[2][3] In 2011, Adrian Sutherland was given the opportunity to open for the band Trooper at their performance in Timmins, Ontario.
[4] He recruited 3 other musicians from the James Bay area to create Midnight Shine.
[5][6] The band mixes roots, classic, and modern rock, with elements of their Indigenous language, Mushkegowuk Cree.
A year later, they recruited Charnelle Menow from Norway House, Manitoba as replacement.
[11] In 2024 Sutherland collaborated with Brazilian actor and singer Rodrigo Massa on "Don Politico", a mixed English-Spanish version of his 2019 single "Politician Man".