A BLOG OF SORTS FROM CHRIS COOKE
Biogs + Headshots
To discuss speaking, interviewing and panel moderation engagements, just drop me an email to chris@unlimitedmedia.co.uk. Here are six current biogs of differing lengths plus headshots.
A 350 word biog…
Chris Cooke is an editor, journalist and media entrepreneur.
He is co-Founder and MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business through journalism, training, consultancy and events. Via CMU, Chris writes, talks, teaches and consults about the music industry.
He reports on key developments in the music business each week day, leads sessions at music conferences around the world and guest lectures at various universities and music colleges. He delivers training for music companies and industry organisations, and consults on an ongoing basis for the Council Of Music Makers.
He also curated and hosted twelve editions of The Great Escape Conference; wrote acclaimed book ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’; and compiled ‘Music Copyright Explained’ for the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. And he co-leads the Pathways Into Music Foundation, which connects music education and the music industry.
As a leading expert on music rights and the global music industry, his expertise includes music licensing; music data; music piracy; the streaming business; sync deals; the evolving role of record labels, music publishers, music distributors and artist managers; and the monetisation of the direct-to-fan relationship.
Chris also pursues other projects via UnLimited Media, which champions and supports the music, culture, media and communication industries.
Through UnLimited he also publishes cultural recommendations service ThisWeek Culture and its sister magazine ThreeWeeks at the Edinburgh Festival, and reports on key developments in the cultural industries with TW:Backstage.
Earlier in his career, Chris worked on a number of research and consulting projects looking at best practice in corporate communications and reputation management.
He later led the design and content elements of youth marketing programmes for big brands and managed the content delivery of major music partnerships between leading artists and national newspapers.
He also produced fringe theatre shows in Edinburgh and London, and helped to launch and develop the award winning Taylor Bennett Foundation, which is enabling more ethnic diversity in the communications industry.
With degrees in both English and Law, Chris regularly writes about, discusses and comments on the music business, intellectual property, and the wider culture, media and communication sectors.
A 300 word biog…
Chris Cooke is an editor, journalist and media entrepreneur.
He is co-Founder and MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business through journalism, training, consultancy and events. Via CMU, Chris writes, talks, teaches and consults about the music industry.
He reports on key developments in the music business each week day, leads sessions at music conferences around the world and guest lectures at various music colleges. He delivers training for music companies and industry organisations, and consults on an ongoing basis for the Council Of Music Makers.
He also curated and hosted twelve editions of The Great Escape Conference; wrote acclaimed book ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’; compiled ‘Music Copyright Explained’ for the UK’s Intellectual Property Office; and co-leads the Pathways Into Music Foundation, which connects music education and the music industry.
Chris also pursues other projects via UnLimited Media, which champions and supports the music, culture, media and communication industries.
Through UnLimited he also publishes cultural recommendations service ThisWeek Culture and its sister magazine ThreeWeeks at the Edinburgh Festival, and reports on key developments in the cultural industries with TW:Backstage.
Earlier in his career, Chris worked on a number of research and consulting projects looking at best practice in corporate communications and reputation management.
He later led the design and content elements of youth marketing programmes for big brands and managed the content delivery of major music partnerships between leading artists and national newspapers.
He also produced fringe theatre shows in Edinburgh and London, and helped to launch and develop the award winning Taylor Bennett Foundation, which is enabling more ethnic diversity in the communications industry.
With degrees in both English and Law, Chris regularly writes about, discusses and comments on the music business, intellectual property, and the wider culture, media and communication sectors.
A 150 word biog…
Chris Cooke is co-Founder and MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business through journalism, training, consultancy and events. Via CMU, Chris writes, talks, teaches and consults about the music industry.
He reports on key developments in the music business each week day, wrote the acclaimed ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’ book and ‘Music Copyright Explained’ guide, and also co-leads the Pathways Into Music Foundation, which connects music education and the music industry.
Chris also pursues other projects via UnLimited Media, through which he also publishes cultural recommendations service ThisWeek Culture and ThreeWeeks at the Edinburgh Festival; and helped to launch and develop the Taylor Bennett Foundation, which is enabling more ethnic diversity in the communications industry.
With degrees in both English and Law, Chris regularly writes about, discusses and comments on the music business, intellectual property, and the wider culture, media and communication sectors.
A 100 word biog…
Chris Cooke is co-Founder and MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business through journalism, training, consultancy and events. Via CMU, Chris writes, talks, teaches and consults about the music industry.
He wrote the ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’ book and ‘Music Copyright Explained’ guide, advises the Council Of Music Makers, and co-leads the Pathways Into Music Foundation, connecting music education and the music industry.
Chris also pursues other projects via UnLimited Media, through which he publishes ThisWeek Culture and ThreeWeeks at the Edinburgh Festival; and helped launch PR training charity the Taylor Bennett Foundation.
A 500 character biog…
Chris Cooke is MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business through journalism, training, consultancy and events. Via CMU, Chris writes, talks, teaches and consults about the music industry.
He wrote the acclaimed ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’ book and ‘Music Copyright Explained’ guide, and also co-leads Pathways Into Music connecting music education and the music industry.
His business UnLimited Media also publishes ThisWeek Culture and ThreeWeeks Edinburgh.
A 50 word biog…
Chris Cooke is MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business.
He wrote the acclaimed ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’ book and ‘Music Copyright Explained’ guide. He co-leads the Pathways Into Music Foundation, is MD of UnLimited Media, and publishes ThisWeek Culture and ThreeWeeks Edinburgh.
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LAST UPDATED: September 2026