Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware
Background information
Born	19 May 1956 (1956-05-19) (age 55)
Origin	Sheffield, England
Genres	Electronica
Occupations	Composer, Record producer
Instruments	Vocals, Keyboards
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Fast Product, Virgin Records, Mute Records
Associated acts	The Human League Heaven 17 B.E.F.

Martyn "Teddy Bear" Ware (born 19 May 1956 in Sheffield, England) is a British musician and music producer. He is the chairman of a local football team: PPA. As a founder member of both The Human League and Heaven 17,^[1] he was partly responsible for hit records such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation". He has also worked as a record producer, notably helping to revitalise Tina Turner's career in 1983 with "Let's Stay Together" and producing Erasure's I Say I Say I Say album in 1994.

More recently, he has collaborated with Vince Clarke (as The Clarke & Ware Experiment) on two music projects; the Pretentious album (1999), and Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle (2001).^[2] He has also contributed programmes to internet radio stations.

Ware created a 3D surround sound auditorium for the National Centre for Popular Music in Sheffield - a museum of contemporary music and culture, launched with £15 million of National Lottery money, which opened in March 1999 and closed in July 2000. BBC News described the centre as having been "shunned" by visitors, and, despite a £2 million relaunch, the Centre closed. Despite this, Ware later used the surround sound technology to launch an Arts Council subsidised touring project called "The Future of Sound".

Personal life

Ware was born and grew up in Sheffield, where he attended King Edward VII School. He now lives in Primrose Hill in London with his wife Landsley, and has two children; Elena and Gabriel.

References

1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Heaven 17: Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/heaven-17-p4467/biography. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
2. ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle: Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/spectrum-pursuit-vehicle-r535082/review. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 

External links

• Heaven17
• Human League
• National Centre for Popular Music
• Illustrious Company Illustrious Company is Ware's current ongoing project into 3D audio
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Toronto Treasures - Martyn Ware (Human League, Heaven 17, Sheffield)

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Name	Ware, Martyn
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Date of birth	19 May 1956
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