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Martin Watkins

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About Me

Pianist. Composer. Writer. Arranger (Strings. Brass. Woodwind. Percussion. Flowers). Soundscaper. Noise maker. Just coming to the end of my PhD at Leeds University, where I've also done some teaching in the past. This year I've written the music for Gerry Potter's (creator of Chloe Poems) play 'Miracle', which is transferring to the Lowry and Homotopia in the Autumn. You can hear the piece the play music grew out of at chloe poems music: 'I Wanna Be...'. I'll be writing and performing the music for Gerry's new play 'Ghost Kid' at Studio Salford sometime soon...just me and my omnichord. I'm also currently doing shows and co-writing some new songs with Marc Almond: you can hear/watch two of them, 'Lavender' and 'Kill Me Or Make Me Beautiful', over on the left and down a bit. If anyone likes what I do please feel free to get in touch. I'm particularly interested in more theatre/soundtrack work. Professional MySpace Layouts by Iron Spider

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/27/2007
Influences: Bowie. Jobriath. Kate Bush. ABBA. Julian Cope/Teardrop Explodes. Dalida. Natalie Merchant. David Sylvian. Altered Images. Gabrielle. Billy MacKenzie. Prelude Records. Steve Reich. Philip Glass (Operas mostly). Sinatra. Salsoul. John Adams. Elvis. Joy Division. JS Bach. West End Records. Handel. Palestrina. Schubert. Laura Nyro. Debussy. Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry. Strictly Rhythm. Gorecki. Giya Kancheli. David McAlmont. Kirsty MacColl. Laurie Anderson. Giorgio Moroder. Bobby O. Larry Levan. Frankie Knuckles. Millie Jackson. Cocteau Twins. Tearjerking Country. There’s more but you get the picture....
Sounds Like:Lavender
.. KILL ME OR MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL
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My Blog

Gerry, Eric’s and Me

'I Never Went To Eric's (1979-1981)' is Gerry's hymn to the music, people and places of the Liverpool he grew up in. Here's his explanation: Erics was a club slap bang in the Liverpool city centre. It...
Posted by Martin Watkins on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:07:00 PST

Mr. Potter and Me

.. 'Battered Blue' is another excursion with the very wonderful words of Gerry Potter, my lovely friend. There are times when I'm having a quiet moment on the couch with my dog and he's typing like Be...
Posted by Martin Watkins on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:37:00 PST

Clayton, Maggie and Me

  Just a few words about the new track on the player: 'Time For Love'. So to start with Clayton's my lovely Myspace friend. Then he asks me to write the music for his play, which I gladly accept....
Posted by Martin Watkins on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:32:00 PST