Pepper Coyote

2024-05-30T19:47:28Z

209.128.217.159: /* Fandom involvement */ updated Spotify stream count

'''Pepper Coyote''', also known as '''Pepper Artful''' on [[Second Life]] (born January 29, 1991), is a [[furry musician]] who lives in [[W:Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, Arizona]], USA.<ref name="PepperTW">[https://twitter.com/peppercoyote Pepper Coyote's profile] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved May 9, 2015.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==

Pepper Coyote is one of the best-known furry musicians in the [[furry fandom]], with their infamous song '''''No Cock Like Horse Cock''''' recently passing the eight million streams mark on [[W:Spotify|Spotify]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/peppercoyote/status/1661451900414496768?cxt=HHwWgMDU-evs1I4uAAAA Pepper Coyote's profile] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved May 24, 2023.</ref> He frequently maintains over 100k monthly listeners.{{clarify}}{{cn}}

He was the [[music]] [[Guest of Honor]] at [[RainFurrest 2014]],<ref>[https://www.rainfurrest.org/2014/goh.php RainFurrest 2014 Guests of Honor] on the [[RainFurrest]] website. Retrieved May 9, 2015.</ref> a Guest of Honor at [[FA: United 2015]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/faunited/status/502926115237687296 ''Our amazing GOHs for FAU 8:…''] post on [[FAU]]'s [[Twitter]]. Dated August 22, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2015.</ref> [[Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend]] 2015,<ref>[https://pacanthro.org/2015/guests-of-honor/ Guests of Honor] on the [[Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend]] 2015 website. Retrieved November 2, 2015.</ref> and [[FurDU 2016]], a [[Community Guest of Honor]] at [[Further Confusion 2016]],<ref name="Guests">[http://www.furtherconfusion.org/guests/ Guests] on the Further Confusion 2016 website. Retrieved January 22, 2016.</ref> a special Guest of Honor along with [[Fox Amoore]] at [[Motor City Furry Con 2016]] and [[Furlandia]] 2017,<ref>[https://furlandia.org/2017/goh.html Guests of Honor] on the [[Furlandia 2017]] website. Retrieved July 3, 2017.</ref> and a Guest of Honor at [[Brasil FurFest]] in 2019.<ref>[https://https://brasilfurfest.com.br/brasilfurfest2019/ BFF 2019] on the [[Brasil FurFest]] website. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref>

=== Convention attendance ===

* [[Anthrocon]] - 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
* [[Anthrohio]] - 2018(*), 2019
* [[Arizona Fur Con]] - 2015, 2019
* [[Anthro Northwest]] - 2021, 2024
* [[Anthro Weekend Utah]] - 2019(*), 2022
* [[Aquatifur]] - 2017(*), 2019
* [[Biggest Little Fur Con]] - 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
* [[Brasil FurFest]] - 2019(*)
* [[Confuror]] - 2019, 2021, 2022
* [[DenFur]] - 2019, 2022(**)
* [[Eurofurence]] - 2017(*), 2018, 2019, 2022(***)
* [[FA: United]] - 2015(*)
* [[Fur Reality]] - 2019
* [[FurDU]] - 2016(*), 2019(*)
* [[Furlandia]] - 2017(*)
* [[Furnal Equinox]] - 2018, 2022
* [[Furry Migration]] - 2018
* [[FurSquared]] - 2016(*), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2016(*), 2018, 2019, 2020
* [[Furthemore]] - 2014, 2015, 2018(*), 2020(*)
* [[Golden State Fur Con]] - 2019(*)
* [[IndyFurCon]] - 2017
* [[Las Vegas Fur Con]] - 2023
* [[Megaplex]] - 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
* [[Mephit Furmeet]] - 2019
* [[Midwest Furfest]] - 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023(***)
* [[Motor City Furry Con]] - 2014, 2016(*), 2018, 2022, 2023
* [[Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend]] - 2015(*)
* [[Painted Desert Fur Con]] - 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024(***)
* [[RainFurrest]] - 2014(*), 2015
* [[Scotiacon]] - 2019
* [[Tails and Tornadoes]] - 2021(*)
* [[Texas Furry Fiesta]] - 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023(***)

(*) [[GoH]]<br>
(**) Banned<br>
(***) Performance ban only

== Music ==

Pepper is the lead [[musician|singer]] and [[w:Acoustic guitar|acoustic guitarist]] of the [[W:Rock music|rock]]/[[W:Progressive music|progressive]]/[[W:Folk music|folk]] band ''[http://lookleft.us Look Left]''.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/peppercoyote/ Pepper Coyote's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved May 9, 2015.</ref>.

