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Bill C Martin
Alternatif / Roots Music / Jazz

music to your ears + music to your eyes = m2e2



Doncaster, Northeast
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Son Giriş:  30.10.2009
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   İletişim | Bill C Martin

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   Bill C Martin: Genel Bilgi
Üyelik Tarihi23.04.2006
Grup Web Sitesiwww.billcmartin.co.uk/
Grup ÜyeleriBill C Martin: keyboards, piano, arranger.
EtkilendikleriLoads of stuff, including (but not limited to):
Classical types: Medieval and Renaissance music, Susato, Attaignant, Byrd, Dowland, Monteverdi, Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Berlioz, Orff, Richard Strauss, Ravel, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Finzi, Weill, Walton, Stockhausen, Lutoslawski, Ligeti, Penderecki, Reich, Riley, Glass, Nyman, Fitkin, Lawrence Ball, etc.

Other influences: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Ashley Hutchings, Fairport Convention, John Renbourn, Peter Gabriel, Pyewackett, Pete Townshend, Robert Palmer, Bob Carter, Kate Bush, Ian Blake, Sting, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Elvis Costello, Tenacious D, Max Raabe und Palast Orchester, Kronos Quartet, anything with Brodsky Quartet in it, loads of folk and world music, Overtone Singing (Stockhausen, Frank Perry, David Hykes, et al).

Jazz Stuff: Savoy Orpheans, Roy Fox, Henry Hall, Bert Ambrose, Des Dorchester, Lew Stone, Fats Waller, Nelson Riddle, Bill Evans, Quincy Jones, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Bill Sharpe, Dave Bristow, Fourplay, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny; Julian Joseph, Tim Garland, Gwilym Simcock; PLUS: various funk acts, improvisations of all kinds and in all styles.

Neye Benziyor?My arrangements sound like either: a) nothing you’ve ever heard before, or b) something you’ve heard before (depending on the brief!)
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   Hakkımızda Bill C Martin

As a performer Bill gained a reputation as a sensitive keyboard accompanist and arranger and is now working on a new project: m2e2, incorporating influences from European folk music, rock, pop, jazz, contemporary classical music and improvisation. More of that later!

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS:
Composing/Arranging: First commission: for Gregory Rose's 'Singcircle': 'A Memory of The Players' was performed at the ICA in 1979.

Arranger & kbd player with Pyewackett, 1978-90, a folk band set up with my friend, Ian Blake, producing 4 albums from 1979-1986.
Regular gigs/recording with Cathy Lesurf (1980s).
Appearances with June Tabor, The Albion Band, BBC Rockschool Band.
Keyboard player & arranger 'Star Trekkin' (The Firm, 1987) - Silver Disc (No1 in UK & other countries, 480,000 copies sold!).
Musical Director, BBC Radio 4 Schools programmes (1980s & 90s), including: 'Time & Tune', 'Music Workshop', 'The Song Tree', etc.
Member of Frank Perry's Stargate, producing largely improvised vocal overtone pieces and the 1996 CD, 'Rainbow Healing Peace'.
2008: String arrangement and keyboard session for his brother Martin Shears' song, 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore'.
Currently working on a piano improvisation project.

MUSIC TO YOUR EYES:
Music course writing & course consultancy (keyboards, technology, composing, improvising). Produced the groundbreaking Play For Keeps keyboard course for Yamaha Music Schools, UK.

TEACHING:
Have taught piano, guitar, keyboards and composing. A-level music teacher (1980s).
Lots of music workshops on singing, keyboards, technology.
PRS Composer-In-Education, 1990s, Leicestershire, Hampshire - one project featured on BBC TV's Teaching Today series.

CURRENT POSITION: Education Liaison Manager for Yamaha Music UK; Hon treasurer with the Music Education Council; Education panel member, Jazz Services.

SONGS:
Va-oona - an improvised vocal overtone & djembe piece, featuring Frank Perry, Maxwell Steer, Susan Nares & Sue Beckett (1995)
Tam Lin - my setting of the famous British ballad song from Pyewackett's 1983 'Man In The Moon' album.
Waiting For... - written by Susan Nares and me, and appeared on John L Walters' excellent Unknown Public new music CD series. We submitted this for their section of 1-minute pieces which, on this occasion, had to connect to the words 'Beckett' and 'repetition'. Great fun!
The Girl From Sligo - my reworking of the Irish fiddle tune, the Sligo Maid, as a piece in the Yamaha 'Play For Keeps' keyboard course, whose development I led.

Me taking my first steps in a jazz combo, under the direction of the inspiring Denys Baptiste, at the 2008 Jazzwise Summer school.


   Bill C Martin | Arkadaşlar (Rastgele Yapılmış)
Bill C Martin, 107 kişiyle arkadaş.
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 Talitha MacKenzie 


 Roskilde Festival 


 Just Want To Play 





Bill C Martin | Arkadaşlarının Yorumları
Görüntüleniyor 13 / 13 yorumlar  ( Tümünü Görüntüle | Yorum Ekle )
FYJO

FYJO



26 Tem 2009 10:17

Thanks for adding FYJO as a friend. The band is doing a great job but still needs publicity and support - hence the MySpace site.

On on a personal note, thanks for your music with Pyewackett - I really enjoyed hearing you play live.
AlienVoices

AlienVoices



23 May 2009 20:08

Yeah! Greetings from outer space!
Two Bits String Band

Two Bits String Band



29 Mar 2009 18:22

Sure, Bill. We would always welcome your talent at our local sessions. Check out www.myspace.com/saratogapancelticsession for more on those.
Cheers from Vonnie
Two Bits String Band

Two Bits String Band



28 Mar 2009 00:43

Thanks, Bill. I could probably learn a lot from you.
Vonnie of 2 Bits (hammered dulcimer and piano)
Tessera Syn Ena 4+1

Tessera Syn Ena 4+1



1 Mar 2009 09:07

welcome to our friends :)
kathryn tickell

kathryn tickell



12 May 2008 22:14

Cheers!
k
The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance



17 Nis 2008 13:26

Hi Bill!

Thanks for sending through the friend request, very much appreciated, and duly accepted!!

Give us a shout if we can ever be of any help or assistance!

Take Care,

The Institute
Martin Shears

Martin Shears



9 Nis 2008 21:28

Hey Bro. Just got back from Hawaii. Just getting back to work on the record and producing another for a Keltic Rock group.
Fitkin Wall

Fitkin Wall



31 Mar 2008 15:52

Hi Bill

Thanks for your kind message. It's nice to hear from you. Good luck with all your projects.

All best

Graham
pianocircus

pianocircus



21 Mar 2008 16:37

Hi Bill,

Great to make contact with you here too..

Best Wishes

Semra
pianocircus
Ralph Salmins

Ralph Salmins



20 Mar 2008 22:58

Hi Bill,
Great to hear from you!
I'm around!
Talk soon,
Ralph :-)
Ralf Weihrauch

Ralf Weihrauch



19 Mar 2008 22:26

Hi Bill,

that..s great to meet you here again.
After I wrote the comment for Pyewacket, I tried to find out, how long ago that was, since we toured together. Then I decided, I did not want to know.
Hope everything goes well at your end.
Perhaps we meet again in person.

Greetings,

Ralf
Lawrence Ball

Lawrence Ball



21 Kas 2007 07:30

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