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He's honed his craft while in support of several tours with artists such as Cypress Hill, Rebelution and Matisyahu. He's constantly creating new music and experimenting with it in front of live audiences almost immediately. With his independent spirit guiding his journey Buddz has toured the world. At this juncture, Colin Harper became Collie Buddz. After a while, it just became easier for him to just do it all by himself. But he couldn't find any artists that could really pull off the sound he desired so Buddz far too often found himself just running back and forth from the vocal booth to the mixing booth as he layered his own vocals for his production work. With dreams of becoming a major music producer, Buddz rejoined his brother in Canada.Īs a producer, Buddz was the most comfortable in the studio. Only 13 months later, Buddz had that degree.

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And, by the age of 19, he was attending Full Sail Academy in Orlando, FL pursuing his own audio engineering degree. His baby brother, as always, tagged along. I'd sing into one of the earpieces and record it on cassette,' Buddz recalls.Įventually, Smokey relocated to Toronto to pursue an audio engineering degree. 'Back then, I just used to plug headphones into the microphone jack of a tape deck. It soon became apparent to everyone within earshot of the boy that his voice was unique in a way that lingers long after you've heard him. Introduced to Reggae music by his older brother, Matthew, affectionately just known as 'Smokey,' by the tenderfoot age of 12, Colin Harper quickly learned his way around a music studio.

It wasn't long before Buddz discovered more than his Bermudian heritage. At that time, his mother moved the family back home to Bermuda. Born Colin Harper in New Orleans, LA to a mother of Bermudian heritage with roots on the island dating back to the 1700s, his father passed away while Collie Buddz was at the tender age of four. Indeed growing up on the island of Bermuda, Reggae music was a formidable influence on a young Collie Buddz. For that to happen, it can't live in a box.' I really only care about making good music. But at the same time, when I put on my producer hat and I hear a riddim, it might not be in my comfort range, but whatever I hear on the track dictates what I'm going to make.

I did Reggae music because I was good at it and that's what I knew and loved growing up. 'As an artist, I want to expand musically. Buddz exploded onto the scene a few years ago when critics and tastemakers alike embraced him - Spin Magazine proclaiming, 'Buddz proves the pop rule: Catchiness transcends color.' From Vibe Magazine to Entertainment Weekly, Collie Buddz made quite an impression with music critics.