=== ''Foxes and Peppers'' ===

'''''Foxes and Peppers''''' is the seemingly unofficial band name for Pepper Coyote's and Fox Amoore's collaborative work.

=== Discography ===
==== ''#Hashtag'' ====

[[#Hashtag]] is a Rock/[[W:Electronic music|Electronic]]/Folk album Pepper Coyote and Fox Amoore collaborated on. This fourteen-track album derived much of its inspiration from the experience of going to [[Anthrocon]], which is apparent in such songs as '''''Your City My AC''''' and '''''See You Next Year'''''.

The album touched lightly on [[W:Comedy music|comedy music]] influence for its song '''''Fruit Cups''''', which is about a [[W:Hyena|hyena]] who follows a [[W:Fruitarianism|fruitarian]] diet. Also in the album there is a [[W:Cover version|cover]] of the song ''[[W:Try_Everything|Try Everything]]'', featured in [[Disney]]'s [[Animation|animated feature]], ''[[Zootopia]]'', and originally sung by Colombian singer and [[songwriter]], [[W:Shakira|Shakira]].

Other musicians who are featured in the album include::

* [[Ned Wilkinson]] - On bass guitar, guitar, and additional vocals
* [[Pete Phin]] - On bass guitar
* [[Joe Jones|Joe "Koroz" Jones]] - On guitar
* [[Ashley Serena]] - Additional vocals
* [[Chris Leavy]] - Additional vocals
* [[Runtt]] - On drums

== Controversy ==
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In August 2022, Pepper Coyote was blocked from both performing musically and attending [[DenFur]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1557003773217689600 ''Upon investigation and deliberation, and with the safety and security of our attendees paramount in our decision,(...)''] post on Twitter. Retrieved August 10, 2022.</ref> while [[Eurofurence]] prevented him only from performing.<ref>[https://twitter.com/eurofurence/status/1558210981452550148 ''With recent events in mind, the Eurofurence BoD wishes to inform our attendees that, after careful consideration, Pepper Coyote will not be performing at EF 26.''] post on Twitter. Retrieved August 13, 2022.</ref>

Both [[furry conventions]]' official reasons behind Pepper Coyote's bans were due to him being a supporter<ref>[https://twitter.com/peppercoyote/status/1557041815508791297 ''Haven't heard about @CPIUSA?''] post on Twitter. Retrieved August 15, 2022.</ref> and financial contributor to the [https://cpiusa.org Center for Political Innovation] ('''CPIUSA'''), an [[W:American socialist|American socialist]] group<ref> [https://www.flayrah.com/8725/denver-furcon-removes-peppercoyote-performance-schedule-after-he-attends-rally-flying-pro-putin ''Denver Furcon removes PepperCoyote from performance schedule after he attends rally flying pro-Putin flag''] article posted on [[Flayrah]]. Retrieved August 18, 2022. </ref> who describes itself as an "''educational think tank focused on the construction of American socialism''", while being described on [[W:social media|social media]] as "''Russia state-affiliated media''" displaying support for both [[W:Russo-Ukrainian War|Putin's invasion of Ukraine]] and China's takeover of Taiwan.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/american-socialists-pro-putin-flags-viral-video-chicago-ukraine-1731741 ''American Socialists Fly Pro-Putin Flags at Conference—Viral Video''] article on [[W:Newsweek|Newsweek]]. Dated August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.</ref>

In 2023, PepperCoyote would post on their Twitter account that they had been blacklisted from [[Midwest Furfest]], [[Texas Furry Fiesta]] and [[Painted Desert Fur Con]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/peppercoyote/status/1725577125431050374 PepperCoyote's profile]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/peppercoyote/ Pepper Coyote] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/submissions/peppercoyote Pepper Coyote] on [[Weasyl]]
* [https://twitter.com/peppercoyote Pepper Coyote] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/kirbycon2 Pepper Coyote] on [[YouTube]]

=== Music ===

* [https://foxamoore.bandcamp.com/album/hashtag #Hashtag] on [[W:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]]

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