About Me
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*******************(THE CHARLES COOPER QUARTET----BIO....see also..THE LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECT; 9ETHER; DeZoulMeet Orchestra; The Ma Dukes Collection(Dj Houseshoes, J-rocc, Jrawls, dedicated to the Yancey Family..J-Dilla)********************************************
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*******************************************Charles Cooper "CHOP" is a native of Central(COLUMBUS), Ohio..."esoteric hub of the original progressive soul and funk". Under the mentorship of world class musicians and scholars such as; Gene Walker, Hank Marr, Dr. Ted McDaniel, Charlie Cook,Andrew Waters, Bobby Floyd, Rusty Bryant, Pharez Whitted, Eddie Bayard, S.P.I.R.I.T., and countless peer artist; Chop developed a unique performance style as an eMCee, musician, and educator. As a youth musician, Chop traveled across the nation participating in competitions, performing in churches, playing in All-Star youth jazz ensembles, and learning his trade. His first payed gig was at an Italian wedding reception in Ohio. Chop brought along his boom box, jamey aerborsold play-along tapes, and a tip jar. He played straight-ahead jazz tunes for 2 hours in a corner of a Hyatt ballroom and walked out with enough cash, at the age of 12, to spark a burning desire.....A desire to continue getting better... developing a clientele...and making money doing what he loved to do.
CHOP BEGAN PERFORMING WEEKLY at events, festivals, schools, and local clubs, using the aerborsold instrumental audio tapes... At the age of 14..Charles put his love for basketball, break dancing, girls, and video games on the back burner and began pursuing music as a full time career.
WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, CHOP put together a band and began performing in the local music scene.Together,they developed a unique sound and style in central Ohio that propelled the group into countless ventures across the nation; The National Black Lawyers Conference(D.C.),... Freaknic(ATL),..... Howard U. Homecoming,..... Million Man March,..... Red Bull Grand Prix(CA),.....The Regional Emmy Awards,...Current T.V. launch @ AL Gore's Mansion(CA), .....The NCAA Women's Bball National Championship(OH),.....The House of Blues(CA),... The RocknRoll Hall of Fame(OH),...The Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinatti Jazz Festivals...The Apollo....Seattle, Utah, Iowa, Philly, Texas, Atlanta, Tennessee, Denver, Iowa, Minnesota,Portland,Toronto,St. Louis, Tennessee, Detroit, Boston, Nashville, and countless small towns to hoods in the U.S. ............................................................
............................................CHOP EVENTUALLY BEGAN STUDYING ENGLISH AND JAZZ STUDIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY and after graduation taught high school english at his Alma Mater. However, music continued to be the driving force in is quest for growth. Hence, CHOP chose to pursue the life of a starving artist. ............................................ IN 2000, CHOP RELOCATED TO THE "BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA". He linked up with GREANS, KHAI SHARIEFF,LUNAR HEIGHTS, J-BOOGIE DUBTRONIC SCIENCE, KEV CHOICE, HAIR-DOO, THE U.C. ALUMNI JAZZ ENSEMBLE, SHAUN BROWN, HIEROGLYPHICS, and and many other Bay Area talents. In 2006, Chop returned to Ohio with a thicker discography, a passport full of stamped ink, professional administrative experience, a HYPHY attitude, and a unique network of friends from around the world.CHOP HAS PERFORMED ALL OVER THE GLOBE including venues, Jazz Festivals, and events in India, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Singapore, Budapest, Bucharest, The Netherlands, Jamaica, Bahamas, Hawaii, the Netherlands, Canada, Hong Kong, and the U.K. Every performance has been unique to the next one....and new friends, family, fans, and supportors, are humbly blossomed continuosly.
AFTER WELL OVER A DECADE OF TOURING AND STAGE PERFORMANCES, Chop has also humbly recorded, or shared creative space with countless established and world class artist including an INDEPENDENT FILM with CEE-LO GREEN....(see JAG9.com), and BOOKED PERFORMANCES WITH..............DIANA ROSS; JOE SAMPLE; CASSANDRA WILSON; ROY AYERS; HOWARD HEWITT; MARY J. BLIGE; LAURYN HILL; COMMON; THE ROOTS; DE LA SOUL; DEAD PREZ; SIZZLA; E-40;RAHEEM DEVAUGHN; DWELE(TOUR); SLUM VILLAGE(TOUR); TALIB KWELI(TOUR); MEDUSA; MYSTIC; GOAPALE; FAT JOE; MICHELLE NGEOCELLO; ERIC ROBERSON; GHOSTFACEKILLAH; BUSTA RHYMES; OHIO PLAYERS; ERYKAH BADU;SAVION GLOVER(TOUR); JAY-Z; PHARELL; and many professional artists throughout the globe. CURRENT RELEASES::::::**********************************************
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*********THE LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECT 2**Venus Malone- One on One (grooveattack records)***JRawls- Blue No.2 (grooveattack records)****King Solomon- Hunger Pains (grooveattack records)****Lunar Heights- Music/b side/Shake (natauralhigh records)****JBoogie- Dubtronic Science Live and Bedroom Floor remixes (OM records)****Homeskill, Piakhon, Dante- Queen City (grooveattack records)**** Dante from MOOD- Soultap (wannabattle records)****FiveDeez- Koolmotor (dimensia)
