Iain Cook

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| alias = Johnny Dymes

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|2|df=yes}}

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| origin = Glasgow, Scotland

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Musician
composer
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Guitar
bass
keyboards
sampler

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| years_active = 1996–present

| current_member_of = Chvrches

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Aereogramme
{{nowrap|The Unwinding Hours}}
{{nowrap|Les Tinglies}}

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Iain Andrew Cook (born 2 November 1974) is a Scottish musician, composer, record producer, and member of Glasgow-based pop band Chvrches. He played guitar for the Scottish post-rock band Aereogramme until their breakup in 2007. Cook also composes music for film and television and is a member of the rock band The Unwinding Hours.

Biography

Prior to the formation of Aereogramme, Cook, who was using the alias Johnny Dymes, was a member of Les Tinglies.{{cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/Les-Tinglies-Sonic-Sounds-From-The-Underbelly/release/2167439 | title=Les Tinglies – Sonic Sounds From The Underbelly | date=1996 | publisher=Discogs | access-date=23 June 2014}} In 1998, Cook founded Aereogramme with Craig B., Campbell McNeil and Martin Scott.{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/78-chvrches-previous-bands/ | title=The Roots of Chvrches: Aereogramme, the Twilight Sad, and the Glasgow Scene | publisher=Pitchfork | date=25 September 2013 | access-date=23 June 2014 | last=Cohen | first=Ian | archive-date=6 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906212256/http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/78-chvrches-previous-bands/ | url-status=dead }} The band released their debut album A Story in White in 2001, through Chemikal Underground record label.{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aereogramme-mn0000598649/biography | title=Aereogramme | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=23 June 2014 | last=Kellman |first=Andy}} The band's second album, Sleep and Release (2003) was followed by Seclusion in (2004). The band released their last album, My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go in 2007 and disbanded at the same year.

Cook wrote the theme tune for One Life Left, the long running video game radio show which began in 2006.{{cite podcast |url=https://onelifeleft.com/#archive |title=One Life Left -- s20e59 -- #444 -- It Didn't Come Home |host=Ste Curran |date=14 July 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021}}

In October 2022, Cook unveiled a new side project called Protection with Sons and Daughters guitarist Scott Paterson.{{cite news |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=20 October 2022 |title=New Chvrches and Sons & Daughters side-project Protection share the ravey 'Still Love You' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-chvrches-and-sons-daughters-side-project-share-the-ravey-still-love-you-interview-3332830 |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}