Martin Iveson

Martin Iveson

Martin Iveson is a British video game composer and deep house, hip-hop, and jazz artist under nicknames Atjazz, Spaceman, and Nuke.

He moved from northeast England to Derby in 1991 to take a position as in-house musician for the then fledgling video games company Core Design. Martin experimented with sounds on his small keyboard and home computer. He co-worked with Nathan McCree on the two first Tomb Raider games and with Peter Connelly on Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Iveson then started his first label Mantis Recordings which went on to release underground dance music for 13 years. Iveson took on the artist name of Atjazz', and in 1996 released his first single, Story. He then released his debut album, That Something. A second Atjazz album, Labfunk, was released on the same label in 2001. He continued to work on the music and sound effects for video games. He also makes remixes of his works and performs DJ sets.

He cites Shostakovich, Stravinsky, John Frizzell and John Williams as influencers for the soundtrack.

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Notable works

Discography

The following are Iveson's releases when under his nickname Atjazz.

Albums

  • That Something (1999)
  • Labfunk (2001)
  • LabResults (2003)
  • Full Circle (2008)

Singles and EPs

  • Story (1996)
  • Countless E.P. (1997)
  • Joystick (1998)
  • Wind & Sea (1998)
  • Against All Odds (1999)
  • Fifth Quarter (1999)
  • Wind + Sea Pt.2 (1999)
  • Extra Spin (2000)
  • Harmony (2000
  • It's Complete (2000)
  • Slide It In (Remixes) (2000)
  • Jaywalkin' Remixes (2001)
  • Touch The Sun (2001)
  • For Real EP (2006)
  • Put It On (2006)
  • Looking Glass (2007)
  • Love Someone (2007)
  • Underlined (2008)
  • City Madness/Info People (2009)
  • Parallels (2009)

Check the official Biography at - www.atjazz.co.uk
Check the official Record Label Website at - www.atjazz.co.uk/label

From his misspent youth skateboarding the frontier towns of North Eastern England, Martin Iveson arrived into the UK’s Midland scene in the early nineties, here he was to take a job at a new computer games development studio by the name of Core Design Ltd., this company is now synonymous with Lara Croft and the series of Tomb Raider games.

Not content with scoring this, one of the world’s most famous video games, Martin left the company 13 years later to concentrate more on his own studio environment in which to channel his musical aspirations further, and invite other musicians and producers to do the same.

The success of his early works including his first EP ‘Story’ in 1996 led to the well-received album ‘That Something’, which was later licensed in Japan by Sony/Kioon in 1998. This debut album also featured cover artwork by Fujio Akatsuka, very well known in Japan for his Illustrations and animated cartoons. With two further albums, ‘Labfunk’ & ‘Labresults’ following soon after, Atjazz had at this time established himself as a distinct and inspirational voice in the underground music scene.

Martin has also been a prolific remixer throughout his career remixing and reworking songs & works for artists such as Nitin Sawhney, Bob Sinclar, Jazzanova, Zed Bias & Omar to name but a few and was even requested to rework Henri Mancini’s ‘The Pink Panther Returns” for EMI Records. Martin is still remixing heavily as he states that remixing has helped to launch his production techniques forward and it’s the perfect practice pitch for trying out new ideas and breaking moulds within a diluted industry. “Remixing helps to hone your sound and allows the producer to print their trademark into another space”

Martin’s trademark sound has been requested on many occasions by top class vocalists including Clara Hill, Replife & Deborah Jordan for their own artist album projects and also rubbing shoulders with some amazing musicians & producers along the way. Martin has also teamed up with world-class production legend Charles Webster as ‘Version’ and are working on their debut album for Miso Records.

2009 saw Martin close his label Mantis Recordings due to harsh industry changes and from these ashes came the Imprint appropriately named ‘Atjazz Record Company’, which has flown to great heights within the digital realm and has seen many fantastic and sought after releases including his 3rd long player ‘Full Circle’. This label concentrates heavily on Martin’s productions and collaborations. Atjazz Record Company is a new chapter for Atjazz but with a continuation of his trademark sound.

Martin ‘Atjazz’ Iveson is in demand across the world: Whether it be renowned producer, sought after remixer, or floor filling DJ, Martin gives his heart to hold the soul…

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Video games
Main series
First era
Tomb Raider (1996) · Tomb Raider II (1997) · Tomb Raider III (1998) · The Last Revelation (1999) · Chronicles (2000) · The Angel of Darkness (2003)
Second era
Legend (2006) · Anniversary (2007) · Underworld (2008)
Third era
Tomb Raider (2012)
Spin-offs
Tomb Raider (2000) · Curse of the Sword (2001) · The Prophecy (2002) · Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (2010)
Expansions
Unfinished Business (1998) · II: Golden Mask (1999) · III: The Lost Artefact (2000) · Underworld: Beneath the Ashes / Lara's Shadow (2009)
Films
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (soundtrack) · The Cradle of Life (soundtrack)
Other media
Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series · Ten Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective · The Action Adventure (interactive DVD) · Tomb Raider (comic books)
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