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Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware

Born: 1956-05-19 • 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.

Filmography
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? poster
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024 • Self
Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life poster
Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life
2024 • Self
When Tina Turner Came to Britain poster
When Tina Turner Came to Britain
2022 • Self
The Sparks Brothers poster
The Sparks Brothers
2021 • Self
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: A Musical History poster
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: A Musical History
2018 • Self
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History poster
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
2018 • self
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream poster
Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the Mainstream
2015 • Himself
Fantastic Man poster
Fantastic Man
2014 • Self
This Happened: Claudia Brücken Live at the Scala poster
This Happened: Claudia Brücken Live at the Scala
2012 • Self
No Image
Heaven 17: The Story of Penthouse and Pavement
2010 • Self
Synth Britannia poster
Synth Britannia
2009 • Self
No Image
Billy Mackenzie: The Glamour Chase
2000 • Self
Heaven 17 - At The Scala poster
Heaven 17 - At The Scala
— • Self
Heaven 17: Penthouse and Pavement - Live in Concert 2010 poster
Heaven 17: Penthouse and Pavement - Live in Concert 2010
— • Self