Bernhard "Bernie" Herms (born March 26, 1972) is a Canadian composer, songwriter, and music producer in Nashville, Tennessee.
Shortly after moving to the school he met classmate Brad Paisley,[4] another aspiring musician with similar taste in music.
In an interview with The Canadian Press Herms described their early friendship as Paisley being a "guitar picker from Virginia" while he was "this long-haired classical piano player from Canada.
[7] Eventually, he began to focus on a songwriting and production career, saying, "I realized my best game was having people I work with discover their best performances.
"[4] He has gone on to a successful music production and songwriting career and worked with artists such as Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson, Barbra Streisand, Selena Gomez, Casting Crowns, Natalie Grant, Danny Gokey, Tauren Wells, and many others.