Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware

May 19, 1956 (69 years old) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Martyn Ware (born 19 May 1956) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and music programmer. As a founding member of both the Human League and Heaven 17, Ware co-wrote hit songs such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation". Ware has also worked as a record producer, notably helping to revitalise Tina Turner's career in 1983 with her cover of "Let's Stay Together", launching Terence Trent D'Arby's career by co-producing his solo debut, Introducing the Hardline According to... in 1987, and producing Erasure's I Say I Say I Say album in 1994. He is also noted for work in surround sound technology and, more recently, for creation of sound installations.

Known For

The Sparks Brothers The Sparks Brothers
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Punk Britannia Punk Britannia
Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life

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