Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware
Ware in 2003
Background information
Born	(1956-05-19) 19 May 1956 (age 68)
Origin	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Genres	Electronic synth-pop new wave
Occupation(s)	Musician composer arranger record producer music programmer
Instrument(s)	Vocals synthesizer keyboards Mellotron
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Fast Product Virgin Mute

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,^[1] 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 Sananda Maitreya'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.