Paul Lovatt-Cooper was born on 21 March 1976 and is an English percussionist and composer.
16 Facts About Paul Lovatt-Cooper
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper currently holds the position of director of music at Factory Transmedia, and is the managing director of his music company PLC Music.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper is married to Zoe Lovatt-Cooper, former flugelhorn player for Black Dyke Band.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper was introduced into music by his family members, who were all musicians and keen to keep the family tradition going.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper started his musical career by playing the drums at school at the age of twelve.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper joined the school band shortly after, which led to an invitation to play for former British Open Champions Kennedy's Swinton Band.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper was invited to audition for the Williams Fairey Band in 1992 and passed.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper became a regular soloist and became principal percussionist with the Williams Fairey Band.
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In 2003, Paul Lovatt-Cooper left Faireys to join the Black Dyke Band as percussionist.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper started composing whilst at the University of Salford, studying under the brass and wind band composer Peter Graham.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper soon had the band performing Lovatt-Cooper's works, starting with the world premiere of his Trombone Concerto "Earth's Fury" at Birmingham's Symphony Hall, which was recorded and broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
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In 2005, Paul Lovatt-Cooper won the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band's 125th Anniversary Composers Competition with his piece "West Rydings".
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper's music was featured in the gala concert of the National Championships of Switzerland 2007 by International Soloist David Childs where Paul Lovatt-Cooper was the invited guest.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper has written several works for youth bands; his first, "Solar Eclipse", was commissioned by Colin Duxbury and the Stockport Schools Band, who performed it at the National Youth Championships of Great Britain in 2000, in which they won.
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Paul Lovatt-Cooper was commissioned by the British Federation of Brass Bands to compose the test piece for the National Youth Championships of Great Britain 2009.
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In 2013, Paul Lovatt-Cooper suffered a stroke and was taken to Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.