Biography: Maxwell Cooke, known professionally as Max Cooke is a British musician, who is best known for being the main keyboardist -and sometimes guitarist- of British Pop icon Ellie Goulding, from 2009 to 2013, and then from 2016 to 2018. Outside his work as live performer, he has several credits as a producer, having worked with artists such as Ellie Goulding, Winona Oak, and Charlotte Lawrence. He co-produced and played the piano on Ellie Goulding single 'River (It's Coming On Christmas)' which topped the UK Singles Chart and was the last number #1 single of the decade (10s) in the United Kingdom.