# Iain Cook

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{{Short description|Scottish musician (born 1974)}}{{other people|Ian Cook}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Iain Cook
| image             = Iain Cook of Chvrches performing in Austin, Texas, 2014.jpg
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| alt               = 
| caption           = Iain Cook performing with Chvrches in 2014
| native_name       = 
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| birth_name        = 
| alias             = Johnny Dymes
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place       = 
| origin            = [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), Scotland
| death_date        = <!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) -->
| death_place       = 
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)
* [synth-pop](/source/synth-pop)
* [electropop](/source/electropop)
* [electronic](/source/Electronic_music)
* {{nowrap|[post-rock](/source/post-rock)}}
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* composer
* {{nowrap|record producer}}
}}
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* Guitar
* bass
* keyboards
* sampler
}}
| years_active      = 1996–present
| current_member_of = [Chvrches](/source/Chvrches)
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
* [Aereogramme](/source/Aereogramme)
* {{nowrap|[The Unwinding Hours](/source/The_Unwinding_Hours)}}
* {{nowrap|Les Tinglies}}
}}
| website           = {{URL|chvrch.es}}
}}

'''Iain Andrew Cook''' (born 2 November 1974) is a Scottish musician, composer, record producer, and member of Glasgow-based [pop](/source/Pop_music) band [Chvrches](/source/Chvrches). He played guitar for the Scottish [post-rock](/source/post-rock) band [Aereogramme](/source/Aereogramme) until their breakup in 2007. Cook also composes music for film and television and is a member of the rock band [The Unwinding Hours](/source/The_Unwinding_Hours).

==Biography==
Prior to the formation of [Aereogramme](/source/Aereogramme), Cook, who was using the alias Johnny Dymes, was a member of Les Tinglies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Les-Tinglies-Sonic-Sounds-From-The-Underbelly/release/2167439 | title=Les Tinglies – Sonic Sounds From The Underbelly | date=1996 | publisher=[Discogs](/source/Discogs) | access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref> In 1998, Cook founded Aereogramme with Craig B., Campbell McNeil and Martin Scott.<ref name="p4k">{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/78-chvrches-previous-bands/ | title=The Roots of Chvrches: Aereogramme, the Twilight Sad, and the Glasgow Scene | publisher=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media) | date=25 September 2013 | access-date=23 June 2014 | last=Cohen | first=Ian | archive-date=6 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906212256/http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/78-chvrches-previous-bands/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> The band released their debut album ''[A Story in White](/source/A_Story_in_White)'' in 2001, through [Chemikal Underground](/source/Chemikal_Underground) record label.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aereogramme-mn0000598649/biography | title=Aereogramme | publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) | access-date=23 June 2014 | last=Kellman |first=Andy}}</ref> The band's second album, ''[Sleep and Release](/source/Sleep_and_Release)'' (2003) was followed by ''[Seclusion](/source/Seclusion_(Aereogramme_album))'' in (2004). The band released their last album, ''[My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go](/source/My_Heart_Has_a_Wish_That_You_Would_Not_Go)'' in 2007 and disbanded at the same year.<ref name="p4k"/>

Cook wrote the theme tune for ''[One Life Left](/source/One_Life_Left)'', the long running video game radio show which began in 2006.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://onelifeleft.com/#archive |title=One Life Left -- s20e59 -- #444 -- It Didn't Come Home |host=Ste Curran |date=14 July 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref>

In October 2022, Cook unveiled a new side project called Protection with [Sons and Daughters](/source/Sons_and_Daughters_(band)) guitarist Scott Paterson.<ref>{{cite news |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=20 October 2022 |title=New Chvrches and Sons & Daughters side-project Protection share the ravey 'Still Love You' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-chvrches-and-sons-daughters-side-project-share-the-ravey-still-love-you-interview-3332830 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Personal life==
One of his favourite video game series is ''[Final Fantasy](/source/Final_Fantasy)''. He lives in Glasgow with his partner, actress [Morven Christie](/source/Morven_Christie). He studied Architecture at the University of Strathclyde, starting in 1992.

==Discography==
;With Aereogramme
{{main|Aereogramme#Discography}}
* ''[A Story in White](/source/A_Story_in_White)'' (2001)
* ''[Sleep and Release](/source/Sleep_and_Release)'' (2003)
* ''[Seclusion](/source/Seclusion_(Aereogramme_album))'' (2004)
* ''[My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go](/source/My_Heart_Has_a_Wish_That_You_Would_Not_Go)'' (2007)

;With The Unwinding Hours
* ''[The Unwinding Hours](/source/The_Unwinding_Hours)'' (2010)
* ''Afterlives'' (2012)

;With Chvrches
{{main|Chvrches discography}}
* ''[The Bones of What You Believe](/source/The_Bones_of_What_You_Believe)'' (2013)
* ''[Every Open Eye](/source/Every_Open_Eye)'' (2015)
* ''[Love Is Dead](/source/Love_Is_Dead_(Chvrches_album))'' (2018)
* ''[Screen Violence](/source/Screen_Violence)'' (2021)

;With Protection
* ''SEEDS I'' (2023)
* ''SEEDS II'' (2023)

;As producer
* ''Traces'' by [Karine Polwart](/source/Karine_Polwart) (2012)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|chvrch.es|Chvrches official website}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1117784}}

{{Chvrches}}

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Category:Living people
Category:Scottish keyboardists
Category:Scottish alternative rock musicians
Category:Scottish electronic musicians
Category:Scottish bass guitarists
Category:Scottish record producers
Category:21st-century British bass guitarists
Category:21st-century Scottish male musicians

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