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Cootie Brown

Are you up for gettin' down?

About Me



Old School meets New School meets Lots of School meets Cool School; creating a blend of our roots and interests in funk, jazz, reggae, improv, and jamming. It’s time to get down with the funky sounds of Cootie Brown.

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Music:

Member Since: 3/8/2006
Band Website: cootiebrown.net
Band Members: Ryan Alford - Guitar
Jim DeVoss - Drums
Brian Eckert - Bass/Didj
Matt Fern - Guitar
Michael Fortunato - Woodwinds
Jacob Haqq-Misra - Congas
Jordan Thompson - Keys

Buy our CDs right here!!!

COOTIE BROWN - All 3 CDs - $25

COOTIE BROWN - MELTDOWN - $10

COOTIE BROWN STRIKES BACK!!! - $10

COOTIE BROWN - OUT OF THE BLEU - $10

Thanks for your support!
Influences: Funksters like the Funkadelics, the Gaturs, the Meters, James Brown and all the JB's, Tower of Power, Jimmy Smith, Dennis Coffey, & Curtis Mayfield Jazz Cats like Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Maceo Parker, Charlie Hunter, and Medeski Martin & Wood. And all the others.... Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Steel Pulse, Digable Planets, Phish, Stevie Wonder, Lotus, Pink Floyd, Burning Spear, Toots and the Maytals, Chili Peppers, Rage, and the list goes on and on.
Sounds Like: George Clinton meets Rusted Root meets Karl Denson meets Bob Marley meets the Chili Peppers meets the Grateful Dead.
Record Label: Breeze Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

(3/3/08) Kim Forney spotlight

Out of the Bleu artist Kim Forney... www.kimforney.com ...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:25:00 PST

(11/16/07) iTunes

All three Cootie CDs are now available on iTunes... which (in case you did not know) is available for both Mac & PC users.  http://www.apple.com/itunes/CB...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:14:00 PST

(10/18/07) Little Green Monster featured on Ben & Jerrys Halloween Website!

Cootie Brown's "Little Green Monster" is being featured on Ben & Jerry's new Halloween site.  Check it out, go into the site, work your way to the mad science lab, and click the intercom on ...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:51:00 PST

(10/11/07) What Nectars has to say

from Nectars:"Cootie Brown has been a pleasure to work with on all levels here at the club. From custom posters received in a very timely fashion, to an easy going attitude while maintaining the level...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:45:00 PST

(10/11/07) CDs for sale online!!!

Cootie Brown's 3 new full-length studio CDs are now available for sale on our myspace page and on our website store. To purchase off our myspace page, just look for the "Add 2 Cart" buttons on the le...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:05:00 PST

(8/19) - CB to release 3 studio CDs this fall!

What's up ya'll???  We've got some big news.... we're pleased to announce that we are wrapping 3 (YES -Three!!!)  full length studio albums that we'll be releasing this fall... the first one...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:52:00 PST

(06/11/07) Coo-Tees are back!!!

We will be selling our second round of Coo-Tee's at our State College shows - (6/29, 6/30) as well as Locust Grove (7/6, 7/7). OR you can order online by clicking on the pic!!! $15 at the shows, $15 +...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:54:00 PST

(02/23/07) Cootie Brown, Featuring Dakota

Cootie Brown, Featuring Dakota - Friday, February 3, 2007 Last night, for the song "Dakota" Cootie Brown succesfully recorded a dog 'singing' to his own song. He was fully mic'd and all set...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:06:00 PST

(04/04/07) Dakota turns 11 today!

Today, April 4th, Dakota turns 11...so in part of this celebration, we've kind of morphed into a Dakota page for the day or so. Here's some of what we've done...1) We've uploaded a history of the son...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:04:00 PST

(2/27) Adaptation

Before any rumors start flying, we want to set something straight...  YES, Eckert (Bass) is moving to Vermont. NO, we are not breaking up.We are going to remain together and continue to play...
Posted by Cootie Brown on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:20:00 PST