Martin Jackson

Martin Jackson
Born	30 August 1955 (1955-08-30) (age 56)
Origin	Manchester , England
Genres	Punk rock , New Wave, Post-Punk, Sophisti-pop
Occupations	Musician Writing and recording for film and tv projects, mainly in America and running own studio.
Instruments	Drums keys.
Years active	c. 1975 – c. 1994
Associated acts	The Bees Knees, The Freshies, Magazine, The Chameleons, Broken Glass, Design 9, Swing Out Sister, The Durutti Column
Notable instruments
Drums percussion and keyboards

Martin Jackson (born in Manchester, England, 30 August 1955^[1]) is a British drummer who has played with several New Wave bands from Manchester, although his most successful roles were with Magazine, in 1978 with the release of the influential Real Life album, and Swing Out Sister, in 1986, with the hit song Breakout.

Biography

His earliest work was alongside Chris Sievey, with whom he formed The Bees Knees, recording unreleased material,^[2] and The Freshies,^[3][4] around the mid-1970s.

In 1977, he answered an ad put out by ex-Buzzcocks Howard Devoto, who solicited musicians to form a new band, and joined the fledgling Magazine, which began to be very influential among future rock musicians. He took part in the recording of the "Shot By Both Sides" single, which the band performed on Top Of The Pops, and the album Real Life. But after the British tour for the album, he left in late July 1978.^[5]

It seems his whereabouts were unknown until 1982, when he joined The Chameleons briefly to replace John Lever, departing in 1983 when the latter rejoined. He appeared in some songs of the live compilation Here Today... ...Gone Tomorrow.^[6]

In 1984, he teamed up with keyboard friend Andy Connell to create an album called "UK Electro". Both collaborated with Design 9, alongside Steven Murray of the power-pop band Fast Cars, but they left the project to form Swing Out Sister^[7] with singer Corinne Drewery in 1985. Jackson played the drums on the debut album in 1987, but left the band in the middle of recording Swing Out Sister's second album Kaleidoscope World.

He also worked with The Durutti Column,^[8] playing on the Sex And Death album released in 1994.

References

1. ^ Chase, Helen Magazine
2. ^ CHRIS SIEVEY AND THE FRESHIES
3. ^ THE MODPOPPUNK ARCHIVES - THE FRESHIES
4. ^ Larkin, Colin, The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness, 1992. ISBN 0851129390, 9780851129396
5. ^ Secondhand Daylight album reissue booklet (2007)
6. ^ The Chameleons - home is where the heart is the official website - band - other members: Martin Jackson (Drums)
7. ^ MySpace: Steven Murray
8. ^ CerysmaticFactory - The Durutti Column > The Durutti Column Discography > Live > Interviews & articles > Line-up - Additional performers

External links

• O'Duffy Interview

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Date of birth	30 August 1958
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