Mick Cooke

For others with the same name, see Mick Cooke (football manager) and Mick Cooke (Australian footballer).

Mick Cooke
Born	(1973-12-15) 15 December 1973
Genres	Indie
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet, French horn, electric guitar, bass guitar
Associated acts	Belle & Sebastian
Website	www.toomanycookes.co.uk

Mick Cooke (born 15 December 1973) was the trumpet player of the Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian for fifteen years before leaving in 2013 to concentrate on composing full-time.^[1]

Besides trumpet, Cooke plays other brass instruments, including the French horn, and occasionally plays electric guitar and bass live.

Cooke was a founding member of Belle & Sebastian, although he did not officially join until their third album (he was prevented from doing so because his other band, Hardbody, was under contract with Sony). Whilst he was known to sing at some concerts (including a rendition of "This Guy's In Love With You"), the only official Belle & Sebastian release with Cooke on lead vocals is "The Monkeys Are Breaking Out of The Zoo", from the charity compilation Colours Are Brighter.

Cooke also plays in the ska band The Amphetameanies and appeared on the 2007 Idlewild album, Make Another World. He has worked as an arranger for artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Phil Cunningham, and Jason Donovan.^[2] He is said to have had an influence on other Scottish based bands, including Franz Ferdinand (who incidentally were given a bass guitar by Mick, leading to the formation of the band), whose members appeared in Belle & Sebastian's enigmatic early promotional photographs.

Cooke now composes music for films, theatre, and animations. He worked as composer on CBeebies "Boj" ^[3] and on "Zack and Quack" for NickJr ^[4] His theatre work includes the score for Cannibal Women Of Mars which played at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow in 2013.^[2]

References

↑ Taylor, Luke (2013) "Interview: Mick Cooke (formerly) of Belle & Sebastian", The Current, 11 December 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2015
1 2 Fisher, Mark (2013) "Belle and Sebastian’s Mick Cooke on scoring Cannibal Women of Mars", The Scotsman, 30 June 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013
↑ http://boj.tv/mickcookesmusic/
↑ http://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2013/12/11/mick-cooke-interview

External links

Mick Cooke's website

Belle and Sebastian

Stuart Murdoch Stevie Jackson Chris Geddes Richard Colburn Sarah Martin Bobby Kildea Isobel Campbell Stuart David Mick Cooke

Studio albums	Tigermilk If You're Feeling Sinister The Boy with the Arab Strap Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Storytelling Dear Catastrophe Waitress The Life Pursuit Belle and Sebastian Write About Love Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance

EPs	Dog on Wheels Lazy Line Painter Jane 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light This Is Just a Modern Rock Song Books Introducing... Belle & Sebastian

Compilation albums	Push Barman to Open Old Wounds The Third Eye Centre

Live albums	If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican The BBC Sessions

Videos	Fans Only

Singles	"Legal Man" "Jonathan David" "I'm Waking Up to Us" "Step into My Office, Baby" "I'm a Cuckoo" "Funny Little Frog" "Casaco Marrom" "The Blues Are Still Blue" "White Collar Boy" "Write About Love" "I Want the World to Stop" "Come On Sister" "The Party Line" "Nobody's Empire"

Related articles	Discography Rough Trade Records Jeepster Records Bowlie Weekender Belle et Sébastien God Help the Girl Put the Book Back on the Shelf Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian Vol. II God Help the Girl (film)

Authority control	MusicBrainz: b6291b68-d71b-4dae-99c8-0e279dff82b5

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