Michael Cooper Michael
Cooper has been involved in various bands though the years with a primary focus
on Hip-Hop.
Michael
began his music career playing bass for a couple different Metal bands in the
Des Moines area. In 1999, at the age of 16, Michael formed a rap group
called the Unidentified Suspects with long time friend Brian Campos. The
group was later joined by Richard Defrancisco and Jason McFall to solidify the
Suspect collective. The Suspects were known for their dark lyrical
content, wild stage antics and non-linear song structure. The group
went on to pave the way for other hip hop artists in Des Moines at a time when
Metal was the dominant force in clubs like Hairy Mary's and House of
Bricks. Many artists in the local Hip-Hop scene have named the
Unidentified Suspects as a direct influence and inspiration. The
Unidentified Suspects played their last show at the Vaudeville Mews in 2007.
In
2003 Michael created a side solo-project under the name MC Genetics. Jason
McFall (DJ Blocko) handled the beat production and scratching until 2010 when
Michael obtained the proper equipment to make his own music. During this
time Michael began writing music with his Cousin Annie Gaster. Michael
and Annie settled on a band name and began playing shows as 2 AM
Resistance. 2 AM has various rotating members including Chris Gaster on
turntables and Shan Reikena (Taciturn/Saturn Ascends) on drums. Michael
also writes instrumental scores and instrumental hip hop under the name MicrowaveDeath.
Contact Michael Cooper MSCooper@AILife.com 515.975.5848 (c) 515.330.1527 (w)