Biography
Producer, arranger, vocalist and songwriter Deonis "Pumah" Cook first began singing at the tender age of four. He initially developed his musical prowess by listening and emulating music heard playing through his childhood home, reinventing the sounds on a Casio keyboard owned by his mother. Though, it wasn't until he joined the Grammy® Award-winning collective, God's Property, that he truly began to realize his musical potential. As part of GP, Deonis was mentored by a plethora of talented artists, and truly came of age. With such an enormous and overwhelming amount of gifted people surrounding him, he quickly learned to act as a sponge, soaking up every bit of information he could and taking advantage of the opportunity placed before him. Deonis has had the privilege of working with many artists including Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Pharrell Williams, Lalah Hathaway, Tommy Simms, Kirk Franklin, Musiq Soulchild, Kiera "Kiki" Sheard, Myron Butler, Fred Hammond, Jontez, Darwin Hobbs, Erykah Badu, Kim Burrell, Geno Young, Eric Roberson, Uncle Sam, and many many more