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Coot Wyman a.k.a. cootdog was born and raised in
West Marin County in The San Francisco Bay. Coot
has been practicing the hip/hop art of freestyle
for almost 20 years, since nine years old. His Father
was a touring musician and taught his son the fundamentals
of music. Coot's life has been a path straight to
success in the music business. In high-school he
produced and recorded hip-hop albums with the groups
Coco-Flip, TFC, 51-50, 2HP, and The Sac, which were
locally very successful. Coot's songs were written
as a rebellious voice opposing racism. His song
"Let It Go" won him a college scholarship
from the late Corretta Scott King, widow of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Coot grew up with Shayne
and studied piano from Shayne's father, Talc. Shayne
and Coot had a hip-hop/R&B group together in
the early nineties called The Next Dope Generation.
After high-school, the two of them came together
to Chico State to study Recording Arts. Shayne introduced
Coot to the original members of Mystic Roots and
Coot was recruited to rock the mic in a hip-hop
style. Now cootdog sings lead vocals, background
vocals, plays the keyboards, kicks a mean beat-box,
and continues to rock the mic with tremendous vocal
ability and force.
Having established himself as a solo-hip hop entertainer,
cootdog has performed with the likes of The Sugar
Hill Gang, Lighter Shade of Brown, Digital Underground,
Whodini, Sir Mix A Lot, Mix Master Mike of the Beastie
Boys, and many others. In 2002 Coot released a solo
album featuring performances by Shock G of Digital
Underground, Mystic Roots, Strictly Roots, Force
Seven, Digital Underground, Cornerstone, and many
other local, regional, and international recording
artists.
The album and website are entitled: The
cootdog project.
In 2002, coot founded Stay Positive Productions,
an independent management company for Mystic Roots
Band and his own solo projects. After moving the
band down to Oceanside, CA to try the So Cal scene
on for size, coot has remained committed to pushing
MRB as far as he can. Having obtained a job at Cornerstone
R.A.S. (formerly Skunk records), coot secured a
distribution deal for MRB that now spans the globe.
Today, coot keeps himself busy when not touring
with MRB, by DJing, running sound systems, working
hard at Cornerstone R.A.S., keeping Stay Positive
Productions alive through promotions, merchandising
and management, and writing and recording new songs
in the Stay Positive Studios.
Hobbies: Acting & theater, working-out, movies
& martinis, poker & dominoes, traveling,
rolling blunts, and being in the water. "Music
is my career, not my hobby."
Quote: "I have 'nuff respect for all people
trying to accomplish unity. I love to see all people
living together as one. That is what the message
of reggae music is all about. Let's unite for freedom
of all beings and legalize the herb!!!"
"Where's my Aries Girl??????"
Influences:
The Notorious B.I.G., E-40, 2Pac, KRS-One,
Eminem, Digital Underground, NWA, RUN-DMC, Jacob
Miller, Sean Paul, Luciano, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley,
The Wailers, Damian Marley, Pink Floyd, The Doors,
Santana, The Police, Sublime and Aerosmith.
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