Pumahâ„¢ (music page)

Having been in his passion for a minute now, producer, arranger, vocalist and songwriter Deonis ”Pumah” Cook first began singing at the tender age of four. He developed his musical techniques by listening and emulating certain songs he heard and would then play them back on a Casio keyboard owned by his mother. Though, it wasn’t until he joined the Grammy Award-winning collective, God's Property, that he truly began to realize his musical potential. As part of GP, Pumah was mentored by a multitude of talented artists and individuals. With such an enormous and overwhelming amount of gifted people surrounding him, he quickly learned to act as a sponge, soaking up every bit of information he could and taking advantage of the opportunity placed before him.As far as production in concerned, Pumah has only worked seriously with a select few, one of whom is widely known as Chicago emcee Brownlion. Since meeting a few years back, the two have formed a chemistry and brotherly bond that rivals that of DJ Premier & Guru, Pete Rock & CL Smooth and Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek. So much so that Pumah produced every last track on Brownlion’s upcoming debut Free Music (Innersoul), a project on which he also serves as Co-Executive Producer. He is currently in the studio with friend/artist out of Louisiana, DeLoach, banging out his new project. He also recently contributed his vocal talents to the new Fred Hammond project.Pumah has had the privilege of working with many artists such as Kirk Franklin, Musiq Soulchild, Kiera "Kiki" Sheard, Fred Hammond, Jontez, Darwin Hobbs, Eykah Badu, Kim Burrell, Geno Young, Uncle Sam and emcee Brownlion. He is also currently a member of Myron Butler & Levi and performs as a soloist on the song entitled "Alright" from the project Set Me Free (EMI), on which he also served as a drum programmer, writer and arranger.Now in the works is his sophmore release simply in titled PadKat Presents.."Deonis" droppin in mid-November promises to be a follow up classic to his previous work on "Kat Phood". Moving away from the instrumental format, Pumah or Deonis presents his incomparable vocal ability as well as musical arrangements to create an experience worth waiting for. "This album WILL BE unlike anything I've ever done musically. There will be multiple special guest artist, songwriters, producers, and emcees that make this project the pinnacle of creativity. It should be a banger..."ONLY MY TRUE MUSICIAN FRIENDS WILL UNDERSTAND WHY I LOVE THIS NES VIDEO GAME MUSIC...