Project Wyze

Infobox musical artist
Name = Project Wyze
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Sudbury, Ontario
Genre = Rapcore, Nu metal
Years_active = 1988 (originated) active from 1996–2003
Label = Sony
Associated_acts = Dead Celebrity Status

Project Wyze was a Canadian rapcore band active from 1996 before breaking up in 2003 to pursue their side-project Dead Celebrity Status.

Originally formed as a hip hop duo in Sudbury, Ontario in 1988 by rappers Yas Taalat and Bobby McIntosh, the pair subsequently moved to London, Ontario after high school. In 1995, they were invited to freestyle with a punk band consisting of guitarists Adam Arsenault and Sasha Kosovic, bassist Elie Abdelnour and drummer Brad Dean, which evolved into an ongoing collaboration. In 1998, the group released its debut EP, "Trapz of Poetic Poison", on an independent label. In 2000, they followed up with the album "Only If I Knew".

They subsequently signed to Sony Music 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".

Yas and Bobby formed Dead Celebrity Status as a side project, and eventually Project Wyze broke up. Yas and Bobby now devote their time to DCS.

Discography

* "Trapz of Poetic Poison EP" (1996)
* "Only If I Knew" (1998)
* "Misfits.liars.strangers.friends" (2001)

External links

* [http://www.muchmusic.com/music/artists/bio.asp?artist=253 Project Wyze at MuchMusic.com]