Robert Duncan Coutts (born February 4, 1969) is a Canadian musician, best known for being the bassist for

Our Lady Peace Our Lady Peace (sometimes shortened to OLP) is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Led by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band currently also features Duncan Coutts on bass, Steve Mazur on guit ...

since 1995.

Career

Our Lady Peace

Coutts joined Our Lady Peace on September 23, 1995, replacing Chris Eacrett after the band's debut album '' Naveed'' was produced. Before joining Our Lady Peace, he went to

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and studied film at Toronto's

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, graduating from

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in 1993. He lived in Saugeen-Maitland Hall at the University of Western Ontario along with fellow Our Lady Peace band member

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. This resulted in him not immediately joining Our Lady Peace, but waiting until after their debut album, ''Naveed''. Nevertheless, he appears as an extra in the music video for the single, Starseed, and was present in the studio during the recording of the album. Among his jobs before joining the band were taxi driving in

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, and

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for the TV show ''

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''. Along with bass, he can play keyboards, cello, and sing back up.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coutts, Duncan Alternative rock bass guitarists Canadian alternative rock musicians Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian rock bass guitarists Living people Musicians from St. Catharines Musicians from Toronto University of Western Ontario alumni Our Lady Peace members 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian guitarists Canadian rock keyboardists Canadian rock cellists 20th-century Canadian guitarists 20th-century Canadian bass guitarists 21st-century Canadian bass guitarists Ridley College alumni 20th-century Canadian cellists 21st-century cellists 1969 births