Noman Cook grew up in Reigate, Surrey, England,
was educated at Reigate Grammar School.
he played drums in Disque Attack (a British new-wave-influenced rock band) for which he later performed lead vocals.
At Reigate College he also met Paul Heaton and, at 18, he went to the Brighton Polytechnic to study a BA in English, Politics and Sociology.
he had begun DJing some years before, it was at this time that he began to develop his skills on the thriving Brighton club scene.
