Alexander Guy AG Cook was born on 23 August 1990 and is an English music producer, singer, songwriter and the head of the UK record label PC Music.
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Alexander Guy AG Cook was born on 23 August 1990 and is an English music producer, singer, songwriter and the head of the UK record label PC Music.
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AG Cook has collaborated with PC Music artists such as Hannah Diamond, GFOTY, EASYFUN, Danny L Harle and felicita.
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AG Cook came into the public eye as Charli XCX's creative director and has executively produced her projects: Number 1 Angel, Pop 2, Charli and How I'm Feeling Now.
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AG Cook released his two debut albums, 7G and Apple, and received the Variety Hitmakers Innovator of The Year Award in 2020.
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Since founding PC Music in August 2013, AG Cook's label has represented over 20 artists releasing music within a similar style, in which tropes from mainstream 1990s and 2000s pop music are amplified.
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Alexander Guy AG Cook is the son of English architect Sir Peter AG Cook and Israeli architect Yael Reisner.
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AG Cook attended Goldsmiths, University of London, where he studied music.
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AG Cook began working on building flashy websites with Hannah Diamond and decided to focus on using websites to promote music.
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AG Cook worked with Sophie to produce a song for QT, a pop singer portrayed by American performance artist Hayden Dunham.
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AG Cook's found Cook through his work online and wanted to use a song to market a QT energy drink.
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AG Cook released "What I Mean" from his "Personal Computer Music" mix as a single.
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AG Cook is credited as the producer on 5 tracks on the record, including lead single "X-RAY" which he co-produced with Danny L Harle.
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AG Cook was announced as the co-executive producer for Charli XCX's third studio album Charli, which was released on 13 September 2019.
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AG Cook has produced six of the album's seven singles, including Gone, the third single from the album, which features Christine and the Queens.
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AG Cook produced the song "Exhale" by Jonsi, his first solo music in a decade, released on 23 April 2020.
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In July 2020 it was revealed AG Cook is the Executive producer on Shiver, Jonsi's new album which was released on 2 October 2020.
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AG Cook has taken part in LUCKYME Records 12 Alternative Futures Advent Calendar Project.
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AG Cook has collaborated with Japanese American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, co-producing the movie's theme song "One Last Kiss", the soundtrack of the Japanese animated science fiction film Evangelion: 3.
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AG Cook later announced that they would be included on a 21-track joint remix album titled Apple vs 7G.
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AG Cook released the remixed version of No Rome's "Spinning", featuring Charli XCX and the 1975, in May 2021.
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In June 2021, AG Cook hosted and curated his first show in a 4 part residency on BBC Radio 6 music as part of the 'Lose Yourself with.
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AG Cook contributed to Lady Gaga's Chromatica remix album, providing a remix for the track "911" alongside Charli XCX.
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In October 2021, AG Cook partnered with Apple Inc to release "Start Up", a song that incorporates sounds from Apple products from the past 45 years.
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AG Cook follows the work of "mega-producers" such as Max Martin and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
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AG Cook cites Korean and Japanese pop music as influences, as well as gyaru subculture.
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AG Cook begins constructing tracks by constructing chords and melodies note by note.
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AG Cook prefers the sounds of virtual instruments and avoids sound design early in the process, giving his music a deadpan simplicity.
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AG Cook's arrangements are inspired by the mechanized music of composer Conlon Nancarrow.
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