Randy Cooke is an established Canadian drummer, percussionist, session musician, and touring musician.

Biography

Influenced by his drummer father, Cooke picked up the drums as a child, learning and playing as part of a local drum corps before starting his own bands as a teenager. After high school, he took his talents to the recording studio and the national stage, recording and/or touring with the likes of Lee Aaron

Lee Aaron

Lee Aaron , is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love".- Background :...

, Marc Jordan

Marc Jordan

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, Rik Emmett

Rik Emmett

Richard Gordon Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a moderate hit across North America thanks to the hits "When a Heart...

, Amy Sky

Amy Sky

Amy Sky is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host. Sky started classical music lessons at the age of five , and plays piano, guitar, cello and recorder....

, Sass Jordan

Sass Jordan

Sarah "Sass" Jordan is a Canadian, Juno Award winning, rock singer/songwriter who grew up in Montreal.- Biography :...

, Kim Mitchell

Kim Mitchell

Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....

, Edwin

Edwin

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, Alannah Myles

Alannah Myles

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 and Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

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, and quickly emerged as one of Canada's top session musicians.

In 2004, Cooke relocated to Los Angeles and has since worked with some of music's biggest names. Shortly after his move, he was selected to record and tour with Dave Stewart

David A. Stewart

David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...

 of Eurythmics

Eurythmics

Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...

. Impressed, Stewart recommended Cooke to Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...

, who was looking for a band to back him up as he began the promotional circuit for his solo album, Liverpool 8

Liverpool 8

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. Cooke got the spot and would accompany Starr on drums on The Rachel Ray Show and at the European Capital Of Culture Celebration, among other major appearances. Since moving to the US, he has also toured and/or recorded with Five for Fighting

Five for Fighting

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, Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

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, Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff

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, Smash Mouth

Smash Mouth

Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell, Greg Camp, Paul De Lisle and Kevin Coleman as lead vocals, guitar, bass and drums respectively...

, Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...

, Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan

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 (of Deep Purple

Deep Purple

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), Colin Hay

Colin Hay

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 (of Men at Work

Men at Work

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), Pointer Sisters

Pointer Sisters

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, Colbie Caillat

Colbie Caillat

Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...

, Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....

, Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale

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, David Archuleta

David Archuleta

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, The Veronicas

The Veronicas

The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....

, K'naan

K'naan

K'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...

, Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore

Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...

, and Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks

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. appeared on Jay Leno, David Letterman, Regis & Kelly, A&E Private Sessions, Larry King, CBS Early Show, The View, and Martha Stewart, endorsed a brand of signature "Randy Cooke" drumsticks available at retail for leading manufacturer Regal Tip, and been featured as a drummer/percussionist on several major releases.

Credits

Year	Artist	Album	Contribution
2004	Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...	Breakaway	Drums
2005	LEN LEN Len is a common first name, and also may refer to:* Len , a Canadian rock group* Len , a function that gives the length of a text string in some dialects of BASIC programming language...	Diary of the Madmen	Drums
2006	Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...	Ghost Stories Ghost Stories (Chantal Kreviazuk album) Ghost Stories is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released on August 29, 2006. The first single released from the album was "All I Can Do". The second was "Wonderful" and the third was "Ghosts of You"....	Drums, Percussion
2006	Stacie Orrico Stacie Orrico Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...	Beautiful Awakening Beautiful Awakening Beautiful Awakening is the third album from American CCM/pop singer Stacie Orrico. The album was released on August 14, 2006. The album was not released in the United States and was canceled.-Background:...	Drums
2007	Ashley Tisdale Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...	Headstrong Headstrong (Ashley Tisdale album) "Don't Touch " is a cover song, performed originally performed by Tata Young. Tisdale collaborated with Rotem, Ryan Tedder, and Evan "Kidd" Bogart on "He Said She Said." Tisdale also worked heavily with production teams The Matrix and Twin...	Drums
2007	Five for Fighting Five for Fighting Five for Fighting is the stage name of American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. He is best known for his piano-based rock, such as the Top 40 songs "Superman " , "100 Years" , and "The Riddle" .-Early years:...	Live: Back Country	Drums
2008	David Archuleta David Archuleta David Archuleta, is a former United States Air Force Airman of Okinawan stationary troops and is currently an American male kickboxer.-Biography:...	David Archuleta David Archuleta (album) David Archuleta is the self-titled debut album of American Idol season 7 runner-up David Archuleta. It was released on November 11, 2008, in the United States, under Jive Records. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 29, 2009. The first single, "Crush", was released to radio on...	Drums
2009	K'naan K'naan K'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...	Troubadour Troubadour (K'naan album) -Bonus tracks:-Chart positions:In the U.S., the album sold over 15,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at #32 on the Billboard 200. The album has sold approximately 44,000 copies in the US as of July 2009...	Drums
2009	Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...	Plain Jane	Drums, percussion
2009	Five for Fighting Five for Fighting Five for Fighting is the stage name of American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. He is best known for his piano-based rock, such as the Top 40 songs "Superman " , "100 Years" , and "The Riddle" .-Early years:...	Slice Slice (Five for Fighting album) Slice is the fifth studio album by Five for Fighting, the stage name of American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, released on October 13, 2009 by Aware Records and Wind-Up Records, his first album with WU...	Drums
2009	Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy are a Latin Grammy Award–winning Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by siblings Jesse and Joy .-History:...	Electricidad Electricidad Electricidad is the second studio album by Mexican duo Jesse & Joy. The album was released 15 September 2009 and reached number twenty-one on the Mexican Albums Chart.-Background:...	Drums, percussion
2010	David Archuleta David Archuleta David Archuleta, is a former United States Air Force Airman of Okinawan stationary troops and is currently an American male kickboxer.-Biography:...	Other Side of Down	Drums
2011	Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...	Stronger Stronger (Kelly Clarkson album) Stronger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson. The album was released on October 21, 2011 in Australia and October 24, 2011 in the United States and the United Kingdom through RCA Records...	Drums