Martyn Ware
Born
19 May 1956 (69)
Place of Birth
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as
Heaven 17, The Human League
Biography
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 ...
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.
Filmography (14)
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life
2024
When Tina Turner Came to Britain
2022
The Sparks Brothers
2021
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: A Musical History
2018
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
2018
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
2015
Fantastic Man
2014
This Happened: Claudia Brücken Live at the Scala
2012
Heaven 17: The Story of Penthouse and Pavement
2010
Synth Britannia
2009
Billy Mackenzie: The Glamour Chase
2000
Heaven 17 - At The Scala
Heaven 17: Penthouse and Pavement - Live in Concert 2010