Niemann was born in Harper, Kansas, but raised in Liberal, Kansas. From an early age, he was influenced by country acts such as Lefty Frizzell, Keith Whitley and George Strait. He learned to play his first musical instrument on a Tracy Lawrence autographed guitar his mother won in a contest at a Lawrence concert. Niemann joined the non-profit organization Kansas Kids, a division of American Kids, and continued competing in talent competitions across America until going on to win the national finals with the Tracy Lawrence hit song "Texas Tornado" in 1996.

After graduating from Liberal High School, Niemann attended South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, pursuing an Associate of Arts degree. Niemann began his professional music career by singing and playing acoustic guitar in Texas clubs and bars, particularly the Stockyard Saloon and the historic White Elephant Saloon located in the Fort Worth Stockyards. In 1999 he self-released his debut album "Long Hard Road", later teaming up Comstock Records for a Euporean release. The album garnered a #5 song on the European Country Music Association charts with the single "I've Been There."

Niemann moved to Nashville, Tennessee in September 2000. He signed a developmental deal with Mercury Records in August 2001. The project was produced by the legendary guitar player Billy Joe Walker, Jr. After exiting Mercury Records, Niemann and his band continued touring the club circuit across America playing award winning venues such as the Grizzly Rose in Denver, Colorado and the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. He soon traveled to Europe to tour with the band Kane consisting of members Christian Kane and Steve Carlson.

In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women (My Momma Can't Stand)", again completing the project with long time friend and producer Billy Joe Walker, Jr. The label shortly folded and the album "Behind This Microphone" was never released.

[edit] Songwriter
At the age of eight, Niemann was writing several songs a year. He found legendary Nashville songwriters such as Whitey Shafer, Dean Dillon and Paul Overstreet to be very influential in his songwriting and went on to cowrite with all three while living in Nashville, TN. At age of 10 he performed original songs in local talent shows in Kansas. After collecting several compositions throughout high school, Niemann recorded his debut album "Long Hard Road" in Clovis, New Mexico while attending college in Levelland, TX.

In May 2001, Niemann was contacted by the world's highest selling solo recording artist, Garth Brooks, to collaborate along with fellow songwriter Richie Brown. Niemann went on to cowrite three singles for Garth Brooks: the Chris LeDoux tribute "Good Ride Cowboy",[1] as well as "That Girl Is a Cowboy" and "Midnight Sun". "Good Ride Cowboy" also earned Niemann a Broadcast Music Incorporated award for being one of the most played country songs of 2005.

Jamey Johnson featured Niemann's songs, "Redneck Side of Me", "My Saving Grace" and "Rebelicious" on his BNA Records debut The Dollar. "Got Mud" was the first track on Neal McCoy's album, That's Life. Julie Roberts' record, Men & Mascara added "I Don't Wanna Be a Memory Anymore" as a bonus track on the Mercury Records' Target Corporation release. Niemann also teamed up with country legend John Anderson to pen "How Can I Be So Thirsty", a song featured on the Anderson's record debut album on Stroudavarious Records, Bigger Hands. Flynnville Train re-recorded "Redneck Side of Me" and Zona Jones released "Whiskey Kind of Way" to radio along with a video featured on Great American Country.

Niemann has signed publishing deals throughout his career with Marathon Key Music (a co-venture with Warner/Chappell Music) and Sea Gayle Music.[2] His first Arista release was "Lover, Lover" in 2010, which was originally recorded by Sonia Dada under the title "You Don't Treat Me No Good."[3]