-handed one. In his freetime, Nace also does graphic design and drawings.
Discography
Sidewalk Prophets
Studio albums with Sidewalk Prophets
- These Simple Truths (2009)
- Live Like That (2012)
- Merry Christmas to You (2013)
- Something Different (2015)
The Two Minute Miracles
Studio albums with The Two Minute Miracles
- Volume 3.5: Rats (2007)
- Volume IV: The Lions of Love (2007)
Albums with JJ Ipsen and the Paper Crown
- Entertainment Ordinaire (2011)
Other work
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Guitar | Producer | Writer | Drums | Vocals | Synths | Mixer/engineer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Culture Reject | Breaking With The World | Specific Recordings | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2018 | Jim Guthrie | Below | Dark Flute | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2017 | Alvvays | Antisocialites | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Andrew Sisk | Antarcticalia | self-released | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Nick Nace | Canadiana Americana | self-released | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Gianna Lauren | Moving Parts | Forward Music Group | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2016 | JW Sargent | In Retrograde | self-released | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2015 | Great Lake Swimmers | A Forest of Arms | Nettwerk | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Andrew Sisk | Arcticalia | self-released | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| 2014 | Jim Guthrie | Now, More Than Ever (remaster) | self-released | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Octoberman | What More What More | Ishmalia Records | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2013 | Jim Guthrie | Takes Time | Static Clang | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Gianna Lauren | On Personhood | Forward Music Group | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| 2012 | Jim Guthrie | Indie Game: The Movie soundtrack | self-released | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Tusks | Total Entertainment | Static Clang | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Great Lake Swimmers | New Wild Everywhere | Nettwerk | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2011 | Jim Guthrie | Sword & Sworcery LP | self-released | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2010 | Great Lake Swimmers | Lost Channels | Nettwerk | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Jenny Omnichord | All Our Little Bones | Label Fantastic | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Tony Dekker | Prayer of the Woods | Nettwerk | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2009 | Dennis Ellsworth | Chesterfield Dweller Of The Year | self-released | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Year | Track | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Single |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Windows" | N/A | Gianna Lauren | Forward Music Group | Yes |
| "Mistakes" | N/A | Yes | |||
| 2013 | "I Used To Be Bob Dylan" | You Got The Diamonds | himself ft. The Two-Minute Miracles | Kelp Records | No |
| "Chapel" | himself ft. The Two-Minute Miracles | No | |||
| "Are You Brokenhearted?" | The Two-Minute Miracles | No | |||
| "Angelina" | The Two-Minute Miracles | No |