About Me

My name is Chandler Cook and I am the founder of Lazy River Music! Most people just call me Cook.  I am a 26 year old North Atlanta native and I produce and write music.  I was influenced by music at an early age listening to country, hip hop, and alt rock. In high school, I began writing and recording my own rap mixtapes on Garageband.  I created several songs rapping over Youtube beats and underground hip hop instrumentals. After years of writing lyrics, I developed a desire to produce music, but more specifically make hip hop beats for my own projects.  During my freshman year at Clemson, I bought my first drum pad (Akai MPD 226) and a cheap, old Victrola record player from another student in my dorm.  I used the equipment to chop record samples up, record my own vocals, and create my very own full length album.  I learned how to record and edit vocals with DAWs (digital audio workstations) and about drum sequencing and sound design.  I practiced each day after my engineering classes and began connecting with more folks involved in open mics and gigs around downtown.  I graduated from Clemson in 2017 with a bachelors degree in Materials Science and Engineering and an unofficial minor in beatmaking.  

From 2017 to 2021, I engineered and project managed for a lighting company called Hemma Lighting Solutions and was blessed with the opportunity to travel the country & to learn how to operate a business.  I picked up piano lessons in 2019 and I learned how to read and write sheet music.  I now reside in Dunwoody, GA where I operate Lazy River Music fulltime!