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Willis Pride is a soulful singer based in Montreal whose sole purpose is to keep you moving and grooving. Having spent his whole life working on his craft, he brings a deep understanding of harmony to his compositions. Willis' music is lush yet deeply rooted in an infectious groove. For this reason, he surrounds himself with a large cast of talented musicians to create his sound. This band elevates Willis' compositions with brass and a chorus of voices. His live performances are high energy and the level of musicianship leaves new audiences impressed, engaged and always wanting more.

Mocambo Records - home of today's heaviest funk 45s. 

Free and open source music (Creative Commons). Inspired by a broad range of styles and locations. Mostly organic and always authentic.

Upcoming Dates:
Mar 2 // MONTREAL // Sans Soleil
Mar 7 // MONTREAL // Ferias 'Til Sunrise w/ Maurice Fulton (Live)
Mar 14 // TORONTO // 915 Dupont
Mar 15 // TORONTO // Sounds Good
Mar 28 // MONTREAL // Baby Farwest

Apr 3 // MONTREAL // Complètement Design 2025
Apr 11 // MONTREAL // Salon Badin

May 9 // MONTREAL // Shift Radio w/ Ferias

thelyonzmusic@gmail.com

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Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi-disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art.

He holds a PhD in computational biology at the same time as being the first contemporary electronic musician to perform at the ancient Acropolis theatre in Athens and one of the first clutch of musicians to produce in Dolby Atmos.

Cooper has enquired for over 15 years through music, collaborations, and his label Mesh, to explore the intersections between the arts and sciences with installations, performances, immersive experiences, online media, music videos and live events.  Anchored throughout is his emotive approach, connecting how ideas and forms feel, in a manner accessible to us all. 
 
As an artist synonymous with the evolution of club culture, Cooper honed his craft as a DJ with a 10 year residency at legendary Midlands techno event Firefly where he formed a foundational relationship with Architecture Social Club, with whom he still collaborates on extravagant immersive installations.

"I want to encourage the acceptance of electronic music as an art form like any other. Bringing electronic music and abstract audio-visual projects into concert halls, museums and galleries is liberating - the art world opens up doors to communicate in ways that aren’t possible elsewhere."
  
Pivoting from computational biology to electronic music might not seem like the most natural career transition, but for Cooper the commonalities are obvious:
 
"In both fields, you're in a sense, free. Free from the limits of living systems, free from the limits of corporeal sound. The only constraints are in your mind."

www.maxcooper.net 

Contacts:
Management: James Palmer-Bullock, The Wild Seeds - james@thewildseeds.com 
Label: Anthony Faulkner, Mesh – anthony@thewildseeds.com 
PR: Neil Bainbridge, Neighbourhood PR - neil@nbhd-group.com 
Radio: Matthew Maxey, Enganche - matthew@enganche.co.uk

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