Alma Cook

Alma Lynn Cook is an American singer-songwriter and spoken word artist professionally known as Alma Cook.^[1] Her debut album Pass It On was released in 2012, and her single "For a Poet" and full-length project Tactics followed in 2014.^[2][3]

Alma Cook
Birth name	Alma Lynn Cook
Born	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres	Blue-eyed soul pop spoken word
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals ukulele piano
Years active	2012–present
Website	www.hearalma.com

Biography

Cook grew up in Madison, Wisconsin,^[4] and attended Columbia College in Chicago.^[5][6][7][8] After college, she began playing at various clubs and festivals across the United States, opening for acts including contemporary gospel musician Jonathan McReynolds^[9] and Christian rapper George Moss.^[10]

Cook released an EP titled Pass It On in September 2012, followed by the single "For a Poet," which charted at No. 2 on Rádio Nova Portugal in December 2014.^[11][12] She later released the full-length album Tactics, produced by bassist Chris Thigpen, whose father Cornell Thigpen (Mary J. Blige, Chaka Kahn, Stevie Nicks, and Patti LaBelle^[13]) played organ on the song "Hotshot."^[14][15]

As of 2021, Cook was a podcast host and co-director of cultural engagement for Braver Angels, an American nonprofit focused on political depolarization.^[16] She was noted by Forbes as a conservative.^[17]

In addition to her work as a musician, Cook owns an oil and gas compliance company, Cook Compliance Solutions, based in Williston, North Dakota.^[18][19][17] The business works with oilfield service providers looking to obtain the right safety certifications, insurance and other measures needed to contract under larger oil companies.^[20][21]

Discography

• Pass It On (2012)^[2]
• Us Three: A Live Acoustic Session (2013)
• Tactics (2014)
• For a Poet – Single (2014)^[1]
• You & I – Single (2015)
• The Travel Size EP (2016)^[22][23][24]
• Hearsay – Single (2018)^[5]
• Surefire – Single (2018)^[25]
• Courtship (2019)
• So Close – Single (2019)^[26][27]
• Bobby - Single (2021)^[28]"
• Long Division - Single (2021)^[29]
• 5000 Candles - Single (2022)^{[30][21][31][16][19]}

Appears on

• "Fast Car" (Daytrotter, 2013) – Kwesi K^[32][33]
• "What the DJ Spins" (Empire, 2014) – Terrence Howard^[34]
• "Get Your Life" (2015) – Caught A Ghost^[35]
• "Providence" (2016), "Painkillers" (2016) – OBY
• "White Lie" (2016), "Fountain" (2018), "Heavyweight" (2018) – Hamster
• "Gone" (2017) – Da$Htone
• "Someday" (2020) – Da$Htone^[36]

Recognition

• 2014: Media Communication Association-International (MCA-I) WAVE Award and Judge's Choice Award for "Chicago (Beacons)" lyric video^[37][38]
• 2015: MCA-I WAVE Award for "Hypocrite" lyric video^[39]

References

1. "Alma". MusicBrainz. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
2. "About Alma". Official website of Alma. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
3. "New neosoul artist, Alma has ambitious medium and message on her upcoming album, Tactics". Indie Authority. August 18, 2014.
4. "Alma speaks on the influence of art". YouTube. October 23, 2013.
5. Caparello, Catharine (February 15, 2018). "From grief to activism". Isthmus. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
6. "E262: Jenna McDaniel, Danielle Rancie, Alma, Angela Peabody". The Josie Show. October 31, 2014.
7. . Seated at the Writer's Table. May 26, 2015. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
8. "Change, one listener at a time". The Columbia Chronicle. January 27, 2014.
9. . UTicketIt. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
10. "Worlds Largest Brat Fest". 1055 Triple M. May 23, 2014.
11. "Featured Artist: Check Out 'Homecoming' by Alma". Magisto. July 14, 2014.
12. "Rádio Nova 98.9 FM". Facebook. December 1, 2014.
13. . Official website of Cornell Thigpen. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
14. "Interviews". Radio One Chicago. October 16, 2014.
15. "Alma – Tactics". The Phantom Tollbooth. October 7, 2015.
16. "From Entertainer to Entrepreneur with Alma Cook". YouTube. March 5, 2022.
17. Hendler, Micah (January 21, 2021). "What Last Night's Inaugural Concert Portends For Musical Reconciliation Efforts In America". Forbes. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
18. Sisk, Amy (February 25, 2020). "Advocates say state's new oilfield safety training redundant". Associated Press. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
19. Jean, Renée (March 25, 2022). "Williston-inspired song '5,000 Candles' is lighting up in the Bakken and beyond". The Williston Herald. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
20. Sisk, Amy (March 8, 2021). "A year of disruption: Bakken businesses ride out a bad 12 months". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
21. Sisk, Amy (April 21, 2022). "Williston business owner mixes passion for oil industry, music in new video". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
22. "EXCLUSIVE! 'Medicine Man' by Alma". Songwriting Magazine. December 14, 2015.
23. "Alma shines bright oh "Oh, K"". Groundsounds. October 22, 2015.
24. Haslam, Rebecca (November 30, 2015). . PopWrapped. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
25. "Alma Cook releases a delicious pop tune". Bong. December 23, 2019.
26. "Alma Cook lässt Hip Hop Herzen höher schlagen". Pickymagazine. January 11, 2020.
27. "Why We Like It: Alma Cook's 'So Close'". Central Sauce. December 31, 2019.
28. "Introducing: Alma Cook – Bobby". Lefuturewave. October 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
29. "Alma Cook releases a lovely contemporary pop tune, entitled, 'Long Division'". Bong Mines Entertainment. December 20, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
30. "Alma Cook Announces Her New Oilfield-Themed Song and Music Video, '5000 Candles'". Yahoo! Finance. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
31. Spiess, Jason (April 16, 2022). "Alma Cook Releases Music Video, Finishing Album With Oil And Gas Themes". The Crude Life. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
32. "Listen to Kwesi K's Daytrotter session (playing Melodies Cafe, Ardmore on 12/20)". WXPN 88.5. December 5, 2013.
33. "Kwesi K". Daytrotter. December 4, 2013.
34. "What The DJ Spins (from Empire)". Alistar Records. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
35. "Alma Cook". IMDb. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
36. Hafey, Lisa (June 19, 2020). "Da$Htone – 'Someday' (feat. Alma Cook and Ethan Butler)". Essentially Pop. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
37. . Madison Media Institute. November 21, 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
38. . Media Communication Association-International. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
39. . Media Communication Association-International. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• IMDb profile