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Born in 1956, Nik Beat (née Michael
Barry) toiled in the rock and roll field for a number of
years until he quit and took the moniker Nik Beat. This
native Torontonian has for the past 12 years been a writer/poet
published in numerous anthologies. He has been profiled
on Much Music and TVO’s Imprint as well as in an upcoming
CBC radio appearance. He currently hosts the HOWL spoken
word radio show on CIUT 89.5 FM. He lives in the quiet doldrums
of the famous Beaches area, where he not only commandeers
a Words and Music show at the Renaissance Café but
is also an accomplished collage artist.
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