Martyn Ware

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 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

Punk Britannia

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream

Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life

Stevie Wonder: A Musical History

When Tina Turner Came to Britain

Synth Britannia

All Movies (14)

• The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?2024 · as Self
• Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life2024 · as Self
• When Tina Turner Came to Britain2022 · as Self
• The Sparks Brothers2021 · as Self
• Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: A Musical History2018 · as Self
• Stevie Wonder: A Musical History2018 · as self
• Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream2015 · as Himself
• Fantastic Man2014 · as Self
• This Happened: Claudia Brücken Live at the Scala2012 · as Self
• Heaven 17: The Story of Penthouse and Pavement2010 · as Self
• Synth Britannia2009 · as Self
• Billy Mackenzie: The Glamour Chase2000 · as Self
• Heaven 17 - At The Scala— · as Self
• Heaven 17: Penthouse and Pavement - Live in Concert 2010— · as Self

All TV Shows (1)

• Punk Britannia2012