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Ian Cooke

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About Me

Visit twist and shout records to buy "THE FALL I FELL" in physical, beautiful, origami form. Visit itunes to buy the album digitally.From Spin, Sept. '08. There is a 2-page spread on 'Denver Rock City' including bits on the great BOB FERBRACHE, TWIST & SHOUT, LARIMER LOUNGE, HI-DIVE, BORN IN THE FLOOD, BELA KAROLI and many more, all written by Dave Herrera. Thanks Dave! Check it out on newsstands now! ....or here's the digital version of SPIN for free! Go to page 138-139.
BIO: This lanky pushover makes art for your ears using his cello and voice as core instruments for songwriting. Components of his style are pulled from classical music, pop, folk, avant-garde, world music, and jazz. Cooke’s recordings also employ piano and percussion. The piano was his first instrument, which he began playing at age 5, and picked up the cello at age 11. In a live setting, he accompanies himself using a loop pedal to layer his cello. Paying special attention to innovative meter, chord progression, and melody, the Denver-based musician breeds a truly original and moving type of music. Thanks for listening.

Here are two videos from an upcoming Ian Cooke DVD!
'Kursk' directed by Vincent Comparetto.
'Vasoon' Directed by Zach Putnam.
Vasoon by Ian Cooke from Zach Putnam on Vimeo

and a video by Damaris featuring 'The Race'Kill Cupid

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/25/2004
Band Members:Ian Cooke: voice, cello, piano Sean Merrell: drums Ian O: guitar, piano Whit Sibley: bass, voice Kelly O'Dea: violin
Influences: abba, bjork, blonde redhead, joanna newsom, queen, david bowie, radiohead, stereolab, j. s. bach, fiona apple, meredith monk, billy joel, agnes bernelle, jeff buckley, yann tiersen, rachel's, sufjan stevens, dave brubeck, neutral milk hotel, dresden dolls, cafe tacuba, peter schickele, cat stevens, nick drake, tori amos, regina spektor, muse, tosca tango orchestra, tin hat trio, erik satie, shins, rasputina, rufus wainwright, david kitay, carter burwell, carpenters, bright eyes, beatles, gershwin, beethoven
Sounds Like: "THE FALL I FELL" CD with origami packaging available at:"THE FALL I FELL" on itunes:
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Denver (and Ian Cooke) in SPIN magazine.

From Spin, Sept. '08.There is a spread on 'Denver Rock City' including bits on the great BOB FERBRACHE (co-producer of 'The Fall I Fell'), TWIST & SHOUT (the spot to obtain 'The Fall I Fell'), LAR...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:57:00 PST

2008 Denver Post Festival - number 2

Thanks to those who voted!...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:23:00 PST

Westword: 2008 Best Avant Pop

2008 Westword Music Showcase Awards:Avant Pop: Ian Cooke.and friends:Folk: Gregory Alan IsakovIndie Rock: Born in the Floodhttp://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/06/music_showca se_awards_and_the.php...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:47:00 PST

Westword: Best of Denver

Best Recording (2008) Ian CookeThe Fall I Fell Self-releasedwww.myspace.com/iancooke Next to death, unrequited love is perhaps the cruelest of life's inventions. Few thing...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:04:00 PST

Ian Cooke Band - Bluebird

Ian Cooke Band @ the Bluebird Theaterby Tiffany Childs on December 17, 2007Denver Post.Ian Cooke and his cello presented a brilliant headlining set at the Bluebird on Saturday. Have you ever been to o...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:52:00 PST

Boulder Theater Review

D.U. Clarion Newspaper. KVDU Radio.Local music showcase blows minds in BoulderWhitney Van CleaveIssue date: 2/12/08 Section: Arts & EntertainmentEvery once in a blue moon, a show comes along that ...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:47:00 PST

'THE FALL I FELL' AVAILABLE ONLINE:

Ian Cooke's "The Fall I Fell" available here for $12, NOW:http://www.twistandshout.com/searchdetail.cfm?categoryID =46&upc=807347214622 or just search @ twistandshout.com. It's the best record sto...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:26:00 PST

Westword - 4/5/07

Ian Cooke Heartache still produces some of the finest art. By Dave Herrera  ...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:48:00 PST

Denver Post 4-01-07

Cellist could be Denver's next big hitBy John Wenzel Denver Post Staff Writer.Brian BrainerdThe Denver Post Ian Cooke, cellist, vocalist and sometime member of Uphollow, lived in a van until a tree fe...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:52:00 PST

CU Denver Advocate - 3/28/07

Cooke heats it up at hi-dive Jason Bye Issue date: 3/28/07 Section: Life & Arts (CU-Denver Advocate Newspaper)The Denver music scene has been abuzz awaiting the arrival of cellist Ian Cooke's sel...
Posted by Ian Cooke on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:48:00 PST