First Ever Boi-1da & Coop USTREAM Live Broadcast

I just want to thank everyone for tuning in to the first USTREAM Broadcast on Friday, September 26, 2008 with My Number One Man, Boi-1da. There were 43 people sharing jokes, thoughts and asking questions. The sound was a little off, but it's going to be crystal clear for the next one. Stay tuned for the next broadcast which will be posted to You Tube.




Shout Outs to Klasic for taking pics during the show. Really good stuff, Man.

Here Is The Real Deal

This is the actual article. Shout outs to HustleGRL for creating this for me so I could post it on my Blog!

The Sun Is Shining Down On Me Today

The Toronto & Ottawa Sun featured me in the Sports Section today. They had two pics in the article, this one of me a pic of Randy Bachman.


Check out the article at: http://www.torontosun.com/sports/columnists/bill_lankhof/2008/09/23/6847396-sun.html

Check out Randy Bachman in Wikipedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Bachman

LIVE Broadcast of Boi 1da And ME, Making Beats In The Studio. Catch It On USTREAM!

Drop by the studio ONLINE and see Boi 1da and me working on beats, LIVE! You'll be able to SEE and HEAR everything and talk to us as we work. Go to: http://www.coopmusic.com/ Click on COOP LIVE and it takes you to the COOP TV - USTREAM page.

Sign up today and then when the broadcast is on, you can type messages to me and Boi 1da, while we work on beats. We will read your messages on camera and answer them during the broadcast.

Notifications will be sent out, giving details about when the broadcast is happening. Just send an email to coop@coopmusic.com and put USTREAM in the subject line and then we'll add you to the list for upcoming broadcast notifications.

The date has been selected for the first ever USTREAM broadcast. Be there on Friday, September 26th at 7:00 pm to ask your questions and share your thoughts.

Check out Boi 1da on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boi-1da

The Votes Are In

Me and Da Man - Sean Getti on the day of the photo shoot.
Now all we need is the Getti Magic - Stay Tuned.
Always digging. More to come. The finals will be posted soon.

The Legendary Sean Getti

I had the privilege of doing a photo shoot with the legendary Sean Getti today. I'll post the pics after Sean does his magic with them. Sean knows how to make ANYONE look good.

If you want to BE the best, then ASSOCIATE with the best!

Check out Sean's myspace at:
http://www.myspace.com/seangetti

Shout Outs To PMP

Shout outs to PMP Worldwide for putting my CBC TV News story on their home page ticker.


Check it out at: http://pmpworldwide.com/

U.S. Record Labels Are Now Looking To Canada For Fresh Hip-Hop Producer Talent, Because Of The Success Of THIS Guy!

Canadian, Kardinal Offishall has worked with everyone from Timbaland, to Akon, to Busta Rhymes. This Tuesday (September 9, 2008) Kardinal's 4th, (highly anticipated) album called "Not 4 Sale" will hit the streets. My Man Boi 1da produced four, count 'em, FOUR tracks on it.

Check out Kardinal's website at http://www.kardinaloffishall.com/

Heading To Atlanta for the Remix Hotel Event & The Atlantis Music Conference

Bryan-Michael Cox working his wonders in the studio

On September 18th, I'm heading back to ATL for Remix Hotel Atlanta and the Atlantis Music Conference. Bryan-Michael Cox will kick off Remix Hotel Atlanta’s panel series, discussing the making of a recent track. Cox is an Grammy Award Winning producer and songwriter, who has worked with artists such at Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jermaine Dupri and the list goes on. He is High School friends with Beyoncé Knowles (from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts) and is working on upcoming projects with Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Ashanti and more. In addition to covering the writing and creative processes, the Remix Hotel panel discussion will include recording techniques and real session files. Check it out at: http://remixmag.com/remixhotel

The Atlantis Music Conference and Festival was founded in 1998 with a purpose to become the greatest platform for the discovery of new talent. Check it out at: http://www.atlantismusic.com/

I'm heading down there with My Man, Boi 1da, who has produced for the likes of Little Wayne, 50 Cent, The Dream and many more and has produced FOUR tracks on the upcoming Kardinal Offishall CD, coming out on September 9, 2008.
Me and Boi 1da in my home studio

Check him out at: http://www.myspace.com/nofreebeats

The News Is Out

Here is the CBC TV Toronto News At Six story.

Mississauga News Story Link

On Tuesday, I mentioned that the The Mississauga News did an
article on my music and my Hockey Night In Canada
Anthem Entry for this week's paper. I look like an alien in the
photo they chose and would have preferred that they used this pic, but here it is.
http://www.mississauganews.com/article/18438

Other pics at:
http://galleries.mississauga.com/?view=items&media_type=PHOTOS&search_date=2008-09-03&category_id=0&from=9&to=18&page=2

My Man, Boi 1da entered the anthem contest with one minute left. 1da has produced for 50 Cent and many more and produced 4 tracks on the new Kardinal Offishall CD coming out this Tuesday. Here is 1da's anthem entry:
http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/330707?sort=+DESC+DESC&filetype=2%2C3&moderationstatus=1&offset=13395

Here is my anthem entry:
http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/288052?sort=hits+DESC&filetype=2%2C3&moderationstatus=1&q=Coop&offset=0

Thanks to everyone who goes online and to WATCH the video and SEND this to FRIENDS and ask them to do the same.

Featured in the Mississauga Newspaper

The Mississauga News newspaper just celebrated their 40th Anniversary and have a circulation of over 440,000.

Thanks to reporter Joe Chin for calling me today to do an article about the composition I submitted to the Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Contest.

Shout outs to Nikki Wesley who actually made me smile (for real) for a pic. The article should be out on Friday, but I'm not sure yet. So when it is, I'll post it on my blog.

Deadline for Hockey Night In Canada.

Last night was the deadline for the CBC Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Contest. Here is my entry. Just click the play button.


If you want to go online to watch it and give me another view and make a comment....Kinda like American Idol, where every comment and view counts...It would be most appreciated. Here is the link:

http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/mediadetail/288052?sort=hits+DESC&filetype=2%2C3&moderationstatus=1&q=Coop&offset=0