Giles Cooper (producer)

Giles 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]

Giles Cooper
Occupationpromoter (entertainment), music promoter, producer
Websitegcelive.com

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] Jose Carreras,[22] the Human League, ABC,[23] and the Jacksons.[18]

Recognition

References
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  3. "#6 of 6 Photos & Pictures – View Soho Media Group Profile Photos London". www.lacartes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. Royal Variety Management. Royal Variety Charity Accessed October 2017.
  5. Giles Cooper - biography. Royal Variety Charity Accessed October 2017.
  6. "Giles Cooper Freedom of City of London agenda records official" (PDF). Democracy.cityoflondon.gov. 18 April 2016.
  7. Madison Antus (29 June 2015). "Entertainment charity EABF changes name, expands remit". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. Welcome; Chairman Giles Cooper . Royal Variety Charity. Accessed October 2017.
  9. Royal Variety Performance Management. Royal Variety Charity. Accessed October 2017.
  10. Royal Variety Performance. Royal Variety Charity. Accessed October 2017.
  11. "Des O'Connor and Jimmy Tarbuck join forces at Palladium". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. [s.n.] (15 October 2015). Night at London Palladium. Royal Variety Charity. Accessed October 2017.
  13. Jake Keith (17 August 2017). "Happy Mondays' Dundee show rescheduled". The Courier. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  14. Tom Hawker (12 September 2018). "Simon Reeve: "There are extraordinary things happening close to home"". Wander Lust. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  15. Charles Hutchinson (23 October 2018). "Reeve's tales as intrepid traveller Simon ventures to Harrogate Royal Hall". The Press. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  16. "An Audience with DAN SNOW". Kent Online. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  17. "Demand prompts Kenwood concerts return". Live UK. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. Martin Neal (26 November 2018). "Get your dancing shoes on - disco legends The Jacksons are coming". Essex Live. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. "Kris Kristofferson confirms Kenwood House in 2018". Music News. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  20. "Alfie Boe". Blue Dot Ticket Online. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  21. Molly Long (28 June 2018). "Thousands Enjoy Heritage Concert Series At Kenwood House". IQ Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  22. Bridget Galton (26 November 2018). "Jose Carreras says his farewell to London at Kenwood House". Ham High. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  23. "The Human League, ABC And Belinda Carlisle Announced For Heritage Live Show At Audley End House & Gardens". Broadway World. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  24. "Giles Cooper Biography". Royal Variety Charity. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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