"I am interested in doing collaborative recording projects or session work from my home studio. I have been blessed in the past years to play with some wonderful artists. The direction I am heading into today is taking my music into new places and musical genres through recordings, soundtracks and touring. If you are looking for such a collaboration, please drop me a line."
BIO
From Doug's home on Vancouver Island the composer, multi-instrumentalist and music programmer has carved-out a diverse career as a recording artist and session and touring musician. He has played festivals, clubs, camps and concert halls from Seldovia, Alaska; to the Baseball Hall of Fame (with Chuck Brodsky) in Cooperstown, New York; to the Sore Fingers Camp in England. Cox was the first Canadian Dobro player to be invited to perform at 'Dobrofest' in Slovakia and was the first Dobro player to be a featured player at the Montreal Jazz Festival (with Todd Butler).
He has worked as a sideman and frontman with Canadian Bluesman Ken Hamm, with beloved west coast group Travels With Charley, in duos with Todd Butler and Sam Hurrie, with American songwriter Chuck Brodsky, the late British Blues Icon Long John Baldry and guitar string-bender Amos Garrett among many others.
The latest CD release, 'Blues From The Forbidden Plateau,' is a live collaboration with Sam Hurrie.
In the can is 'Slide To Freedom, VOL. 2.' The CD is a collaboration with India's Salil Bhatt, Ramkumar Mishra and special guests; New Orleans singer John Boutte, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and bassist Dinah D.
Although primarily known as a Dobro player, Cox also spends time on the Guitar, Weissenborn, National Mandolin and other slidey instruments. With his feet firmly grounded in the traditions of Blues and Bluegrass music, each project Cox involves himself with leads into new musical directions.
Doug's music has begun to appear on many soundtracks in film and on TV including his song 'Cold When I'm Dead' being in Terry Gilliam's feature film 'Tideland.' His music has been featured on CMT's 'The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Series,' A&E's 'The President Slept Here,' & 'Biography,' PBS's 'Real Simple,' Spike TV's 'Roadies,' Discovery's 'Extreme Engineering,' NBC's 'Race Across America,' Discovery's 'Strictly Sex w Dr. Drew,' The Travel Channel's 'Taste of America,' Animal Planet's 'Amazing Animal Inventions,' CMT's 'Dukes of Hazzard Reunion,'MTV2's 'Wildboyz,' CMT's 'Homecoming - Trisha Yearwood' and many more.
Performing solo or in many of his genre-bending collaborations, Cox's performances are always full of musical surprises.
An acclaimed educator, Cox has produced a series of instructional packages to teach slide guitar, dobro and guitar playing. He loves guitar camps & has taught at camps from Kerrville, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, to the Sore Fingers Camp in the Cotswolds, England. He also teaches at many day-long workshops while on tour.