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
Gerard Helders Gerard Helders Gerardus Philippus "Gerard" Helders (9 March 1905 – 6 January 2013) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Helders a jurist by occupation, worked as a corporate director in Amsterdam following the election of 1956 Helders was asked to become Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Cabinet Drees III. Helders accepted and took office on 16 February 1957. Helders remained Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Cabinet Beel II serving until 19 May 1959. Helders was born in Rotterdam. His father worked as a winetrader. From