CHRIS COOKE

My name is Chris Cooke. I’m an editor, journalist and media entrepreneur. I publish and write for CMU, ThisWeek Culture and ThreeWeeks Edinburgh.

I co-founded and own UnLimited Media, a company that champions and supports the music, culture, media and communications industries via journalism, research and training, educational initiatives, and live events.

Through UnLimited and CMU, I have also founded a number of ventures in the music business, including the CMU consultancy unit, training business and future talent programme, and the Pathways Into Music Foundation.

I regularly lecture about the music business at Nottingham Trent University, and also guest lecture at ICMP and BIMM, among other educational institutions.

I deliver training for MMF and BPI. I consult for the Council Of Music Makers. I have dissected the digital music dollar and explained music copyright. I programmed twelve editions of The Great Escape Conference. And I helped launch and develop the Taylor Bennett Foundation. I keep busy.