Marc Cooper & CoopDeVille is Coop’s blues passion. His band is devoted to taking Coop’s bluesy &rocking originals and kicking them up to 11. He has now performed in 60 countries all the world. Marc Cooper has performed with a variety of musicians such as Joe Walsh (Eagles), Steve Howe (Yes/Asia), Danny Gatton, Brett Garsed, Jennifer Batten, Seymour Duncan, Pat Travers, Buster B. Jones, Michel Cusson, Alain Caron, Rhonda Smith and Kat Dyson (Prince), Thom Bresh, Narada Michael Walden, Gregg Bissonnette, Carmine Appice, Alphonso Johnson, (Santana, Weather Report) Uli Jon Roth, and Yngwie Malmsteen to name a few. In Nashville at the summer NAMM show in 2004, Coop was thrilled to perform for guitar giant Les Paul. In 2009 at the All Star Guitar Night he performed alongside Tommy Emmanuel, Ben Lacy, Jay Roberts, Vickie Genfan, with Danny Gottlieb, and a host of other great players. Recently in 2013 he was the special guest in a sold out show opening for Tower of Power. Coop is the author of 7 guitar instructional books & CDs. Two of his guitar books, “Blues Jam Along” and “Hard Rock Jam Along” have been published by Music Sales /Amsco publishing and are sold worldwide. His latest e-book is "The Art of Guitar". Early in his career Coop was awarded a quarter finalist award in the prestigious American Song Festival, while still living in Canada, and won 1st place in the Hot Guitarist Contest at the 1994 NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Coop has taught guitar classes at colleges and conferences as far away as China, Singapore, Australia, throughout Europe, North and South America. He himself has studied guitar with Robben Ford, Howard Roberts, Steve Morse, Pat Martino, Joe Diorio, Ron Eschete, Mick Goodrick, Carl Schroeder, Joe Pass, Steve Trovato, Don Mock, and a variety of other fine music educators. In November 2012 he was honored to have his guitar become the Marc Cooper signature series C90P.13 USB customshop guitar available officially to the public worldwide. As an artist Coop is proudly endorsing ADK Mics, Brian Moore Guitars, Moollon pedals, V Picks, and Big Joe pedals, and Cymatic Audio.