Martyn Ware

Background

About Martyn Ware

Born in 1956 in Sheffield, UK. After leaving school worked in computers for 3 years, in 1978 formed The Human League. Formed production company/label British Electric Foundation in 1980 and formed Heaven 17 the same year. Martyn has written, performed and produced two Human League, two BEF and nine Heaven 17 albums. As record producer and artist has featured on recordings totaling over 50 million sales worldwide - producing Tina Turner, Terence Trent D’Arby, Chaka Khan, Erasure, Marc Almond and Mavis Staples, etc. Etc. Founded Illustrious Co. Ltd. with Vince Clarke in to exploit the creative and commercial possibilities of their unique three-dimensional sound technology in collaboration with fine artists, the performing arts and corporate clients around the world. Clients include: BP, Ogilvy, The British Council, The Science Museum, The Royal Ballet, Amnesty International, The V&A Museum, Mute Records, BBC TV, the Royal Observatory Greenwich, BAFTA, Museum Of London. Tate Britain, Red Bull Music Academy, City Of Westminster Council, etc. etc. He also lectures extensively on music production, technology, and creativity at universities and colleges across the world He also a renowned international DJ, particularly of electronic music -he has DJ'd in Mexico, Zimbabwe, Australia,all over Europe, New York, Los Angeles etc. Martyn is also… • Visiting Professor at C4DM at Queen Mary College, University of London • Honorary Doctor of Science at QMUL • Member of the advisory board for FAST - Queen Mary College, University of London, Doctoral Training Centre in Digital Music & Media for the Creative Economy • Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts • Visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art • Visiting lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design Specialties: musical composition, three-dimensional soundscape design, record production, event production, sonic branding, sound-art consultancy, lecturer in sound and creativity related matters