Project Wyze was a

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band active from 1996 before breaking up in 2003 to pursue their side-project

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History

Emcees Yas Taalat and Bobby McIntosh started out as a hip hop duo under the name of Project Wyze in 1988 when they were teenagers in Sudbury,

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.Much Music Dead Celebrity Status While attending high school, Project Wyze established a reputable image in the underground hip-hop scene by opening for acts such as Dream Warriors,

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.Sweets Lyrics They were also one of the first Canadian groups to open for the American hip-hop group,

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. The pair subsequently moved to

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after high school. In 1995, Yas and Bobby were invited to perform with a punk rock band.Much Music Project Wyze The two groups decided to merge. The hip-hop group Project Wyze evolved into a rap rock band including members Adam Arsenault (guitar), and Tye Thomas (bass). The band started writing new music and they released their first EP, '' Trapz of Poetic Poison'', on an

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in 1996. Project Wyze toured the United States in 1998, performing with artists like Papa Roach and the Step Kings. After the success of the first EP, the band enlisted the talents of Sasha Kosovic (guitar), Brad Dean (drums) and Elie Abdelnour (bass) to round out the line-up. In 2000, with the new band established, Project Wyze released a longer sophomore EP, ''Only If I Knew''. Growing record sales and an expanding fan base grabbed the attention of major labels. They subsequently signed to

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and released their major label debut, '' Misfits.strangers.liars.friends'', in 2001. That album spawned the Canadian hit singles "Nothing's What it Seems" and "Room to Breathe". Their major label debut, '' misfits.strangers.liars.friends'', was released in 2001. That year the band performed at Edgefest II in Toronto.. ''Chart Attack'', August 27, 2001. Review By Keith Carman After internal conflicts, members of the band started to disband. Yas and Bobby formed

as a side project. It later became a main project in which both of the vocalists devote their time to.

Discography

* '' Trapz of Poetic Poison – EP'' (1996) * ''Only If I Knew'' (1999) * '' misfits.strangers.liars.friends'' (2001)

References

External links

Project Wyze at MuchMusic.com

Project Wyze at Myspace
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