Laura Cocks (they/she) is a flutist with “febrile instrumental prowess” (The New York Times), who works in a wide array of environments as a performer of experimental music and “creates intricate, spellbinding works that have a visceral physicality to them” (Foxy Digitalis).

Laura is the executive director and founding flutist of TAK ensemble, “one of the most prominent ensembles in the United States practicing truly experimental music” (I Care If You Listen), with whom Laura makes musics "that combine crystalline clarity with the disorienting turbulence of a sonic vortex” (Wire Magazine).

Laura has released several albums to widespread critical acclaim, including two solo albums—field anatomies, and FATHM. She has participated in the premiere of several hundred new compositions and has worked directly with countless luminary composers.

Laura has been in residence at institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, Oberlin, The Centre for Research in New Music at Huddersfield University, University of Chicago, and several others. She was named one of the top 40 music professionals in 2023 by Musical America and has given masterclasses and taught seminars in performance practice, composition, professional development, and applied critical theory at institutions around the world.