Veyote

2024-07-11T02:10:43Z

Maleah: Complete, up-to-date rewrite of Veyote's Wikifur with permission and citations. Includes volunteer work, updated convention attendance list including removal of anime conventions, and hobbies.

'''Veyote''' (born April 9, 1991), or '''Vey''' for short, is a American [[furry]] [[musician]], [[DJ]], and [[Wikipedia:Mixing engineer|mixing engineer]]. He lives in [[Wikipedia:New York City|New York City]].<ref name="VeyoteTwitter">[https://twitter.com/Veyote Veyote's profile] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

==Fandom involvement==

Veyote is known within the [[furry fandom]] for his volunteer work at [[Anthrocon]]. Since 2022, he has been the [[Furry dance|nightly dances]] lead for the [[Furry convention|convention]], in charge of booking DJs and performers within the fandom, working in collaboration with the social media, programming and audio/visual department leads. He has been involved with the dance events as early as 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AnthroconDances/status/1513507463726776328 Post] by @AnthroconDances on [[Twitter]] (April 11, 2022). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/AnthroconDances/status/1008838195453325312 Post] by @AnthroconDances on [[Twitter]] (June 18, 2018). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

Separately, Veyote has performed as a DJ at multiple furry-themed music events, including LOBO in Washington, D.C., and Don't Drown's CLAW event in Brooklyn, NY, in addition to many online-only livestreamed events during the [[Wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/LightsOutDC/status/1156279082323251205 Post] by @LightsOutDC on [[Twitter]] (July 30, 2019). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.mixcloud.com/Veyote/ Veyote's profile] on [[Wikipedia:Mixcloud|Mixcloud]]. Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

Since 2017, Veyote has been a member of the [[DJ]] trio Swedish Dog Mafia, together with [[Oddy]] and DJ rK.<ref>[https://twitter.com/anthrocon/status/881331681097125888 Post] by @anthrocon on [[Twitter]] (July 1, 2017). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

===Fursona===

Veyote's [[fursona]] is a northeastern [[coyote]] with blue eyes; orange, black and white fur accents; a black [[collar]]; and an [[Wikipedia:Industrial piercing|industrial piercing]] in his left ear.<ref name="VeyoteFA">[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/veyote Veyote's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

===Convention attendance===

Veyote's first furry convention was [[Furry Connection North]] [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]]. As of [[Anthrocon]] [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]], he has attended or participated in 22 conventions.<ref name="VeyoteFA"/>

* [[Anthrocon]] [[Anthrocon 2011|2011]]ᵖ, [[Anthrocon 2015|2015]]ᵖ, [[Anthrocon 2016|2016]]ᵖ, [[Anthrocon 2017|2017]]ᵖ, [[Anthrocon 2018|2018]]*ᵖ, [[Anthrocon 2019|2019]]*ᵖ, [[Anthrocon 2020|2020]]*ᵛ, [[Anthrocon 2021|2021]]*ᵛ, [[Anthrocon 2022|2022]]*, [[Anthrocon 2023|2023]]*ᵖ, [[Anthrocon 2024|2024]]*
* [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2012|2012]]ᵖ
* [[Further Confusion]] [[Further Confusion 2012|2012]], [[Further Confusion 2013|2013]]ᵖ, [[Further Confusion 2021|2021]]ᵖᵛ
* [[Anthro New England]] [[Anthro New England 2017|2017]]ᵖ, [[Anthro New England 2021|2021]]ᵖᵛ
* [[Furpocalypse]] [[Furpocalypse 2017|2017]]ᵖ
* [[IndyFurCon]] [[IndyFurCon 2020|2020]]ᵖᵛ
* [[Furry Connection North]] [[Furry Connection North 2011|2011]]ᵖ, [[Furry Connection North 2012|2012]]ᵖ
* [[Califur]] [[Califur 7|2011]]

(*) [[Staff|Staff]] / volunteer<br>
(ᵖ) Performer<br>
(ᵛ) Virtual convention due to the [[Wikipedia:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]

==Personal life and hobbies==

Veyote is a [[Wikipedia:Music industry|music industry]] professional and has performed at many events outside of the furry fandom, including nightclubs, weddings, and work functions. He also [[Wikipedia:Record producer|produces]], [[Wikipedia:Mixing engineer|mixes]] and [[Wikipedia:Mastering (audio)|masters]] electronic music using the computer software [[Wikipedia:Reason_(software)|Reason]] and [[Wikipedia:Logic Pro|Logic Pro]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Veyote/status/857936860005494784 Post] from @Veyote on [[Twitter]] (April 28, 2017). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

He enjoys playing video games, with particular fondness for [[Wikipedia:Rhythm game|rhythm games]], [[Wikipedia:Racing game|racing games]], and [[Wikipedia:Simulation video game|simulation]] [[Wikipedia:Role-playing video game|RPGs]], such as [[Wikipedia:Dance Dance Revolution| Dance Dance Revolution]], the [[Wikipedia:Forza|Forza series]], and [[Wikipedia:Stardew Valley|Stardew Valley]], respectively.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Veyote/status/1211811373300244480 Post] by @Veyote on [[Twitter]] (December 30, 2019). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Veyote/status/1047162554194300930 Post] by @Veyote on [[Twitter]] (October 2, 2018). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Veyote/status/1484530128545882120 Post] by @Veyote on [[Twitter]] (January 21, 2022). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/yap.zone/post/3ko32h4w72j2l Post] by @yap.zone on [[Bluesky]] (March 19, 2024). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

Veyote also enjoys [[Wikipedia:Rock climbing|top rope climbing]] and [[Wikipedia:Bouldering|bouldering]].<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/yap.zone/post/3ktn27gpxvh2x Post] by @yap.zone on [[Bluesky]] (May 29, 2024). Retrieved July 6, 2024.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://veyote.net Official website]
* [https://twitter.com/Veyote Veyote] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/yap.zone yap.zone] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://pawb.fun/@vey vey@pawb.fun] on [[Mastodon]]
* [https://www.mixcloud.com/Veyote/ Veyote] on [[Wikipedia:Mixcloud|Mixcloud]]
* [https://soundcloud.com/Veyote Veyote] on [[Wikipedia:SoundCloud|SoundCloud]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/veyote Veyote] on [[Fur Affinity]]

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Coyote characters]]
[[Category:DJs]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:Anthrocon staff]]
[[Category:New York]]
[[Category:California]]

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