Who will perform at iHeart’s Jingle Ball Village, get mentored by Grammy Winners and Win $10,000? You decide!
CoyoteDoby
About CoyoteDoby
I'm CoyoteDoby, a small-town NC singer-songwriter, welder, and dad. I turn love, struggle, and the messiness of real life into raw, honest indie music. Every song is a piece of my story, and I'm ready to share it with a bigger audience.
Performances & Content from CoyoteDoby
Happy
Beautiful Morning
Humanish
Leo
Welding Wire
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What makes you the Next Music Star?
I'm just a small town guy from North Carolina who's always had a passion for creating. I'm a welder by trade, a tattoo artist, a husband, a father, and somewhere in the middle of all that, a musician. Whether I'm putting art on someone's skin or writing a song, I've always needed a way to express myself. My music doesn't really fit into one specific genre, and I'm okay with that. I write what I feel, and I let the music go wherever it takes me. I don't have a big record label or a team behind me. I'm just doing what I love and hoping my music reaches somebody along the way.
What do you love about music and performing?
What I love most about music is the freedom of it. I can take something I'm feeling, something I've experienced, or even something I can't quite explain and turn it into a song. There's something pretty incredible about creating something from nothing and having somebody else connect with it. Everybody experiences life differently, but music has a way of bringing people together through those experiences. For me, it's never been about being famous. It's about creating something real and getting to share it with people.
Who are your biggest music inspirations and dream collaborators?
Chris Cornell has always been one of my biggest musical inspirations. I grew up listening to Soundgarden and Audioslave, and it was a while before I even realized the same guy was behind both of those incredible bands. I spent so much of my childhood listening to his music that his voice helped shape the way I sing today. To me, Chris Cornell was one of those rare musicians you didn't just hear, you could actually feel. The emotion and energy he put into his writing, his voice, and every performance were incredible. That's something I've always admired and try to bring into my own music, no matter what genre I'm creating.
What would you do with the $10,000 Grand Prize?
Winning would help me take care of my family first. Beyond that, I'd put what I can into my art, step by step. Nothing flashy, just steady progress.
Participation supports Musicians On Call, a 501(c)(3) charity, which brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients, families and caregivers in healthcare environments.