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
Jamie Cook (rower) Jamie Cook (rower) James Edward Timothy Cook (born 1992) is a British rower. Whilst in education at Abingdon School he gained colours for the Abingdon School Boat Club. After leaving Abingdon in 2010 he attended the University College London and then St Cross College at Oxford. He is the brother of British rower Oliver Cook. In 2015 he was selected for the Oxford dark blue boat at the world renowned Boat Race finishing up on the winning side. A second appearance as in 2016 ensued. In addition to this he won the prestigious Parmigiani Spirit Award in 2013 and represented