What’s next for Martin Cooper?
Tell us about you as a guitarist and educator of the instrument. I teach at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music or BIMM for short (www.bimm.co.uk). It’s a really good music school, and you can study to any level there from diploma to master’s degree. They’re really geared towards helping people really get ready for a proper career in music. The Kooks came up through BIMM, as did bands like Rooster. There are some great players that teach there like Guthrie Govan and Paul Bielatowicz so I’m very honored to be part of the team. I’ve also been playing again recently for a guy called Paul Oakley. I toured Canada and Europe many times a few years ago with Paul and this year am doing more gigs with him again. He also has a sideline band called the Shoots, who I’ve been playing guitar for as well. It’s really nice to be playing with Paul again. He’s a good friend and good songwriter so I’m excited to be doing that again. His website is www.pauloakley.com and there’s a link to the Shoots si
