August Knight

August Knight is a Canadian songwriter, storyteller, visual artist, and creator whose work explores the people, places, and memories that shape us. Whether through music, writing, film, or art, his work is driven by the same belief: the stories worth preserving are often the ones history forgets.

As a singer-songwriter, Knight draws from the traditions of Americana, folk, and outlaw country, crafting songs rooted in lived experience rather than nostalgia. Influenced by artists such as John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, and Kris Kristofferson, his performances are intimate, honest, and quietly cinematic—songs about ordinary people carrying extraordinary lives.

That same voice extends into his work as a writer and creator. Knight is currently developing Third Verse, Same as the First, a one-hour dramatic television series set inside Alberta's real music scene, where fictional characters share the stage with working musicians performing as themselves in authentic venues. He is also the creator of The Defiant, a prestige psychological drama, and several additional film and television projects currently in development.

Beyond music and screenwriting, Knight's visual art has become known for celebrating Canadian music history. His Toronto Rocks and Eternal Symbols collections—laser-engraved portraits created on hard maple—have been exhibited across Ontario, preserving the faces and stories of musicians, cultural icons, and communities that deserve to be remembered.

His published works include A Journey on Gentle Wings and When the Horses Run Free, continuing a lifelong exploration of identity, resilience, belonging, and the search for meaning.

Whether through a song, a screenplay, a piece of art, or a story told around a kitchen table, August Knight creates work that honours people who rarely become legends—but whose lives matter every bit as much.