Allen Cote : American folk music sessions with feel good vibes

Allen Cote: American folk music sessions with feel good vibes.

"He speaks directly to the listener, almost with a burning hunger, but it's not necessarily love he's craving. It seems as though he wants some sort of commiseration between artists, or sympathy, or maybe, an agreement between the listener and the songwriter that there's something greater than either of them."
- Casey Grove, The Anchorage Express, 8-2-07

"Combining Jeff Tweedy's heart with Townes Van Zandt's delivery, Allen Coté bridges genres and generations with conviction. Since moving to Milwaukee in 2007, Coté has played more than 300 shows and risen to be among the most respected players in the city's musical pantheon thanks to honesty and passion that run soul-deep."
- Eric Levin, Underground and Intercontinental, 8-6-10

Allen Coté is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and multimedia artist, originally from Austin, TX and currently based in Milwaukee, WI. Coté is proficient in guitar, lap steel, bass, ukulele, mandolin and many others; and received the Wisconsin Area Music Industry's 2011 "Specialty Instrumentalist of the Year" award.

Allen Coté has contributed to recordings and performances by numerous national and international artists. He has also provided original scores and sound design for films and live theater featured at the SXSW Film Festival, Cincinnati Film Festival, Lone Star Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, and Brisbane's Anywhere Theatre Festival.

Allen Coté and John Crockett have twice presented their sound installation "Tonal Motion" at the acclaimed Milwaukee Art Museum. A former journalist, Coté's photography has been featured in The Williamson County Sun, The Austin Chronicle, The Austin-American Statesman, and High Times magazine.

Currently, Coté composes the music for the Emmy-winning television show Wisconsin Foodie, airing several times weekly to the greater Midwest on PBS. He also provides music to marketing, new media firms, and teaches instrument lessons at Milwaukee Montessori School.

The Sublimative Sessions Vol 1 - Live at WMSE

The Sublimative Sessions Vol 2 - Live at Darling Hall

The Sublimative Sessions Vol 3 - The Bad Verse

Allen Cote lives in Wisconsin, USA.

Tagged as: World, Folk, Country, Folk, Singer songwriter.

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