Alex Turner with Judan Suki at Sheffield's 2fly Studios, Turner asked Alan Smyth if he would produce an Arctic Monkeys demo. Smyth obliged and "thought they definitely had something special going on. I told Alex off for singing in an American voice at that first session." An introduction by Smyth led to the band acquiring a management team, Geoff Barradale and Ian McAndrew. They paid for Arctic Monkeys to record numerous three-song demos in 2003 and 2004. Barradale drove the band around venues in Scotland, the Midlands, and the north of England to establish their reputation as a live band. They handed
Alex Désert Alex Désert Alex Désert (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor and musician known for his roles in the TV series "The Flash", "The Heights" with Jamie Walters, "Becker" with Ted Danson, and "Boy Meets World", as well as the voice of Nick Fury for the animated series "". Désert has more recently been seen in "Mom" and "Grey's Anatomy". His recent television credits also include "Tyler Perry's House of Payne", "House M.D.", "Reno 911!", and "The Sarah Silverman Program". His motion picture credits include the independent hit "Swingers", "Playing God", "High Fidelity", "Bob Funk" and "PCU" with Jeremy