Giles Cooper (producer) explained

Giles Cooper
Occupation:promoter (entertainment), music promoter, producer

Giles Richard Cooper is a British entertainment producer, concert promoter and marketer.[1] He is managing director of Soho Media Group,[2] based in the West End of London and CEO of Giles Cooper Entertainment t/a GCE Live.[3] He is chairman of the Royal Variety Charity,[4] and since 2010 has been one of the producers of its annual fund-raising event, the Royal Variety Performance.[5]

Cooper was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2006, and received the Freedom of the City of London in 2014.[6]

Work

Cooper worked for music magazines Melody Maker and New Musical Express,[5] and in 1998 founded a marketing agency, Media Junction.

Cooper was a volunteer with the Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund – now known as the Royal Variety Charity – from 2007.[7] In 2010, he was elected chairman of the charity.[8] He organises, and is one of the producers of, the Royal Variety Performance, an annual fundraising event.[9] [10] In 2015, Cooper was one of the producers of a Sunday Night at the London Palladium show[11] with Des O'Connor and Jimmy Tarbuck to raise funds for the charity.[12]

Cooper has promoted music tours for bands such as Placebo and the Happy Mondays[13] and theatre and spoken-word tours for BBC TV presenters such as Simon Reeve[14] [15] and Dan Snow.[16]

Cooper is also well known for presenting and producing outdoor concerts in the grounds of English Heritage and other stately homes such as Kenwood House on London's Hampstead Heath[17] and Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden, Essex.[18]

He has also produced shows for artists such as Kris Kristofferson,[19] Alfie Boe,[20] Hacienda Classical, Orbital and Leftfield,[21] José Carreras,[22] the Human League, ABC,[23] and the Jacksons.[18]

Recognition

Notes and References

  1. News: The man bringing the stars to Swansea's Tawe Fest . . 18 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Soho Media Group Ltd . www.4rfv.co.uk . Flagship Media Group Ltd.
  3. Web site:
    1. 6 of 6 Photos & Pictures – View Soho Media Group Profile Photos London
    . www.lacartes.com. 18 April 2016.
  4. http://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-management/ Royal Variety Management
  5. http://www.royalvarietycharity.org/home/welcome/giles-cooper-biog/ Giles Cooper - biography
  6. Web site: Giles Cooper Freedom of City of London agenda records official. 18 April 2016. Democracy.cityoflondon.gov.
  7. Web site: Entertainment charity EABF changes name, expands remit . Screendaily.com . 29 June 2015 . 26 April 2016 . Madison Antus.
  8. http://www.royalvarietycharity.org/welcome Welcome; Chairman Giles Cooper
  9. http://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-performance-home/royal-variety-performance-management Royal Variety Performance Management
  10. http://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-performance-home Royal Variety Performance
  11. Web site: Des O'Connor and Jimmy Tarbuck join forces at Palladium. WhatsOnStage.com. 18 April 2016.
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  13. Web site: Happy Mondays' Dundee show rescheduled. The Courier. Jake Keith. 17 August 2017. 8 March 2019.
  14. Web site: Simon Reeve: "There are extraordinary things happening close to home". Wander Lust. Tom Hawker. 12 September 2018. 8 March 2019.
  15. Web site: Reeve's tales as intrepid traveller Simon ventures to Harrogate Royal Hall. The Press. Charles Hutchinson. 23 October 2018. 8 March 2019.
  16. Web site: An Audience with DAN SNOW. Kent Online. 9 July 2018. 8 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708062206/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/events/2018-07/9/an-audience-with-dan-snow-10203/. July 8, 2018.
  17. Web site: Demand prompts Kenwood concerts return. Live UK. 2 March 2018. 8 March 2019.
  18. Web site: Get your dancing shoes on - disco legends The Jacksons are coming. Essex Live. Martin Neal. 26 November 2018. 8 March 2019.
  19. Web site: Kris Kristofferson confirms Kenwood House in 2018. Music News. 2 December 2017. 8 March 2019.
  20. Web site: Alfie Boe. Blue Dot Ticket Online. 16 June 2018. 8 March 2019.
  21. Web site: Thousands Enjoy Heritage Concert Series At Kenwood House. IQ Magazine. Molly Long. 28 June 2018. 8 March 2018.
  22. Web site: Jose Carreras says his farewell to London at Kenwood House. Ham High. Bridget Galton. 26 November 2018. 8 March 2019.
  23. Web site: The Human League, ABC And Belinda Carlisle Announced For Heritage Live Show At Audley End House & Gardens. Broadway World. 29 October 2018. 9 March 2019.
  24. Web site: Giles Cooper Biography. Royal Variety Charity. 17 September 2006. 9 April 2019.

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