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Colin Patrick Harper hails from the tiny island of Bermuda. In the music industry, he is known as the reggae artist Collie Buddz. Buddz was born on August 21, 1984 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from high school, he attended Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, where he decided to study studio engineering. Upon graduating from the top in his class at Full Sail in 2006, Buddz began looking for work in the recording industry as a performer or producer. One of his first major gigs was working with recording star Shaggy on the single "Mad Mad World" from Shaggy's new album at the time entitled Intoxication, which was released in 2007. That was the same year Collie released his self-titled debut album with Sony Music with tracks such as ‘Come Around’ and ‘Blind To You’. The album was a success and well-received by critics. WWE (World Wrestling Enterprises) fans would immediately recognize Buddz's voice from the entrance theme ("SOS") for WWE superstar wrestler Kofi Kingston, which was included on the 2008 compilation WWE The Music, Vol. 8. Over the next year, he would continue making guest appearances on the works of many other artists.
It is no small coincidence that his stage name "Buddz" is slang for marijuana. There have been photographs taken of the artist holding bongs and other pot-smoking paraphernalia over the years. Of course, other reggae artists such as Bob Marley have made weed seem an essential part of the reggae lifestyle. When not working in the studio, Collie found himself selling out venue after venue on one of his many exhaustive tours. Now with new music being released and a good reputation under his belt, Buddz finds himself playing at some of the biggest reggae music festivals all across the world such as, Reggae Rise Up, One Love New Zealand, and California Roots Music Festival
At the end of the decade, Buddz started his own record label called Harper Digital. In 2011, he would finally release his second album entitled Playback followed shortly with the Blue Dreamz EP. Buddz would then go on to release his next album, Good Life, fully independently through Harper Digital with features from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Jody Highroller, and the Bay Area’s very own, P-Lo.
More recently, he has finished up his fully self produced album Hybrid which came out in the spring of 2019. Hybrid is Collie Buddz's third full-length album. The album is fully produced by Buddz and features two tracks with Russ, as well as tracks with Tech N9ne, B Young, Stonebwoy, Dizzy Wright, and Johnny Cosmic. The first five songs on the album have been released and highly praised as singles. The FADER called "Love & Reggae" a "quintessential reggae jam," and Billboard praised "Bank" feat. Russ & B Young, claiming "Buddz effortlessly [flowed] on the self-produced melody." Meanwhile, "Bounce It" featuring Ghanian Grammy nominee Stonebwoy has gotten radio play around the world including on Sirius XM Pitbull's Globalization channel, and Buddz's latest single "Show Love" has quickly earned radio play on Sirius XM The Joint and was added to Spotify's elite New Music Friday playlist.
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GOSSIP
Monday, July 29, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Aquabats!
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Tinariwen
Monday, August 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Peter Rowan w/ Sam Grisman Project
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Doors: 10:30pm / Show: 11:30pm
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Polaris
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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I.M (MONSTA X)
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Lalah Hathaway
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Marianas Trench
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Oteil & Friends
Friday, September 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Oteil & Friends
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Ricky Montgomery
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jazz is Dead: Marcos Valle
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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CORNELIUS
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Flatland Cavalry
Friday, September 27, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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KNOWER
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Raf Saperra
Friday, October 4, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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OPIUO
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Prof
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Bonny Light Horseman
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Mumiy Troll
Friday, October 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Shintaro Sakamoto
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Black Dahlia Murder + Dying Fetus
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas
Friday, October 18, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Valley
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Red Pears
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Bowling For Soup
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Rocky Horror Picture Show
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Y La Bamba Psyched! Fest
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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julie
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Rise Against
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Exodus
Friday, December 6, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Zeal & Ardor
Friday, December 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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BERTHA: Grateful Drag
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm