Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware (born 19 May 1956, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where he attended King Edward VII School) is one of the leading figures in electronic music. As a founder member of both The Human League and Heaven 17, he was partly responsible for seminal records such as "Being Boiled" and "Temptation". He has also worked as a record producer, notably revitalising Tina Turner's career in 1982 with "Let's Stay Together" and producing Erasure's I Say I Say I Say album. More recently, he has collaborated with Vince Clarke (as The Clarke & Ware Experiment) on two music projects; the Pretentious album, out in 1999, and Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle, released on 4 June 2001. He has also contributed programmes to internet radio stations. Martyn 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, Martyn later used the surround sound technology to launch an Arts Council subsidised touring project called "The Future of Sound".

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)