Jim Cooke is a seasoned professional in the video production and creative direction industry, currently serving as Owner, Creative Director, and Producer at Centreline Films since January 2014. Cooke also operates as a Freelance Video Producer for multiple organizations, including Cuffe & Taylor | Management, Live Nation Entertainment, Blackburn Diocese, Orimston Academy Trust, and Escape to Freight Island. Additionally, Cooke has experience as a Freelance Camera Operator for ITV Granada since June 2020. Prior to these roles, Cooke was a Technical Coordinator at The Grand at Clitheroe Ltd from January 2008 to March 2016 and served as an Area Manager for McDonald's Corporation between July 2005 and January 2008. Educational background includes attendance at Seaford Head Community College from 1991 to 1998.
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Cuffe & Taylor
Considered to be one of the UK’s top 10 live music and event promoters, Cuffe & Taylor are experts in promotion, production, and event management. Offering up exceptional experiences for artists and audiences like no other, they have promoted major festivals, stadium tours, arena concerts and theatre shows across the UK and internationally for over a decade. Founded in 2009 by partners Daniel Cuffe and Peter Taylor who started Lytham Festival as a one-night-only community Proms-style concert and have since built it up to a grand five-day live music event which now attracts fans in excess of 100,000 each summer. Along with Scarborough Open Air Theatre and Piece Hall Halifax also hosting internationally renowned artists, Cuffe & Taylor bring forth unforgettable events over the summer months each year. Cuffe & Taylor have worked with artists including Madness, Britney Spears, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Lewis Capaldi, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Kylie, Noel Gallagher, Lionel Richie, Michael Ball & Alfie Boe, Stereophonics, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, and Little Mix. 2018 saw the addition of an eclectic theatre touring division founded by Ben Hatton, who promotes a wide range of products from live podcasts, screens-to-stage TV adaptations, and musical theatre. Cuffe & Taylor have successfully presented hundreds of theatre shows including RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Cher Show, A Question Of Sport Live, James Martin Live, Sarah Brightman, Lea Salonga, and the very popular West End annual tribute shows Whitney, Queen Of The Night, and What’s Love Got To Do With It. In 2023 Cuffe & Taylor won an Olivier Award for their production of ‘Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show’ and they continue to expand into the Theatre & Family Entertainment market. Cuffe & Taylor joined the Live Nation family in 2017 and have offices in London and the North West. They continue to take shows to the fans, specializing in presenting concerts in unique locations.